Vanderbilt men’s basketball adds Kenneth Mangrum as assistant coach under Mark Byington

New Vanderbilt Commodores men’s basketball coach Mark Byington has added assistant coach Kenneth Mangrum to his staff.

Mangrum was an assistant coach with New Mexico State (13-19, 7-9, 4th in CUSA) last season. A 17-year college basketball coaching veteran, Mangrum’s previous stops include Troy University, Texas Southern, University of Texas at Arlington, Sam Houston, and Angelo State.

Prior to coaching, Mangrum played four seasons (1998-2002) as a guard for North Texas. He averaged 5.7 points in 21.5 minutes per game for the Mean Green.

Mangrum will join four other assistant coaches under Byington, including Rick Ray, Jon Cremins, Xavier Joyner, and Matt Bucklin.

Byington is entering his first season as Vanderbilt men’s basketball head coach. He was hired on Mar. 25 to take over the Commodores after the school fired former head coach Jerry Stackhouse.

Byington spent four seasons as head coach for James Madison University, coaching them to a 220-137 record over his career. Last season, he led the Dukes to a 32-4 record and an NCAA tournament appearance.

Vanderbilt finished 9-23 last season, then fired Stackhouse on Mar. 14.

Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Alex at[email protected]. Follow Alex on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @alexdaugherty1

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Publish date : 2024-08-27 17:48:10

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