Aria Gerson Nashville Tennessean
After Vanderbilt basketball’s buzzer-beating win over Tennessee on Wednesday, athletic director Candice Lee announced a T-shirt giveaway on Twitter.
The slogan? “We don’t do orange.”
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I’m giving away some of these shirts to our most loyal fans. Reply and show me where you watched tonight’s win from and I’ll pick five winners! https://t.co/3ciFdi8byF
— Candice Storey Lee (@VandyAD) February 9, 2023
Vanderbilt began selling the shirts after former Commodores baseball star Dansby Swanson encouraged his Atlanta Braves teammate and former Vanderbilt pitcher Kyle Wright to move away from a seat with an orange Gatorade during a post-game press conference in October.
“We don’t do orange”
(h/t @Alan__Cole)#VandyBoys https://t.co/SHbLTJm5EM pic.twitter.com/To6e7QYVng— Aria Gerson (@aria_gerson) October 13, 2022
The Commodores (12-12, 5-6) defeated the Vols for the first time in six years after a buzzer-beater by Tyrin Lawrence. With 0.1 seconds on the clock, Lawrence hit a wide open 3-pointer and Vanderbilt fans stormed the court at Memorial Gymnasium. It is the biggest win of coach Jerry Stackhouse’s tenure and the Commodores’ first win over a top-10 team since 2016. Vanderbilt had lost 11 straight to Tennessee, including in Knoxville earlier this season.
Lee said she would give away T-shirts to five fans who responded to her tweet with the location from which they watched the game.
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