Vanderbilt Commodores NCAA Basketball News

A resurgent University of Kentucky basketball program once again was the talk of Southeastern Conference media day this year, and that's probably good for the rest of the league.

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Patrick Patterson dunked for his 2 of 4 points against Campbellsville's Shawn Savage.

A basketball thumped off the chest of Jeffery Taylor on Feb. 7, 2009. This was his wake-up moment.

In roughly six weeks, you'll know if Vanderbilt is a real serious player for the SEC East title.

Lots of college basketball teams play abroad in the summer to take advantage of NCAA rules that allow such trips every four years.

South Carolina split the SEC East division title last year, and brings back four starters and five seniors.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: After last year's big recruiting crop that produced three starters, the Commodores add only one newcomer this season, but 6-4 guard John Jenkins is a good one and could provide significant help on the perimeter with his shooting.

A year ago, the answer to the question of "Who is the best shooter in the country?" was fairly consistent.

The UAB men's basketball team added graduate students Kenneth Cooper and George Drake to the roster on Tuesday.

The NCAA approved the graduate student transfer waivers for George Drake and Kenneth Cooper and both will be eligible to play for UAB this season.

Vanderbilt landed some size with its second men's basketball commitment for the Class of 2010.

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Coach: Kevin Stallings . Last season's record: 19-12 overall, 8-8 in SEC . Postseason: None.

The Saint Mary's College men's basketball team will play 16 home games this season, beginning with a Nov.

Location: Nashville, TN Key Returners A.J. Ogilvy , Jermaine Beal , Jeffery Taylor , Brad Tinsley Top Newcomer: John Jenkins Strengths With the top four players in its rotation returning, Vanderbilt will be loaded this season.

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Basketball Australia's Boomers trounce Turkey in China tournament final Australia's men's basketball team has won the four-nation Boris Stankovic Continental Cup in Kunshan City, China, beating Turkey 69-52 in the final.

John Shulman tried hard to sound like the same University of Tennessee at Chattanooga basketball coach we've come to admire the past five seasons.

It may be football time in Tennessee . But it's also basketball time in McKenzie Arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga .