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[Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz]

🐻 2x All-Star
🐻 All-NBA Second Team
🐻 Rookie of the Year
🐻 All-Rookie First Team
🐻 Most Improved Player
🐻 Franchise record for points in a single game (52)

12, thank you for every highlight, every memory, every unforgettable moment and for all you've given this team, this community and this city. From the 〽️ with love 💙

Thank you @JaMorant for 7 great years.

[Nate Bargatze @natebargatze]

Anchor Down!

[Joey Dwyer @joey_dwy]

It’s official; Tyler Tanner will either play at Vanderbilt next season or will be drafted by an NBA team.

The transfer portal closed last night and Tanner didn’t enter it.

[Playoff MEM @PlayoffMem]

Desmond Bane on LeBron’s comments on Memphis

“The people who live there in Memphis and spend their time there understand how special it is. It’s just real genuine people. If you’ve been there you know.”

Via @ScoopB

[Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM]

What Toronto Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic did on a random f'ing Thursday in Memphis:

He visited St. Jude.

[Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM]

Darko Rajakovic: "I don't care what the rest of the world thinks. I have my opinion. I love the people of Memphis. I had an amazing time here living in East Memphis in Germantown. I love the food. I love every time I come here."

[Paul Young @mayorpaulyoung]

Shout out to Stephen A. Smith and Kendrick Perkins for recognizing the importance of Memphis as an NBA city.

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

Vanderbilt University announces they admitted just 1382 students out of 48,720 regular decision applicants. That’s an acceptance rate of 2.8%. SEC and southern ACC schools, led by Vanderbilt, are white hot when it comes to nationwide desirability.

[Tim @Tim_GrizzAFCA]

My 2nd trip to Memphis is almost over and I’ve again really enjoyed my time here. So I felt the need to say something, especially after what LeBron said today.

This city often gets a very bad rep and I’ve experienced that myself. Players shitting on it, media saying it’s dangerous, people asking me why I’d go here because I wouldn’t be safe, I’ve heard it all. All those people couldn’t be more wrong.

This is a city very different from other “typical American cities”. Memphis has it’s own identity, an identity that makes it special. Memphis is a very warm and welcoming city. From the second my first trip started last year I’ve felt welcomed by the people. In the Fedexforum, on the streets, in the airport, in my hotel. My experiences have been nothing but positive. Not once have I felt unsafe or anything remotely close to it, not in my week long stay last year and also not in my almost 2 week long stay this year.

Now of course every city has its weaknesses and room for improvement. And that’s where I have to give a lot of credit to the mayor and the people who run this city. Even in the year between my trips there has been clear improvement. The streets are cleaner, there’s roadwork being done and downtown is noticeably more lively compared to last year.

Don’t let people who have never been here tell you what and how this city is. Memphis is a unique and beautiful city, Memphis is Memphis. I have truly loved my time here and I can’t wait to keep coming back in the future. But first one more game against Toronto tomorrow.

[Vanderbilt WBB @VandyWBB]

Make it a clean sweep for Coach Ralph

@SheaRalph has been named the @AP Coach of the Year

She has been named Coach of the Year by every major WBB outlet this season

⚓️⬇️

[Playoff MEM @PlayoffMem]

LeBron James IGNORED a Make a Wish kid in Memphis whose wish was to see/meet him.

DISAPPOINTING

Via @PetePranica

[Neil W. Blackmon @nwblackmon]

Incredible environment in OKC for Nebraska.

If I’m Vanderbilt AD Candice Storey Lee, I’d love to know how my team became healthier, added multiple Quad 1A wins, and not only went down a seed line from the February seedline reveal but also was shipped to OKC to potentially play a functional road game in the round of 32.

Biggest committee error of the Field of 68.

Commodores fans are right to feel aggrieved.

[CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 @CBSSportsCBB]

"This is the worst seeded team in the entire NCAA Tournament."

@MOD4three says Vandy should've been a 3 or 4 seed.

[Vanderbilt Men's Basketball @VandyMBB]

‘Bilt for this. ‘Bilt for March.

‘Bilt tough.

#AnchorDown⚓️⬇️

[Will Byrum @TheWillByrum]

Vanderbilt got absolutely screwed as a 5 seed

Not one resume metric validates being anything less than a 4

NCAA NET: 13th
KenPom: 12th
Torvik: 10th
SOR: 7th
KPI: 8th 
BPI: 14th
Wins above bubble: 10th (supposedly very important this year)

Shouldn’t have wasted their energy participating in the SEC Tournament

[Joey Dwyer @joey_dwy]

Duke Miles says he's interested in being a public speaker, therapist and basketball trainer when he's done playing basketball. Each profession aligns with his lifelong goal.

"I want to be able to go out and help people," he told @VandyOnSI.

More:
https://t.co/QMDB8pUZey

[David Cobb @DavidWCobb]

Vanderbilt beat NCAA Tournament teams VCU, Saint Mary’s, SMU and UCF.

Nebraska did not beat a single tournament team in noncon and got a better seed.

[Vanderbilt WBB @VandyWBB]

The Nation’s Best Coach

@SheaRalph has been named @espn’s National Coach of the Year

⚓️⬇️

[The Field of 68 @TheFieldOf68]

Tyler Tanner’s SEC run was historic 🔥

21.5 PPG | 5.5 AST | 2.3 STL

He joins Jay Williams and Jason Terry as the only high-major players to average 21/5.5/2 in the last 30 years 🤯

[Vanderbilt WBB @VandyWBB]

For just the sixth time in League history and the first time since 2013-14, the same school has won SEC Coach of the Year, Player of the Year AND Freshman of the Year.