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Vanderbilt Basketball Coaching Search: Russell Turner

With few indications of Vanderbilt's possible direction in the search to replace Kevin Stallings, Anchor of Gold is left to speculate about the subjects of internet rumors. Up next: Russell Turner.

Career Record: 118-89 (6 years), 1 NCAA Tournament appearance, 0-1 NCAA Tournament record

Accomplishments: Led UC-Irvine to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since joining Division I in 2015, in between conference titles in 2014 and 2016. Was named the Big West Conference Coach of the Year in 2014.

Before He Was A Head Coach: After playing collegiately at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, Turner served as an assistant coach at his alma mater for a year before joining Dave Odom's staff at Wake Forest for six years (this coincided with the Tim Duncan era at Wake.