Sources: Vanderbilt Basketball to lose top assistant Adam Mazarei

Mazarei has been an assistant under Jerry Stackhouse for the last four seasons.

Jerry Stackhouse coaches from the sidelines against LSU at the SEC Tournament, as photographed on Mar. 9, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Nikita Rohila).

By Bryce Smith, Sports Editor

Apr 12, 2023

Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball suffered another loss this offseason, The Hustler learned on Wednesday.

Assistant coach Adam Mazarei, who has been with the program for all four of Jerry Stackhouse’s seasons, will not be back on West End next year. Multiple sources confirmed the news to The Hustler. Sources close to the situation named UC Berkeley as a destination to watch for Mazarei.

Mazarei has served as a key developmental coach over his four years at Vanderbilt and earned a promotion to associate head coach prior to the 2022-23 season. Before coming to the college ranks, Mazarei was an assistant with the Memphis Grizzlies for six seasons.

Inside a Vanderbilt practice ⚓️

We can always rely on @adammazarei to bring 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙀𝙉𝙀𝙍𝙂𝙔. #StackhouseEra | #AnchorDown pic.twitter.com/mtJmfLgYhT
— Vanderbilt Men's Basketball (@VandyMBB) August 4, 2021

The California native saw four Commodores — Aaron Nesmith, Saben Lee, Scotty Pippen Jr. and Tyrin Lawrence — declare for the NBA Draft under his watch. He was cited as an instrumental figure in many of Vanderbilt’s West Coast recruiting pursuits, including landing the commitment of point guard Ezra Manjon. Sources linked Mazarei to the assistant coach opening at Cal Berkeley.

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Bryce Smith, Former Sports Editor

Bryce Smith ('23) is majoring in human and organizational development in Peabody College with a minor in business. Bryce previously wrote for SBNation before joining The Hustler. Hailing from Chicago, Bryce is a die-hard Bears and Cubs fan who is also hoping that the Bulls and Blackhawks may one day rekindle their dominance. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Nikita Rohila ('25) is from a small town in Arkansas and is majoring in psychology and medicine, health and society in the College of Arts and Science. She previously served as Deputy Photography Editor. During her free time, she enjoys roaming around the city and getting cinematic-style shots for her photography account. You can reach her at [email protected].

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