2000-01 record: 15-15; 4-12 in SEC (6th in East) Final Ranking: NR Postseason: None RETURNING LEADERS Points: Moore 12.0 ppg | Rebounds: Freije 4.4 rpg | Assists: Lakey 3.1 apg | FG %: Freije 49.7% | 3pt %: Freije 39.0% | FT %: Moore 79.7% 00-01 Stats: Vanderbilt | SEC

		Tuesday, Nov. 6 The Commodores, with 10 freshmen and sophomores this year, probably have more new faces than anyone in the conference. So, they're lacking a little bit in good, quality, experienced players coming back. Look out for 6-foot-9 sophomore Matt Freije, I would expect him to come back and have a good season. Vanderbilt's best and most senior player, Chuck Moore, needs to lead this club. Kevin Stallings will have to do a lot of teaching and coaching this year.

Outlook
A season-ending, eight-game losing streak left coach Kevin Stallings with his first non-winning season in eight years as a head coach. Follow that up with a heartbreaking recruiting miss on 7-foot McDonald's All-American David Harrison -- to Colorado, of all non-juggernauts, to play with his brother -- and you have one tough spring.

All told, 10 of Stallings' 13 players are freshmen or sophomores. But he does have five players back who started at least 11 games during last year's 15-15 campaign, led by the trio of Chuck Moore (leading scorer at 12.0 ppg), Matt Freije (10.4) and Billy Richmond (8.8).

The missing ingredient will be what Harrison offered: a dominating defensive presence and rebounder.

Stallings is a good coach who can make this team much better by March than it is in November -- but that still might not be much to cheer about in Nashville.

What we like: Sophomores Freije and Richmond established themselves last year and could blossom this season. Freije has excellent perimeter touch for a guy 6-9.

What we don't like: Vandy was rather significantly outshot from the field (3.1 percent) and the 3-point line (2.2 percent). The 45.1 percent allowed was last in the league, as the Commodores struggled athletically to keep up with many of the teams they guarded.

The bottom line: Vandy has gone 15 straight years of winning at least 13 games per season. A user-friendly December schedule (six home games out of seven, with only Western Kentucky a threat to win) could keep that streak intact. But this could be a wait-your-turn season for the Commodores before resuming competitiveness in the East.

Key Players Returning
Player	Yr.	Pos.	Ht./Wt.	Comment
Chuck Moore	Sr.	G	6-3/182	PTS: 12.0 | REB: 3.5 | AST: 1.8
Matt Freije	So.	F	6-9/210	PTS: 10.4 | REB: 4.4 | AST: 0.6
Billy Richmond	So.	G/F	6-5/186	PTS: 8.8 | REB: 2.4 | AST: 2.2

Key Losses
Player	Pos.	Ht./Wt.	Comment
Greg LaPointe	C	6-10/260	PTS: 11.5 | REB: 5.4 | AST: 1.8
Anthony Williams	F	6-7/245	PTS: 9.1 | REB: 7.9 | AST: 1.7

Vanderbilt Signings
Player	Pos.	Ht.	High School/College
Jason Holwerda	G	6-5	Chattanooga, Tenn./Chattanooga Christian
Corey Smith	G/F	6-5	Houston/Lamar H.S.
Brian Thornton	F	6-8	Louisville, Ky./duPont Manual H.S.
David Pzrybyszewski	C	6-11	Torun, Poland