Tyler Tanner - College Basketball News & Rumors

Acuff scores 17 and No. 20 Arkansas routs No. 15 Vanderbilt 93-68

Darius Acuff Jr. scored 17 points and No. 20 Arkansas routed Vanderbilt 93-68 to hand the 15th-ranked Commodores their third consecutive loss

JANUARY 21 • Associated Press

Rueben Chinyelu scores 20 points as No. 19 Florida beats No. 10 Vanderbilt 98-94

Rueben Chinyelu scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and No. 19 Florida beat No. 10 Vanderbilt 98-94

JANUARY 17 • Associated Press

Scores 20, deals five assists Tanner posted 20 points (7-14 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 4-4 FT), three rebounds, five assists, one block and one steal across 37 minutes during Saturday's 98-94 loss to Florida.

Impact Tanner had his third 20-point game in his last four contests. He has scored at least 20 points seven times in his breakout sophomore season. The 6-0 guard has only dished out 3.3 assists over his last three games, but has gone 14-of-15 from the free throw line in that span. Tanner is averaging 17.4 points on 50.0 percent from the field and 39.7 percent on 3-pointers.

JANUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Vanderbilt lone program in nation with both men, women still perfect at 16-0 apiece

Memorial Magic is back in a very big way for Vanderbilt with the Southeastern Conference’s only private university as the nation’s only program with both its men’s and women’s team...

JANUARY 10 • Associated Press

No. 11 Vanderbilt matches best start in program history at 16-0 with win over LSU

Tyler Tanner scored 20 points to lead five Commodores in double figures as No. 11 Vanderbilt matched the best start in program history Saturday by beating LSU 84-73

JANUARY 10 • Associated Press

When The Lights Got Bright, Tyler Tanner Came Through The sophomore guard continued to impress Wednesday night as he put on an incredible second half.

JANUARY 8 • SI.COM

No. 11 Vanderbilt remains undefeated with 96-90 win over No. 13 Alabama

Tyler Tanner scored 23 of his career-high 29 points in the second half and No. 11 Vanderbilt remained undefeated by beating 13th-ranked Alabama 96-90 at Memorial Gym

JANUARY 8 • Associated Press

Scores career-high 29 points Tanner accumulated 29 points (8-15 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 12-15 FT), three rebounds, seven assists and four steals over 33 minutes during Wednesday's 96-90 victory over Alabama.

Impact The Commodores faced their biggest challenge of the season and Tanner owned the spotlight. He had his fourth 20-point game and has opened conference play with 24.0 points and 10.5 assists in a pair of wins. Tanner has made his way to the free throw line 25 times in the wins (knocking down 22, 88.0 percent). The breakout sophomore will lead Vanderbilt against LSU on Saturday. He went scoreless in 15 minutes in the win over the Tigers last season.

JANUARY 8 • ROTOWIRE

SMU's Kevin 'Boopie' Miller is The Associated Press men's college basketball player of the week

Kevin “Boopie” Miller of SMU is the Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 9

JANUARY 6 • Associated Press

No. 11 Vanderbilt keeps undefeated season alive with 83-71 victory over South Carolina

Tyler Tanner had 19 points and a career-high 14 assists, AK Okereke scored 17 and No. 11 Vanderbilt improved to 14-0 with an 83-71 victory over South Carolina

JANUARY 3 • Associated Press

Metes out career-high 14 assists Tanner finished Saturday's 83-71 victory over South Carolina with 19 points (4-9 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 10-10 FT), four rebounds and 14 assists in 37 minutes.

Impact With Duke Miles (knee) and Frankie Collins (knee) out, the Commodores will rely on Tanner nearly exclusively for their playmaking. He showed he was capable of big things in the SEC opener against the Gamecocks. Tanner had his first double-double but saw his streak of at least two steals end at nine games. He has averaged 7.6 assists in his last five games. Vanderbilt faces its biggest test of the season against Alabama on Wednesday. Tanner five points in the loss to the Tide last season.

JANUARY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Tanner scores 23 as No. 11 Vanderbilt wraps up nonconference slate routing New Haven

Tyler Tanner scored the first five points of the game and finished with 23 as No. 11 Vanderbilt never trailed and routed New Haven 96-53

DECEMBER 30, 2025 • Associated Press

Scores 23, deals seven assists Tanner logged 23 points (9-16 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 4-4 FT), five rebounds, seven assists, one block and three steals in 27 minutes during Monday's 96-53 win over New Haven.

Impact With Frankie Collins (knee) out indefinitely and Duke Miles (illness) out for the game, Tanner was able to run the offense. The 6-0 sophomore continued his breakout season with his third 20-point game of the season and third seven-assist game in his last four. He is averaging 16.0 points on 53.3 percent from the field and 4.8 assists.

DECEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Tyler Nickel hits 8 3-pointers to lead unbeaten No. 13 Vanderbilt to blowout of Wake Forest, 98-67

Tyler Nickel hit eight 3-pointers on his way to 26 points and No. 13 Vanderbilt continued its surprise season as one of a handful of schools in the country that are still undefeate...

DECEMBER 21, 2025 • Associated Press

Duke Miles scores 22 points as No. 13 Vanderbilt beats Memphis 77-70 in OT

Duke Miles scored 22 points as No. 13 Vanderbilt weathered a second-half Memphis rally to remain undefeated with a 77-70 overtime win

DECEMBER 18, 2025 • Associated Press

Nickel has career-high 30 points as No. 15 Vanderbilt beats Central Arkansas 83-72 to move to 10-0

Tyler Nickel scored a career-high 30 points and No. 15 Vanderbilt beat Central Arkansas 83-72

DECEMBER 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Scores 12, grabs nine boards Tanner ended with 12 points (4-12 FG, 1-7 3Pt, 3-4 FT), a season-high nine rebounds, seven assists and two steals in 31 minutes during Saturday's 83-72 win over Central Arkansas.

Impact Tanner's shot wasn't falling, but he found other ways to contribute. This was the closest that the 6-0 sophomore has come to a triple-double and he nearly doubled his previous high in rebounds (set on Wednesday against SMU with five). The Commodores have three more non-conference games and could well head into SEC play undefeated. Road tests at Memphis and Wake Forest await.

DECEMBER 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Tyler Tanner scores career-high 26 as No. 17 Vanderbilt beats SMU in ACC/SEC Challenge

Tyler Tanner scored a career-high 26 points and No. 17 Vanderbilt remained unbeaten with an 88-69 victory over SMU on Wednesday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge

DECEMBER 4, 2025 • Associated Press

Scores season-high 26 Tanner finished Wednesday's 88-69 victory over SMU with 26 points (10-14 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 4-4 FT), five rebounds, six assists, one block and two steals over 37 minutes.

Impact Tanner is the midst of a nice shooting streak. In his last three games, he has converted 65.6 percent (21-of-32) from the field and has averaged 18.3 points over that span. He has scored in double digits in every game and is knocking down half of his 3-point attempts. The breakout sophomore is averaging 16.2 points and 4.3 assists.

DECEMBER 4, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

No. 24 Vanderbilt beats Saint Mary's 96-71 to win Battle 4 Atlantis title

Duke Miles scored 25 points, Jalen Washington added a career-high 19 points off the bench, and No. 24 Vanderbilt defeated Saint Mary’s 96-71 in the championship game of the Battle...

NOVEMBER 28, 2025 • Associated Press

Duke Miles scores 20 and No. 24 Vanderbilt beats VCU 89-74 in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals

Duke Miles scored 20 points, Tyler Nickel and Tyler Tanner each had 16 and No. 24 Vanderbilt beat VCU 89-74 in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals

NOVEMBER 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Scores 16, deals five assists Tanner produced 16 points (6-9 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 2-3 FT), three rebounds, five assists and two steals in 28 minutes during Thursday's 89-74 victory over VCU.

Impact Tanner's playing time has been somewhat curtailed by foul trouble and the presence of Frankie Collins on the Commodore bench. He has accrued four fouls in each of the games in Battle 4 Atlantic and scored just 11 points in the win over Western Kentucky on Wednesday. Tanner's play has helped Vanderbilt to its first 7-0 start since 2007-08 when the Commodores won their first 16 games. The team will put the streak on the line on Friday against the winner of the Virginia Tech and St. Mary's.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Duke Miles scores 28 and No. 24 Vanderbilt holds off Western Kentucky 83-78 at Battle 4 Atlantis

Duke Miles scored 28 points, including two key free throws with 1.9 seconds left, Devin McGlockton added 22 points and No. 24 Vanderbilt held off Western Kentucky 83-78 to begin th...

NOVEMBER 26, 2025 • Associated Press

Nickel and Tanner score 20 each, Vanderbilt defeats Texas Southern 109-74

Tyler Nickel and Tyler Tanner each scored 20 points as Vanderbilt rolled to a 109-74 win over Texas Southern on Thursday

NOVEMBER 21, 2025 • Associated Press

Vanderbilt fills stat sheet in 104-75 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Duke Miles scored 20 points, distributed six assists with not a single turnover and had five steals and Vanderbilt beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 104-75

NOVEMBER 16, 2025 • Associated Press

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