The Vanderbilt Basketball Team And Their Great Wins Since 2003

The Vanderbilt Commodores are a good college basketball team. They have never made it to a final four and they don’t get the exposure of some of the other SEC teams, but they are incredibly exciting to watch.

Forgetting about the bad memories, here are some of the best moments of the past few years for the team.

2008 vs. #1 Tennessee – A year after my graduation, Vandy was led by senior Shan Foster and Freshman AJ Ogilvy. Two days after Tennessee, Vanderbilt’s in state rival, beat #1 Memphis, Tennessee took the title of best team in the country. Only then they had to play at Vanderbilt and got wiped out.

If you are a fan of college hoops then you know Florida was dominant in 2006-2007. They were the first back to back champions in quite some time. What you may not be aware of is the fact that Vandy handed them their first loss as defending champions.

This team of Florida Gators went on to win the national championship again in 2007, so I can’t hate on that. Even if Joakim Noah remains my least favorite player to this day.

Vanderbilt was a hot ticket coming into the NCAAB Tournament in 2007. They were led behind senior Derek Byars and Shan Foster. Both players played exceptionally well and were able to beat out a great Washington State Cougars team. This was one game where neither team deserved to lose.

In 2007, Vandy was undefeated at home. In the last game of the season, they faced a very talented Mississippi State team that was determined to win. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, this was Shan Foster’s night. He managed to hit 9 three pointers, including 7 in a row the most amazing performance by a college player I’ve ever seen.

Another great game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs took place in 2003. It was the SEC Tournament in Atlanta and yours truly was sitting in the press box. The game went to double overtime, yet Vanderbilt prevailed to make it to the SEC Finals.

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