Vanderbilt has turned a team of ten transfers and a dozen new players in total into their best start in a decade in a half. Mark Byington, in his first season coaching the Commodores, recalled on what it took to build this roster following their biggest win of his tenure thus far with a one-point victory over No.

Here's what Mark Byington said about Vols coach Rick Barnes and the rivalry before the Vanderbilt basketball game vs Tennessee on Saturday

Vanderbilt defeated Tennessee for just the second time in the two teams’ last 14 meetings. Moreover, they did so in front of the first sellout crowd at Memorial Gym since 2019. Naturally, with the game being an in-state rivalry,