A crazy carousel of coaches on Monday keeps spinning. First it was Kyle Smith to Stanford, then Danny Sprinkle to Washington, and now Vanderbilt has hired James Madison coach Mark Byington, the school announced Tuesday. The hire was a quick decision, coming less than 18 hours after Byington’s No. 12 James Madison team lost to No. 4 Duke 93-55 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
«Vanderbilt is getting an extraordinary coach and person in Mark Byington. From our first conversations, Coach Byington impressed me with his competitiveness, his intensity, his passion for developing youth 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 Storey Lee said in a statement released by the school. «I was surprised by the shared passion we have for what this basketball program can be and for everything that is possible at this great institution. I was also impressed by Mark’s approach to building an elite culture and his desire to fully immerse himself in every corner of Commodore Nation. “He has demonstrated his ability to change programs at Georgia Southern and James Madison by working tirelessly and communicating a shared vision.”
The Dukes finished 32-4 this season and were ranked 62nd on KenPom.com. JMU opened the tournament with a convincing 72-61 victory over fifth-ranked Wisconsin, giving the program its first NCAA tournament victory since 1983.
Fuente: CBS Sports
2024-03-26 20:02:53
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