Vanderbilt Athletics Director Candice Lee has done it again. In hiring UConn assistant coach Shea Ralph to replace Stephanie White in leading the Vanderbilt women’s basketball team, she appears to have hit yet another home run while pulling off a major coup. Ralph, 43, has long been presumed to be UConn’s coach-in-waiting when legendary Coach... Continue Reading →
At approximately 7:45pm Central Standard Time, Vanderbilt sent shockwaves through college basketball and moved back toward national relevance with the commitments of teammates Lee Dort and Noah Shelby. Growing concerns about Jerry Stackhouse and his ability to recruit at a high level were creeping into the back of the minds of even the most optimistic... Continue Reading →
On March 5, Adam Sparks, Vanderbilt’s beat writer for the Tennessean, reported Stephanie White would be returning to coach her sixth season for the Commodores. Not so fast. On Tuesday, Vandy Athletic Director Candice Lee announced White will not be returning after all. “I want to thank Stephanie for her efforts over these past five... Continue Reading →
Coach Stackhouse, First off congratulations on your impressive victory over Mississippi State. In what has been a challenging season, it was great to see you and your team enjoy some well-earned success. You have forgotten more basketball than I’ll ever know, so I certainly would never presume to tell you how to coach. However, as... Continue Reading →
The Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball team fought valiantly at #12 Kentucky Sunday. Despite having only seven players available, Vandy led 69-65 with only 5:04 to play, but ultimately Wildcats stormed back to escape with a 80-73 win. On Monday, the team finally decided it just couldn’t go with so few bodies available. In what appears to... Continue Reading →
This was a year unlike anything we’ve ever seen, and fortunately it is almost behind us. I’ve compiled my list of the 10 biggest stories in Vanderbilt athletics for year 2020. Feel free to agree or disagree 10. Vandy Pros Several Vanderbilt athletes got drafted and paid, and it was well deserved Football Ke’Shawn Vaughn... Continue Reading →
The 2020 NBA Draft saw two Commodores drafted to basketball’s biggest stage. Aaron Nesmith, the former South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year, was drafted 14th overall to the Boston Celtics after a two year Commodore career that included prolific shooting and scoring under coaches Bryce Drew and Jerry Stackhouse. Saben Lee, the former Commodore... Continue Reading →
Vanderbilt men’s basketball coach Jerry Stackhouse got some very good news earlier tonight as Freshman Guard, Issac McBride, received a waiver from the NCAA and will be eligible to play in the 2020-21 College Basketball season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQRJ0P3dbHM This is huge news for the Commodores in terms up depth. Something Vanderbilt fans have often not seen... Continue Reading →
From afar, it’s clear that Tommy McClelland wouldn’t have left his position as Athletic Director at Louisiana Tech if he didn’t feel like he could implement groundbreaking changes in his new role at Vanderbilt. The new Deputy AD for External Affairs and Revenue Generation joined Joe Fisher on The Commodore Hour Monday night and discussed... Continue Reading →
There’s an African proverb that’s quoted in an old Vanderbilt football hype video that says: “If there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY5rl9A_uWM If we’re being completely honest, for Vanderbilt fans, there have been many times when it’s felt like the university and administration’s commitment to winning in... Continue Reading →
