Of Vanderbilt’s three (true) freshmen, Shane Dezonie came in with the most expectations, as a four-star recruit ranked in the top 100 by both Rivals and 247 Sports, and he came into a situation where playing time was certainly there for a 6’5” shooting guard. In theory, Dezonie was walking into a spot where he could claim the starting spot at shooting guard alongside Scotty Pippen Jr., sliding Jordan Wright and Myles Stute to their more natural positions and Rodney Chatman into a role as a third guard off the bench.
That was the plan, anyway, and Dezonie played a decent amount of minutes early in the season: 25 minutes and 9 points at SMU, 25 minutes and 10 points at Hawaii.