The Vanderbilt Commodores have gotten off to an incredible start in the first season under new head coach Mark Byington.

Everything about Nashville was an absolute blast except for the game itself. Making our way to Memorial Gymnasium for the very first time, Steven Peake and I had one heck of a time watching Big Blue Nation take over the city ahead of Kentucky’s matchup at Vanderbilt.

WOOD RIVER - Mark Beatty already had one successful shootout under his belt, so he decided to do just a little tweaking for his second one. The result is a Mike Fahnestock State Farm Shootout schedule that includes some of the top local boys and girls prep basketball teams in the are converging on venerable Memorial Gymnasium on the East Alton-Wood River High School campus on Saturday,

As the final buzzer went off at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Vanderbilt fans violated SEC policy by storming the court to celebrate the historic win, which happened to be the first basketball ...

The SEC has fined Vanderbilt $500,000 for fans storming the court at Memorial Gymnasium after the Commodores men’s basketball team upset No. 9 Kentucky 74-69 on Saturday. It’s Vanderbilt’s ...

Vandy will get another opportunity to slow down a high-octane offense against the Wildcats, who are averaging 89.2 points per game, second in the nation behind Alabama. Kentucky ranks first in the SEC in field goals made per game (31.2), three-point baskets per game (10.2) and assists per game (18.7).

Vanderbilt basketball made an announcement late in the game warning fans at Memorial Gymnasium not to storm the court Saturday. The entire student section booed. In the end, just as a week ago ...

at home inside Memorial Gymnasium. The Commodores rushed out to a 41-27 halftime lead, and its havoc defense caused 17 turnovers in the game while holding Kentucky scoreless for the final 2:56 of ...

In the span of less than 24 hours, Vandy’s men and women produced thrilling one-point victories over ranked Tennessee teams at Memorial Gymnasium. The back-to-back nailbiters marked the first time the Commodores had swept their archrivals at home since 2014.

That doesn’t surprise Mark Byington, though, with what he thinks of the Commodores. He doesn’t doubt that they can win any game if they play the way that they need to.

The Kentucky Wildcats fought back from a double-digit deficit at halftime to make a game of it in the second half but still fell to the Vanderbilt Commodores 74-69.

The Vanderbilt Commodores knew that they had a lot to prove despite the scorching hot start they got off to during the 2024-25 men’s college basketball season.