Vanderbilt has hired Mark Byington away from James Madison just three days after he led the Dukes to a first-round upset of Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament. School officials at Vanderbilt announced the hire Monday afternoon. Byington will be officially introduced at a Thursday afternoon news conference at Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gym.
James Madison head coach Mark Byington talks to his team during a time-out in the second half of a second-round college basketball game against Duke in the NCAA Tournament Sunday, March 24, 2024, in New York. James Madison coach Mark Byington reacts during the second half of the team’s first-round college basketball game against Wisconsin in the men’s NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 22, 2024, in New York.
“From our first conversations, Coach Byington impressed me with his competitiveness, his intensity, his passion for developing young men on and off the court, his love for the game, and his plan to elevate Vanderbilt men’s basketball to new levels of success,” Vanderbilt athletic director Candice Story Lee said in a statement. “I was struck by the shared passion that we have for what this basketball program can be and for all that is possible at this great institution.
Vanderbilt went 9-23 this year, which represented a steep fall after Stackhouse led the Commodores to a 22-13 mark and an NIT appearance last season. Vanderbilt has gone just 34-90 in Southeastern Conference competition over the last seven seasons as fans increasingly stayed away from home games. “I know Commodore fans are eager for success, and we will get there together,” Byington said in a statement released by Vanderbilt.He began his head coaching career by taking over a Georgia Southern program that had suffered through seven straight losing seasons. Byington went 131-97 with four 20-win seasons in seven years at Georgia Southern.
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