Vanderbilt (20-13, 8-10 SEC)

Mark Byington debuted as Vanderbilt's new coach by guiding the Commodores to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2017. They won 20 games for the first time since 2011-12 and had 11 more victories than the season before. Byington filled up his roster with 11 transfers. Byington has gone back to the portal for more help after point guard and leading scorer Jason Edwards left for Providence.

Players to watch

Guard Duke Miles started 34 games last season for Oklahoma where he scored 9.4 points a game and shot 43% from 3-point range. Tyler Harris led Washington shooting 49.5% from 3-point range, and Jalen Washington spent the last three seasons at North Carolina. Guard Mike James arrived after an injury sidelined him last season at NC State after two seasons

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