Bryce Drew is in his first season as Vanderbilt basketball head coach, and this is only the program’s second tournament appearance in the last five years. The Commodores lost in the “First Four” of last year’s tournament to Wichita State 70-50.
Drew had previously taken his alma mater Valparaiso to two NCAA Tournaments in his five years as the head coach. But the program only has one tournament win all-time, and you have to go back to when Drew was the Crusaders’ star player for that victory.
For Vanderbilt you have to go back to 2012 to find the last time Vanderbilt won a tournament game.