Vanderbilt basketball lost to Auburn as expected, but it must play better going forward against elite teams if it hopes to make the NCAA tournament.

Here's what Mark Byington said about Chaney Johnson's performance for Auburn against Vanderbilt basketball. From my seat at Super Bowl LIX, the crowd’s disparate reactions to Swift and Trump felt like a chilling microcosm of our culture.

Mark Byington has earned the right to take a victory lap and dunk on everyone who doubted him and picked Vanderbilt to finish last in the SEC. After all, he's done this before. His first team at James Madison four years ago was picked to finish ninth of 10 teams in the CAA before surging past expectations to share the conference crown.

Here's what you need to know about Mark Byington, the first-year Vanderbilt basketball coach with wins over Tennessee and Kentucky.

LeBron James got drafted No. 1 — again. James, the player with the most All-Star appearances in NBA history, was selected No. 1 overall for the Feb. 16 competition in San Francisco. The All-Star draft was held on TNT, with analysts Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley picking the teams. Their relationship is still going strong.