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.

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

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.

The Ole Miss Rebels (13-6) face a fellow SEC squad, the Vanderbilt Commodores (17-4), on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Memorial Gymnasium. The game will begin at 3:00 PM ET and you can watch via SEC

Vanderbilt basketball stormed the court for the second time in a week as it beat Kentucky, 74-69, at Memorial Gymnasium.

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).

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.

Rick Barnes has dominated his in-state SEC rival as Tennessee's coach. He's now 0-1 against Mark Byington 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,

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.

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