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Nashville mayor Freddie O’Connell held his weekly press conference at Vanderbilt and lauded the success of both basketball teams at the school as they prepare for the NCAA tournament.O’Connell addressed the No. 2 seed women’s team (27-4) before their practice March 18 before they begin play March 21 (6 p.m. CT, ESPNews) against 15-seed High Point (27-5) at Memorial Gymnasium. He also spoke highly of the No. 5 seed men’s team (26-8), which is in Oklahoma City and will begin play on March 19 (2:15 p.m. CT, TruTV) against 12-seed McNeese (28-5).”I got to be here in person when they…

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Vanderbilt women’s basketball sophomore guard Mikayla Blakes picked up more hardware March 18 when she was named an Associated Press first-team All-American.She is the first Commodores player to earn that honor in 23 years. Chantelle Anderson was named All-American in 2003.This is Blakes’ fifth first-team All-America selection this season. She also was designated as such by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, ESPN, The Athletic and The Sporting News.The reigning SEC Player of the Year averaged a nation-high 27 points per game in Division I, to go along with 2.9 steals and 4.4 assists while shooting 45.8% from the floor, including…

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March Madness is finally here, and Vanderbilt’s fans are ready.The bracket has been revealed and we now know that Vanderbilt will be heading for Oklahoma City for the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.Vanderbilt is back in the big dance after last qualifying in 2025.Vanderbilt played well enough during the regular season to earn a No. 5 seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, as the players and fans alike dream of one shining moment.Here is everything you need to know in order to buy Vanderbilt March Madness tickets.Vanderbilt earned a No. 5 seed in the South regional. It will take…

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Jay Williams, Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg and Rece Davis reveal their picks for the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament. (2:42)You already know the drill. After my fellow analysts and I have the privilege of calling the SEC championship game in Nashville, Tennessee, we move swiftly to process the men’s NCAA tournament field as it is revealed. Our bosses at ESPN ask us each to fill out a bracket — while we are on the air — so we can reveal our picks before the end of the show.They give us less than five minutes. Hardly ideal, but perhaps our first instincts…

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If not listed, please contact your TV provider.Vanderbilt, the No. 5 seed in the South Region, aims for its first NCAA Tournament win since 2012 when it faces 12th-seeded McNeese State in Oklahoma City on Thursday afternoon.The Commodores (26-8) nearly replicated the path of the 2012 team, which stunned powerhouse Kentucky to clinch the school’s last Southeastern Conference tournament title. Arkansas pulled away in the final minutes of the title game to win 86-75.Vanderbilt’s best two players, guards Tyler Tanner (19.1 points, 5.1 assists, 2.4 steals per game) and Duke Miles (16.5 points, 4.5 assists, 2.7 steals), were brilliant in…

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Vanderbilt and McNeese State play in a March Madness NCAA Tournament men’s college basketball game on Thursday, March 19.Here’s what to know about the time, TV channel, streaming information and announcers for the South Region March Madness first-round game.Vanderbilt is the No. 5 seed in the region.McNeese State is the No. 12 seed.The winner of this game will take on No. 4 Nebraska or No. 13 Troy in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 21.How to watch March Madness: Ohio State-TCU | Nebraska-Troy | Louisville-South Florida | Wisconsin-High Point | Duke-Siena | Vanderbilt-McNeese | Michigan State-North Dakota…

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