subject: The Vanderbilt Basketball Team And Their Best Wins Since 2003 [print this page] If you are a fan of college basketball, then you probably have taken notice of the Vanderbilt Commodores over the past few years. With 3 tournament appearances and two Sweet 16 appearances, this team has had its highs (in addition to many lows).
Sure I am biased because I went to school there, but this team has had some incredible wins in recent years. Here are the top 5.
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.
2007 vs. #1 Florida - At the time, Florida was coming off a national championship with every one of their players returned. They were expectedly ranked #1 in country, however did not stand a chance against Vanderbilt. We stormed the court after the victory.
It should be noted that Florida went on to win the national championship again. So yeah, the Commodores should essentially have been given the title that year. Kidding, kidding.
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.
2003 vs Mississippi State - This SEC Semi-final game went down to the wire. Like three times. Vanderbilt ended up winning this one in double overtime against a fantastic Mississippi State team under the guidance of Matt Freije.
