Is Vanderbilt's Chandler Bing named after 'Friends' sitcom? What freshman said
Is Vanderbilt basketball's Chandler Bing named after "Friends." Here is what Bing says.
Contrary to the lyrics in the intro song to the hit TV show "Friends," a lot of people have told Vanderbilt basketball freshman guard Chandler Bing that life was going to be this way. Bing, who told The Tennessean in May 2025 that he had never seen an episode of "Friends," despite sharing a name with one of the shows stars, played by Matthew Perry , has garnered plenty of attention during the No. 5 seed Commodores ' run through the SEC Tournament heading into their NCAA first-round matchup against No.
12 seed McNeese (28-5) on March 19 (2:15 p. m. , TruTV) .
"My parents weren't even thinking about the show," Bing told The Tennessean . "My mom has seen the show, but when they were naming me, I guess she didn't watch it that much, wasn't even thinking about that. "I never really had a problem with (the jokes).
Once people told me about it, I was like, 'OK, well, I know I'm going to get it a lot now. ' " LET THE GAMES BEGIN: Game faces on as Vanderbilt men's basketball returns to March Madness WATCH: Freddie O'Connell on Vanderbilt, Tennessee State in 2026 NCAA Tournament Is Vanderbilt basketball's Chandler Bing named after Friends? No, he was named after a bishop, not the TV character, he said.