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Vanderbilt guard Tyrin Lawrence to reportedly enter transfer portal

Vanderbilt senior guard Tyrin Lawrence to reportedly enter the transfer portal

After four seasons in Nashville, Vanderbilt senior guard Tyrin Lawrence will be officially entering his name into the transfer portal according to reports.

Lawrence becomes the fourth Commodores player to enter the transfer portal so far this offseason since the program officially parted ways with head coach Jerry Stackhouse last week, joining Lee Dort, Colin Smith, and Paul Lewis.

One of Vanderbilt’s top scorers the last two years, Lawrence is coming off a 2023-24 season in which he led started each the 28 games he played for the Commodores, who finished the year at 9-23 overall. Over that season, the guard averaged 13.8 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 1.5 APG, and 1.4 SPG on a 39.9% mark shooting from the field.

Across the past four seasons at Vanderbilt, Lawrence averaged a combined 9.6 PPG, 3.7 RPG, and 1.3 APG across 105 career games, 80 of which he started. Lawrence also holds a combined 44.6% field goal percentage for his collegiate career, as well as a 71.9% mark from the free throw line.

This is the second consecutive offseason in which Lawrence has entered the transfer portal after the guard withdrew his name and returned to Nashville last June.

After massive sweep of No. 18 TCU, OU baseball lands in D1Baseball’s top 25 at No. 17

Oklahoma lands in D1Baseball’s Top 25 for the first time this season after sweeping No.18 TCU.

This OU baseball team has been playing some inspired baseball recently. The Sooners have now reeled off back-to-back conference sweeps to start the 2024 conference schedule.

Despite a midweek loss to their Bedlam rivals Oklahoma State, the Sooners went 4-1 last week. Their conquest of the TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth raised plenty of eyebrows and was more than enough for the Sooners to go from unranked to No. 17 in the latest D1Baseball Top 25.

TCU was No. 12 in the country when the Sooners played this weekend, and now they are 18th, directly behind the Sooners. With Oklahoma’s inclusion into the mix, the Big 12 has two teams in the top 25. Texas and Texas Tech both fell out in this latest update after each team lost two games last week.

At the top, Arkansas remains the nation’s number-one team. Oregon State is behind them, followed by perennial powerhouse Vanderbilt at three—Clemson, LSU, and Florida slot in at four, five, and six. Texas A&M, Tennessee, Duke, and ECU round out the top 10.

The Sooners also were ranked 14th by Baseball America and 18th by Perfect Game USA.

After four straight wins against teams from the state of Texas, Oklahoma will look to keep it going on Tuesday at L. Dale Mitchell Park for a midweek matchup vs. No. 15 Dallas Baptist on Tuesday night. Dallas Baptist beat Oklahoma earlier this season, 11-7, when the two met in Dallas for a midweek affair.

 

Duke slides in latest D1Baseball rankings after series loss to Clemson; remains in top 10

Duke lost its first series of the year, an ACC matchup with Clemson, and slid down three spots to ninth in latest D1Baseball poll.

The Duke Blue Devils have lost a series for the first time all season. It wasn’t as if they lost a team to be ashamed of, but this is the first series loss Chris Pollard and his team will have to bounce back from.

The Clemson Tigers came to Durham for Duke’s home ACC opening weekend, and the Tigers spoiled it, taking the Saturday and Sunday games to claim the series. With that series loss, the Blue Devils have slid in the latest D1Baseball rankings. Duke remains a top-10 team, but they are now ninth after their three-spot slide.

Arkansas continues to cruise atop the rankings, while Oregon State and Vanderbilt round out the top three. The Commodores jumped six spots.

Clemson shot up six spots to fourth, now the highest-ranked ACC team in the poll. A slew of SEC teams follow with LSU and Florida at fifth and sixth, respectively, and Texas A&M and Tennessee rounding out the teams in front of Duke.

Fellow North Carolina-based team ECU officially cracked the top 10 for the first time this season.

