Mark Byington did it in his first try. And while Lawrence’s shot was the high-water mark of the Stackhouse era, Saturday’s 76-75 upset of sixth-ranked Tennessee was a harbinger. It was noisy ...
but also because this was the first real stamp that new head coach Mark Byington has put on his tenure. Vanderbilt hired Byington away from James Madison after he put together a historic season ...
Mark Byington feels like he's supposed to hate Rick Barnes. After all, Byington coaches Vanderbilt basketball and Barnes coaches Tennessee. The two teams are hated rivals. But when Byington first ...
Barnes adopted that practice, which led him to call Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington after he was hired in March. "That always meant something to me so when new guys come into the league ...