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.
