NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt men’s basketball will play Wake Forest in a nonconference home-and-home series over the next two seasons. The Commodores will visit the Demon Deacons on December 21, 2025, and host in Memorial Gymnasium during the 2026 nonconference campaign.
December’s meeting in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, marks the first matchup between the Dores and Deacons in a decade. Vandy earned an 86-64 win over Wake at the 2015 Maui Invitational and is 6-4 all-time against the Deacons.
The Dores are making their first trip to Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum since 2006. Vandy is 2-2 overall at Wake Forest.
Vanderbilt will host Wake Forest as part of the nonconference schedule in the 2026-27 season. A date for the return trip to Nashville has not been finalized. The Dores are 3-2 against Wake Forest in Memorial Gymnasium.
Vanderbilt claimed a pair of wins over ACC foes in the 2024-25 campaign, knocking off California and Virginia Tech. The Dores are now 111-103 all-time against current members of the ACC. Vanderbilt will also face SMU in the 2025-26 season as part of the annual ACC/SEC Challenge.
