Vanderbilt basketball extends Mark Byington after North Carolina interest
Vanderbilt basketball has signed coach Mark Byington to a contract extension after he led the team to back-to-back NCAA tournaments. Byington's extension comes after he was considered a potential candidate for the North Carolina coaching job, which is now available after the Tar Heels parted ways with coach Hubert Davis.
Vanderbilt basketball has signed coach Mark Byington to a contract extension. The extension was announced on March 28. Byington led the Commodores to a 27-9 record and a second-round finish in the NCAA Tournament. He is the first coach in program history to win 20 games in each of his first two seasons. Byington was considered a potential candidate for the North Carolina coaching job. However, with his extension, the Tar Heels will need to look elsewhere.
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