Predictions, picks and odds as Vanderbilt basketball faces Texas in the first round of the SEC tournament. Plus, injury updates and the latest news.

Texas basketball and freshman Tre Johnson need a long run in the SEC Tournament to revive their NCAA Tournament hopes. That starts vs. Vanderbilt.

This is unlikely to push Vanderbilt out of the NCAA Tournament completely. But the Commodores haven't looked in the last two games like a team that could put a scare into top seeds in March, and the problem becomes magnified if MJ Collins and Grant Huffman, who missed Saturday's game with injury, can't return soon.

Vanderbilt’s chances of earning an NCAA Tournament invitation weren’t completely ruined with back-to-back losses to unranked teams to end the season. But the Commodores are far from the near-locks they were after beating then-No.

Here's what's at stake for Vanderbilt basketball in the SEC tournament, including impacts on the March Madness bracket.