Vanderbilt and men’s basketball coach Jerry Stackhouse have agreed to a contract extension, the school announced Tuesday. Terms of the extension were not given.

“The positive trajectory of our men’s basketball program under Coach Stackhouse is clear,” Candice Lee, vice chancellor for athletics, university affairs and athletic director, said. “Committing to and investing in him as the leader is an important part of building the championship caliber program that we all want and expect here at Vanderbilt. I value the contributions Jerry and his program have made to our community and campus, and I am excited about our future.”

✍️ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐒

Excited to announce the contract extension of @JerryStackhouse. #AnchorDown pic.twitter.com/2bWIWSjQBw

— Vanderbilt Men's Basketball (@VandyMBB) October 18, 2022

Stackhouse, 47, is 39-54 overall and 13-39 in SEC play across three seasons with the Commodores. Prior to joining Vanderbilt, Stackhouse was an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies and coached Raptors 905, the Toronto Raptors’ G League affiliate.

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He played collegiately at North Carolina, then went on to the NBA, where the two-time All-Star averaged 16.9 points, 3.3 assists and 3.2 assists across 18 seasons.

Lee likes how Stackhouse runs his program and believes he is laying the foundation for consistent success. That still hasn’t translated into enough on-court success, though injury luck has been bad and last year’s team looked like an NCAA Tournament-caliber team late in the season once healthy and rolling. Stackhouse’s incoming recruiting class, headlined by 4-star big man Lee Dort, is a positive sign. The big question this season is how the Commodores will fare without Scotty Pippen Jr., around whom the offense revolved the past two seasons.

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