Vanderbilt: Bryce Drew is Commodores new men’s hoop coach

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt has lured Bryce Drew away from his alma mater at Valparaiso to coach the Commodores men’s basketball team.
The Commodores announced the hiring Wednesday with a series of tweets from their Twitter account starting with video of their mascot welcoming Drew at the airport followed by a photo of Drew with athletic director David Williams and lastly a post asking fans to welcome their new coach.
Drew, 41, just won a school-record 30 games in his his fifth season as head coach at Valparaiso, which ended with a loss to George Washington in the NIT championship. Drew is 124-49 overall with two NCAA Tournament berths in his tenure.
He takes over a Vanderbilt program that went 19-14 under Kevin Stallings with seven NCAA Tournament berths over the past 17 seasons.
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AP Sports Writer Michael Marot contributed to this report.