Vanderbilt basketball announced the first two signings for coach Mark Byington as Jayden Leverett and Jaylon Dean-Vines signed with the Commodores.

Vanderbilt basketball didn't have a great night shooting from 3-point range or the free-throw line, but its defense did plenty to bother Cal.

Mark Byington kicks off his tenure as the Vanderbilt head men’s basketball coach on Monday night. But he’s not too caught up in the specific outcome. In his debut as the Commodores head coach, Byington is really going to be measuring his team by some non-score-centric measures.