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In this story:NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The wait is over. Vanderbilt knows its seed, opponent and destination for the first round of the NCAA Tournament.Following the final five games of conference championship games Sunday, the NCAA Tournament selection committee revealed the 68 teams that will play for a chance to win the National Championship.Upon the reveal, Vanderbilt is a No. 5 seed in the South Region. The Commodores will take on No. 12 seed McNeese Cowboys on Thursday in Oklahoma City. The exact time of the game will be announced with the rest of the first round slate in the coming…
In this story:OKLAHOMA CITY—It’s not ominous around Vanderbilt basketball’s locker room as it exits the most spacious one it’s been in all season and settles in the hallway around a few neon stretch bands that have been set up for its players, but it could be. Regardless of how this all finishes–in joy or extraordinary pain–Vanderbilt is in its end times. This is the last chance that this particular group will ever have–and it knows it. Vanderbilt forward Devin McGlockton knows it. Tyler Nickel knows it. AK Okereke knows it. So does Duke Miles. And Jalen Washington. And Miles Keeffe. For most…
In this story:OKLAHOMA CITY – One of the best days on the sports calendar has arrived as the first full day of March Madness is underway. And for the second consecutive season, Vanderbilt had made the big dance.The No. 5 seed Commodores will take on No. 12 seed McNeese in Oklahoma City Saturday afternoon after what has been one of the most successful seasons in program history. Vanderbilt has earned its 26-8 record this season as it looks to make its tournament run aspirations a reality.But it will not be easy. McNeese rolls into the Round of 64 with a…
In this story:OKLAHOMA CITY–It’s as if screenwriting legend Billy Wilder was there smirking in front of his keyboard as Vanderbilt guard Tyler Tanner put it on the floor a few times on the left wing, got McNeese big man DJ Richards off balance and knocked down an all-but game sealing 3. How could anyone possibly draw it up any better than how this all played out on Thursday? The difference in Vanderbilt taking down McNeese in Thursday’s Round of 64 NCAA Tournament game wasn’t the overwhelming difference in league or budget. It wasn’t even Vanderbilt doing all that much at a…
In this story:OKLAHOMA CITY—For the first time since 2011-2012, Vanderbilt basketball has done it. The Commodores just pulled off an NCAA Tournament win for the first time since the Kevin Stallings era and did it by double digits as it knocked off No. 12 seed McNeese. Here's a few takeaways from that outing. Vanderbilt just made historyOnly seven other teams in program history have done what Vanderbilt did on Thursday. Two of those teams played a basketball game this century. Three played before 1995. None of Vanderbilt’s three previous teams that went dancing were able to accomplish what Vanderbilt had…
Contrary to the lyrics in the intro song to the hit TV show “Friends,” a lot of people have told Vanderbilt basketball freshman guard Chandler Bing that life was going to be this way.Bing, who told The Tennessean in May 2025 that he had never seen an episode of “Friends,” despite sharing a name with one of the shows stars, played by Matthew Perry, has garnered plenty of attention during the No. 5 seed Commodores’ run through the SEC Tournament heading into their NCAA first-round matchup against No. 12 seed McNeese (28-5) on March 19 (2:15 p.m., TruTV).”My parents weren’t even…
In this story:NASHVILLE – He is a man of few words, but could end up being one the more impactful transfers on this season’s Vanderbilt football team. Transferring from North Dakota State, offensive lineman Beau Johnson committed to play for head coach Clark Lea just after the calendar turned to 2026. It all started when Bryce Henderson – one of the leaders on Vanderbilt’s offensive line a year ago – reached out to Johnson and encouraged him to visit Vanderbilt.Once he did, Johnson took a chance, visited Lea and the rest of the Vanderbilt coaching staff and was sold on becoming…
In this story:OKLAHOMA CITY—-Within the back halls of PayCom Center walks Tyler Tanner as his most important basketball to date as a Vanderbilt player awaits him and the decision of his life looms. The decision; should he fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming an NBA player right now and declare for the draft when this run Vanderbilt is on ends? Or should he take a king's ransom to return to the program he loves for one more year in an effort to set himself up for a better runway as a professional? Has he made that decision yet? Maybe, but probably not.…
In this story:With history made, there’s no debate — this is the greatest men’s basketball team in Nebraska history.By securing an NCAA Tournament win Thursday, the Huskers achieved what no team before it could do. Despite a tight first 10 minutes that saw No. 13 seed Troy take a brief 15–12 lead, Nebraska found its rhythm and exploded.First-team All-Big Ten forward Pryce Sandfort lit it up from downtown, pouring in 17 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, which included five three-pointers. After being out-muscled against Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament, the Huskers laid down the wood…