Vanderbilt basketball transfer portal: Full list of Commodores set to leave ft. Jaylen Carey

Vanderbilt's season came to an unexpected end when the No. 10-seeded Commodores were upset by No. 7 Saint Mary's in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. This was the team's first March Madness appearance since 2017.

For Vanderbilt to become a consistent postseason contender, it must evaluate its squad this offseason and look ahead to next year. Some Commodores players have already entered the transfer portal and are looking to develop their skills with another program next season.

Let's take a look at who's announced that they're leaving the Commodores.

Full list of Commodores set to leave via the transfer portal

Jaylen Carey

Carey announced on Tuesday that he will be entering the transfer portal. This isn't the Vanderbilt forward's first time in the portal. He began his college career with one year at James Madison before joining the Commodores for his sophomore season.

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The big man made 33 game appearances this season, including one start. Carey played an average of 20.2 minutes per game and contributed an average of 8.0 points and 5.7 rebounds. He recorded 18 points on two separate occasions and scored in double digits 11 times.

Carey struggled with consistency with the Commodores but showed signs of strong potential, which he will look to capitalize on somewhere else.

JQ Roberts

Roberts also announced that he will be taking his talent elsewhere next season. The sophomore has spent both of his college seasons at Vanderbilt and served as a third-string big this season.

He appeared in 21 games this season but averaged just 4.6 minutes per game, down from 13.4 last season. The sophomore didn't make any starts, despite appearing in the starting lineup four times as a freshman.

Roberts contributed an average of 1.0 ppg and 0.8 rpg this year. The forward made six of his nine field-goal attempts and eight of his 11 free throws.

Karris Bilal

Bilal redshirted this season, which was meant to be his freshman year, and didn't appear in any games for Vanderbilt. On3 had him ranked as the No. 20 point guard in the country coming out of high school.

The guard was a two-time all-state selection and averaged 22.8 ppg and 5.1 rpg his junior year to lead his high school, Riverwood, to the Georgia 6A Sweet 16. The young guard will look to develop his skill set elsewhere.

Jason Edwards

Vanderbilt's top scorer in the 2024-25 season, Edwards, enters the transfer portal as a 17 PPG scorer. The 6'1 shooting guard appeared in all 33 games for the Commodores. Before joining Vanderbilt, Edwards spent a season at Tulane, where he averaged 19 PPG, on 35% shooting from 3-point range.

Who's joining Vanderbilt?

Mike James

A 6'5 guard out of Orlando, James, will be joining Vanderbilt as a senior year transfer. James joined NC State after two decent seasons at Louisville, averaging 11.6 PPG and 4.1 RPG. However, he ended up missing his junior season due to a knee injury suffered in the preseason.

James will now be on the move again, after making a full recovery, to Mark Byington's Commodores.

Jalen Washington

Washington, a 6'10 forward, spent most of his time at North Carolina on the bench, appearing in 93 games, but starting only 16 of them. Washington averaged 5.7 PPG and 4.2 RPG last season, which was also a career high for him.

Full list of Vanderbilt's transfer portal moves

Name	Old Team	New Team
Mike James	NC State	Vanderbilt
Frankie Collins	TCU	Vanderbilt
Jaylen Carey	Vanderbilt	Tennessee
Mason Nicholson	Jacksonville State	Vanderbilt
Jalen Washington	UNC	Vanderbilt
Jason Edwards	Vanderbilt	Providence
MJ Collins	Vanderbilt	Utah State
Jordan Williams	Vanderbilt	Undecided
Alex Hemenway	Vanderbilt	Undecided
JaQualon Roberts	Vanderbilt	Undecided
Karris Bilal	Vanderbilt	Undecided

About the author

Lindsey Ware is a college sports journalist at Sportskeeda with over five years of experience working with publications such as The News & Observer, The Daily Tar Heel, Triangle Tribune and Cardiac Cane. She has also worked for Major League Baseball, The Holly Springs Salamanders, The Tri-City Chili Peppers, Tuffy Talk, Super Meteors Basketball, Just Good Network and Living Sport.

Lindsey has a Bachelor’s Degree in Media and Journalism from UNC Chapel Hill. Her education allowed Lindsey to gain experience in sports communication, which she honed in internships. Other than being a storyteller and sports fanatic, Lindsey is also a social media and marketing specialist.

Her favorite college team is UNC, although she grew up a N.C. State fan as both of her parents are Wolfpack alumni. Michael Jordan was a huge deal in North Carolina when Lindsey was growing up, and after a summer spent at UNC’s Sports Journalism Camp back in high school, Lindsey was set on being a Tar Heel.

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