LOGO WATCH #109....Tennessee Titans, Nashville Predators, Music City Miracle...OH!...and Vandy COMMODORE BASKETBALL...VANDY puts 3 in the LOGO including Two 1st Rounders...take that UK and UNC

I have been saying this for years that if  the Vanderbilt University Commodores ever lose Lead Man Kevin Stallings their Hoops Program will suffer dramatically. Stallings and Vandy were 1 of 2 Teams that beat the Six 2012 Draft Pick loaded Kentucky Wildcats. Stallings of the Gene Keady (Purdue) and Roy Williams (Kansas) Tree of coaching and his longest tint as a Head Coach has been in Nashville, Tennessee at Vandy having been in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois at Illinois State University.

Remember these Commodores...Dan Langhi (1st Round Pick Houston Rockets), Billy McCaffery (Younger Brother of yes...Stanford Alum and Former Broncos WR Ed McCaffery), Shane Foster, Derrick Byars (2011-12 Spurs). Matt Freije, Ronnie McMahan, and arguably their greatest player of all and former World Champion with the Bulls Will Perdue who is now the Color Man on ESPN's NBA Radio.  

The Commodores had lofty expectations this past season as they had 3 of the Top 15 Players in the SEC and 3 of the Top 35 in the Country coming back and they all ended up being Top 31 Picks in the 2012 NBA Draft. Sniper John Jenkins, Custodian Jeffrey Taylor, and Big Estus Fezeli. Jenkins may be the best shooter in the Country, Taylor was the 2nd best defender in the SEC behind MKG of UK (and the both get drafted to mikeCATS), and Ezeli was arguably the best Center in the SEC and the 4th Center in the 1st Round of the 2012 NBA Draft taken.

Taking a look at the Three Commodores that were taken in the 2012 NBA Draft sponsored by have you ever seen Memorial Gymnasium on the Vandy Campus where the Teams Benches are under the Baskets and not on the conventional sideline and arguably a Top 5 Toughest to play in the Country let a lone the SEC:

#23 Overall Atlanta Hawks John Jenkins 6-4 Sniper: The best shooter in the 2012 NBA Draft and can catch and shoot with the best of them. Needs to obviously work on his Game from the bounce like most College Snipers coming into the Logo. He will really help the Hawks spread the floor with his range an deft shooting touch.

#30 Overall Golden State Warriors Festus Ezeli 6-10 Big: The Monster in the middle with brut strength and excellent hands. Will be a Solid Rebounder and Defender in the Logo and he is a Space Eater. The Commodores would play Denial D and funnel everything to Ezeli and he would clean it up. Will help the Warriors as they need David Lee and Jeremy Tyler to play the 4.

#31 Overall Charlotte mikeCATS Jeffrey Taylor 6-7 Custodian: Was the 2nd best defender in the SEC behind MKG of the UK Cats and this dude can play. Can beat you of the bounce, nice mid-range game, and reminds me a little of Current Raptors Sonny Weems coming out of Pig Sooie Fame Fayetteville, Arkansas and Taylor can take the Elevator as well. The mikeCATS needed Wings who were athletic and can get out and defend and finish in transition and they get him along with MKG.....#GotScoutinSEC?

If you didn't know now you know about the Vanderbilt Commodore Basketball Program and its History. This is by far no One Trick Pony and expect more Commodores Basketball to make noise in the SEC and Nationally as well as more Vandy Players to be drafted into the Logo in the Future.