Vanderbilt Basketball Earns NCAA Tournament Seed

0:00On March 15, Vanderbilt Basketball earned a five-seat in the NCAA tournament this year. The Commodores opened against 12 seated McNeese on Thursday in Oklahoma City. The winner advances to face either Nebraska or Troy. They landed in the South region, where Florida holds the top spot as the one-seat. Coach Mark Binton has now guided Vanderbilt to the tournament in back-to-back seasons, a big step for the program. The team wrapped the regular season at 24 wins and seven losses, finishing fourth in the SEC. They knocked off Tennessee in the quarterfinals and Florida in the semis before falling to Arkansas in the conference title game. Last year, as a ten-seat, Vanderbilt came up just short against St. Mary's in a 59-56 loss. This squad hopes to snag its first NCAA win since 2014 and build on that momentum. Fans are buzzing as the Commodores gear up for a deep run, with Binton steady hand pointing toward bigger things in the South region.