Can this Vanderbilt basketball season be salvaged?

Ziyi LiuCoach Kevin Stallings as the Vanderbilt Commodores defeated the Austin Peay Governors 80-41 at Memorial Gym November 13, 2015.

Vanderbilt entered the season ranked No. 16 in the AP poll, but so far the team hasn’t played up to that potential. Here are five things that have gone wrong this year for Vanderbilt that may prevent the team from getting an NCAA Tournament berth.

1. Damian Jones hasn’t played as well as expected — or stayed on the floor.

Center Damian Jones was supposed to be Vanderbilt’s best player this season, as well as a potential first-round pick in the NBA Draft. So far, he hasn’t looked like either. Jones has averaged 13.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per game this season,…