One Thing Vanderbilt Basketball Must See Improve Throughout This Season

NASHVILLE—Tyler Tanner steals the ball on the logo midway through the second half. He passes the ball off, then follows a missed layup, gets the rebound, and puts it back over a nearby defender to extend Vanderbilt’s lead. Tanner is the biggest piece of Vanderbilt’s program, which is built to win, and yet his performance took place in a house that was half-packed.

Now I’ll admit, this article had more weight when I started writing 10 minutes before tip-off. At that point, the student section was a mere four rows deep. There were more empty seats behind the home basket than supporting fans. Gradually the stadium started to fill up, and with it, the atmosphere improved to the minimum level an…