NASHVILLE—-The rhythm was apparent each time Tyler Harris put the ball on the floor, shimmied and made a move towards the basket in Vanderbilt’s Monday night wi

Tyler Nickel had 20 points, Tyler Tanner had 18, and five different players had double-digit scoring totals for Vanderbilt in a 105-61 rout of Lipscomb in a season opener for both teams.Vanderbilt opened the game on a 12-0 run,

Mark Byington, the Vanderbilt basketball coach, went against that when he scheduled Lipscomb for the season opener Nov. 3 at Memorial Gymnasium (7 p.m. CT, SEC Network+). It will be the first time the Commodores have faced the Bisons since 2014. Vanderbilt has played other in-state opponents more recently, including Belmont and Memphis.

NASHVILLE—Mark Byington has been Lipscomb in this situation, he’s made endless phone calls to power-five head coaches and has been told no on a similar amount o

Byington envisions the same kind of depth for the 2025-26 Commodores, who will open their season Monday versus Lipscomb at 7 p.m. at Memorial Gymnasium. But the second-year coach believes the quality of his depth is better this time around.

Two schools separated by 3 miles will meet for the first time since 2014 when Lipscomb travels to Vanderbilt on Monday night in Nashville. The Commodores, entering their second season under coach Mark Byington,

Vanderbilt appeared to have done that–or at least severely dejected Lipscomb–when veteran wing Ross Candelino knocked down a shot from 3-point range in front of the Bisons’ bench early in the second half and the clapping was difficult to spot on the baseline as Lipscomb ran back down the floor.

Vanderbilt got double-figure scoring from five players in a 105-61 demolition of Lipscomb inside Vanderbilt's Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn., in a battle of schools separated by three miles.

Looking forward to Year 2 of Mark Byington after the sadness of the Bryce Drew and Jerry Stackhouse eras. Anchor Down.

NASHVILLE—Vanderbilt basketball has landed a commitment from 2026 guard Mavrick Hawkins, he announced Monday.  Hawkins is a class of 2026 guard from The Pembroo