Byington had swung and missed when Bickerstaff came out of high school — he chose then-CAA rival Drexel instead — and again when Bickerstaff transferred from Drexel and chose Boston College.

The hire was a swift decision, coming in less than 18 hours after Byington's 12th-seeded James Madison team lost to No. 4 Duke 93-55 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Byington, 47, went 82-36 in four seasons at JMU, leading the Dukes to the second round of the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Duke, 93-55, Sunday night in Brooklyn. The Dukes finished 32-4.

Vanderbilt men's basketball is hiring James Madison 's Mark Byington as its next head coach, a person with direct knowledge told The Tennessean on Monday. The person requested anonymity because no ...

Byington went 82-36 in his four seasons with the Dukes. He got his head coaching start at Georgia Southern in 2013, and he went 131-97 in seven seasons there before landing in Harrisonburg.

Vanderbilt is set to hire Mark Byington as its next men's basketball coach. Byington led James Madison to a program-record 32 wins and a victory over No. 5-seeded Wisconsin in the opening round of ...

Vanderbilt is expected to hire James Madison’s Mark Byington as its next men’s basketball coach, a program source told The Athletic on Monday. Byington led the No. 12-seeded Dukes to their ...

New Vanderbilt basketball coach Mark Byington has added assistant coach Kenneth Mangrum to his staff, the school announced Tuesday. Mangrum was an assistant coach with New Mexico State (13-19, 7-9 ...

‘Our time is coming. Get ready!’: Vanderbilt basketball officially hiring James Madison’s Mark Byington as head coach On March 14, Vandy moved on from coach Jerry Stackhouse after five seasons.

Mark Byington, shown Sunday coaching James Madison during its first NCAA Tournament since 2013, is heading to Vanderbilt, according to multiple reports. His Dukes were 32-4 this season.