Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball Picks Up Three Transfers Ahead Of 2023-2024 Season

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Vanderbilt men’s basketball Head Coach Jerry Stackhouse has announced the addition of transfers Ven-Allen Lubin, Evan Taylor and Tasos Kamateros to the Commodores’ 2023-2024 roster. 

The experienced trio of student-athletes arrive in Nashville with proven Division I production as reigning SEC Coach of the Year Stackhouse enters year five at Vanderbilt. Lubin played one season at Notre Dame and will have three seasons of eligibility with the Commodores, while Taylor from Lehigh University and Kamateros from University of South Dakota both graduated and will be playing their final season of collegiate basketball in 2023-2024.

“We are very encouraged with the additions of Ven, Evan and Tasos via the transfer portal,” says Stackhouse. “They are the right type of transfer additions to continue the growth of our program. We are excited about their proven experience, leadership qualities and the versatile talents they possess. Their abilities complement our current team and returners extremely well. Ven, Evan and Tasos are committed students who embody the characteristics required to be Vanderbilt men. We cannot wait to get on the floor and begin working with them this summer.”

Lubin (6’8″, 225 lbs) put together a productive freshman season at Notre Dame, appearing in 28 games with seven starts for the Fighting Irish in 2022-2023. The Orlando native put up 6.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game while shooting a team-best 58 percent from the floor ,while leading the team with 23 blocks on the defensive end. In an efficient 17.5 minutes per game, Lubin put up 14.2 points and 1.8 blocks per 40 minutes.

The forward scored in double figured eight times, including six in Atlantic Coast Conference action. His top game last season came on the road at Wake Forest, where he posted 19 points, eight rebounds and three blocks.

A native of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Taylor (6’6″, 205 lbs) played in 105 games in four seasons for the Mountain Hawks, earning All-Patriot League honors in each of the last two seasons. The wing posted 14.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in 2022-23.

In addition to scoring 1,186 career points, he also earned Academic All-Patriot League team honors and won Lehigh University’s John A. Cable Leadership Award—the top department leadership award for a graduating male student-athlete.

A knockdown shooter, Taylor shot 40.8 percent from three-point distance during his career at Lehigh. He shot a career-best 43.0 percent (55-of-128) from three in 2022-2023 after finishing 41.2 percent (54-of-131) the previous season.

He scored 20 points or more six times last season, including a 20-point effort on the road at Syracuse. Taylor starred at Glenbard West High School near Chicago, averaging 21.7 points, 3.8 assists and 10.1 rebounds as a senior. He finished his high school career as the program’s all-time leader for points and rebounds.

Kamateros (6’8″, 240 lbs) brings his unique skillset to Nashville after four seasons at the University of South Dakota, earning All- Summit League Honorable Mention twice. The Athens, Greece native posted 989 points, 497 rebounds and 140 career assists for the Coyotes in 100 career games.

Kamateros is one of just four student-athletes in the nation 6’8 or taller who registered at least 50 assists and made at least 50 three-pointers in each of the last two seasons. During the 2022-2023 season, he shot 40.1 percent (57-of-142) from three-point distance and had 19 games with multiple threes. Kamateros averaged 12.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists as a senior, posting 21 games scoring in double figures including five games with 20-plus points.

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