What Tyler Tanner said about NBA draft combine, Vanderbilt return
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Tyler Tanner, the Vanderbilt basketball star, will compete in the 5-on-5 scrimmages at the NBA draft combine, according to Jonathan Givony of Draft Express.
Tanner declared for the NBA draft but still retains the option to return to the Commodores. Tanner must withdraw from the process by June 13 if he wishes to return to school.
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Tanner, along with Tyler Nickel, were invited to the draft combine, which runs May 10-17.
"I'll do whatever it takes to stay in the draft," Tanner said, according to Givony. "I'm not running from anything. I love to play."
"My goal is to play in the NBA. Always has been since I was a kid. I'm fully focused on making it," Tanner added. "This is another opportunity to show what I can do. The way I make those around me better and raise the level of my teammates. I've always built my game on that."
Tanner averaged 19.5 points per game in 2025-26 and shot 48.5% from the field, 3.6 rebounds and 2.14 assists.
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at [email protected] or on X @aria_gerson.
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