Florida State debuted at 12, joining the ranks of ACC teams inside the top 25. The Seminoles have reeled off 18 straight wins to start the season and are the only undefeated team in the poll.

Virginia is 14th after taking a series from Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons continue to slide after their second straight series loss. They are now 16th after holding the seventh spot last week.

Virginia Tech also enters the poll after being unranked last week. They are 19th, one place ahead of UNC at 20. After a week that saw them go winless, getting swept by Georgia Tech, the NC State Wolfpack are officially out of the poll.

Duke will end its six-game homestand on Tuesday when it hosts Towson at Jack Coombs Field. The first pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Vanderbilt forward Lee Dort to reportedly enter transfer portal

Vanderbilt forward Lee Dort is reportedly set to enter the NCAA transfer portal following Jerry Stackhouse’s departure.

According to multiple reports, Vanderbilt forward Lee Dort is set to enter the transfer portal after two seasons with the Commodores.

Dort, a sophomore forward, appeared in only one game off the Commodores bench this season, as well as 18 total across his two seasons with Vanderbilt. Across the last two years, Dort has averaged a combined 1.7 PPG and 2.1 RPG in limited action, with each of his 18 games played coming off the bench.

Formerly the headline prospect from Vanderbilt’s 2022 recruiting class, Dort is a former four-star prospect out of Greenhill School in Texas, ranked as the No. 105 overall player for that cycle.

This news comes a day after the Commodores reportedly parted ways with head coach Jerry Stackhouse after five seasons at the helm of the Vanderbilt program. Dort is the first Vanderbilt player to announce his intention to enter the transfer portal following the news of Stackhouse’s departure – although more are expected to do so in the coming days.

PHOTOS: Highlights from Florida’s embarrassing loss at Vanderbilt

Here are highlights from Florida’s mind-boggling loss at Vanderbilt.

Things were going so well for Florida basketball but the Gators hit a road bump on Saturday afternoon in Nashville, where the Vanderbilt Commodores caught them with their pants down in a last-minute 79-78 win.

Todd Golden’s team built a double-digit lead in the first half but allowed the ‘Dores to stay in the game heading into the locker room after 20 minutes. The home squad came out firing in the second frame and simply did not let up until the final horn.

Four Gators scored in double-figures, led by Zyon Pullin’s 20 points along with his eight assists, five rebounds and a steal. Tyrese Samuel (16), Walter Clayton Jr. (14) and Alex Condon (11) were the other three in double-digits.

Take a look below at highlights from Florida’s regular-season loss at Vanderbilt below. More photos will be added as they become available.

Florida favored by double digits over Vanderbilt, per ESPN’s BPI

The Basketball Power Index expects the Gators to take care of business in Nashville on Saturday.

Florida basketball prepares for the final game of the Southeastern Conference and regular-season schedule on Saturday as it travels to Nashville for a rematch with the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Using the Basketball Power Index, ESPN is giving the Florida Gators an 89.2% win probability and with a projection to come out victorious by 13.7 points over the Commodores. The matchup quality earned a 62.2-point grade, which is among the less exciting games being played on that day.

“BPI is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of performance going forward,” the site reads. “BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is… Game predictions account for opponent strength, pace of play, site, travel distance, day’s rest and altitude, and are used to simulate the season 10,000 times to produce season projections.”

Florida is ranked No. 28 in the NET rankings coming in while Vanderbilt is No. 216, which makes it a Quadrant 3 game for the Gators and a Quadrant 1 game for the Commodores.

Florida and Vanderbilt tangle on Saturday, with tipoff slated for 4:30 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on the SEC Network.

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Best images from Kentucky Senior Night win over Vanderbilt

The images from Kentucky’s Senior Night win over Vanderbilt at Rupp Arena

Wednesday night was Senior Night for the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team, and it was one to celebrate. The Cats walked out of Rupp Arena with a 93 – 77 victory and the Seniors got to have a happy final home game.

Antonio Reeves played well in his final home game, going 8-for-17 from the field for 20 points. He also had 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Tre Mitchell had 2 points and 1 board as he tries to come back from an injury that forced him to miss several games.

