Vandy fined $250K for hurrying court after Vols win

NASHVILLE, Tenn.– The Southeastern Conference is fining Vanderbilt $250,000 for fans hurrying the court after the Commodores upset No. 6 Tennessee in males’s basketball on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer.

The league revealed the great Friday for breaching the SEC policy restricting access to the competitors location. This is Vanderbilt’s 4th offense and 2nd in three months. Vanderbilt also was docked $250,000 in November for fans coming onto the field following a 31-24 football win over Florida on Nov. 19.

Teammates mobbed Tyrin Lawrence after his 3-pointer from the best corner in front of the Vanderbilt bench snapped an 11-game skid to in-state rival Tennessee with a 66-65 victory Wednesday night, the greatest win yet of coach Jerry Stackhouse’s four-year tenure. Trainees and other fans quickly ran onto the court to celebrate.Security lined the court,

and Vanderbilt made an announcement warning fans to stay off the court with about a minute left in the tight game.The SEC announced in November a group is

examining its policies on fans coming onto fields or courts with guidelines expected to be updated for the 2023-24 season. Presently, fines for such violations go to the SEC’s Post-Graduate Scholarship Fund.A member’s very first offense expenses$50,000, $100,000 for the second and up to$ 250,000 after that. League members adopted the initial policy in 2004 with fines treked throughout the 2015 SEC spring meetings.