The star of the game was Rob Dillingham, who got hot and made a number of tough shots both inside and outside. He totaled 23 points and 5 assists on the night.

Kentucky has now won six of their last seven games, and four in a row. They’ll play the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, and then they’ll play the SEC Tournament the following week. The NCAA Tournament will be right after that.

Here are the best images from the Kentucky Senior Night victory over Vanderbilt Wednesday night.

Kentucky vs Vanderbilt on Senior Night: How to watch

How to watch Kentucky versus Vanderbilt on Senior Night at Rupp Arena

The regular season is down to its final week for the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team. Wednesday night marks their final home game, in fact. The Vanderbilt Commodores come to Lexington for Senior night as Kentucky looks to keep their winning ways going.

In the first meeting between the two teams this year, Kentucky won handily by a score of 109 – 77. Antonio Reeves and Rob Dillingham both scored 20+ points, including combining for 10-of-14 from three point range.

Vanderbilt is led in scoring by Ezra Manjon at just over 14 points per game. The Commodores have some talented players, like Manjon, but haven’t been able to put together complete games. On the season, they’re 8 – 21 and has just 3 conference wins.

The Wildcats have been on a good run over the past few weeks, having won five of their last six games.They’ve scored 100 or more in two of their last three.

Wednesday will be the final home game for Reeves and Tre Mitchell, along with any of the underclassmen who leave for the NBA. That may provide some extra motivation for a team trying not to look ahead to Saturday’s huge showdown with Tennessee.

Here’s how to watch the game Wednesday night.

 

Kentucky – Vanderbilt Television, Radio and Streaming Information

Time: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 6th

Place: Rupp Arena, Lexington KY

Television: SEC Network

Radio: Sirius 84 and the UK Sports Radio Network

Streaming: WatchESPN

PHOTOS: LSU men’s basketball’s hot streak extends with road win over Vanderbilt

LSU withstood multiple Vanderbilt rallies to get back to .500 in SEC play on Saturday.

While an NCAA tournament bid likely isn’t in the cards barring an SEC tournament title, coach Matt McMahon’s LSU men’s basketball team is ending the regular season with quite a bit of momentum.

After a 75-61 win against Vanderbilt on the road on Saturday, the Tigers moved to 16-13 (8-8 SEC) and have now won four of their last five games

LSU jumped out to an early lead on the Commodores and led by 20 at the half. Though it had to fend off multiple rallies in the second half, the Tigers ultimately cruised to a relatively easy win.

Now, with two games to go, LSU will hit the road as it goes for a season sweep against Arkansas. In the meantime, here are the photos from Saturday’s win over Vandy.

Instant Analysis: LSU men’s basketball cruises to road win against Vanderbilt

The Tigers have now won four of their last five and are ending the regular season with a lot of momentum.

The LSU men’s basketball team stayed hot on Saturday on the road against a struggling Vanderbilt team, winning 75-61 to move to 16-13 on the season and get back to .500 in SEC play at 8-8.

With the victory, the Tigers have now won four of their last five.

Despite playing on the road, LSU took control of the game early. It quickly jumped out to a 7-0 lead, and that trend continued throughout the first half.

The Tigers led by as much as 21 in the frame and took a commanding 42-22 lead to the locker room as [autotag]Jordan Wright[/autotag] and [autotag]Tyrell Ward[/autotag] combined for 19 points in the first 20 minutes.

The Commodores opened the second half on a 14-7 run and cut the lead to 13, but they couldn’t keep the momentum on their side as LSU stretched its lead once again.

Another Vandy run cut the lead to 10, but it never got within single digits as the Tigers withstood the rally to hang on for a much-needed road win.

Wright ultimately led the team with 15 points, while Ward and [autotag]Will Baker[/autotag] scored 10. LSU relied heavily on its bench, which provided 34 points led by Jalen Reed’s 13.

With two remaining games in the regular season, LSU’s next game will come on the road as it looks for a season sweep against Arkansas on Wednesday night.

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