Rick Barnes coached at Texas for 17 seasons, winning more than 400 games before he was fired in 2015 and hired at Tennessee.

NASHVILLE — Rick Barnes turned away, shaking his head. Vanderbilt guard Tyler Nickel lay on the court, his 3-pointer rattling in as Barnes diverted his gaze. The Tennessee basketball coach wasn ...

Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes didn’t mince words when he revealed why he sat the team’s leading scorer, Chaz Lanier, in Saturday’s win over the Texas Longhorns.

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes gave leading scorer Chaz Lanier a quick hook just 11 seconds into the second half on Saturday at Texas, benching him for peeling off a screen and hurling an errant pass ...

Rick Barnes was not pleased about it. Chaz Lanier had a potential game-tying layup blocked off the backboard with under 10 seconds remaining in No. 6 Tennessee's 75-74 loss at Vanderbilt on Saturday.

NASHVILLE — Rick Barnes did not think about putting Zakai Zeigler in the game with two fouls in the first half Saturday. The Vols guard sat for the final 7:10 before halftime after picking up ...

Then Zakai Zeigler picked up his second foul with 7:10 remaining. Rick Barnes elected to sit Zeigler for the remainder of the first half. The senior point guard took a seat on the bench with ...

Rick Barnes has already done this. The Tennessee basketball coach is returning to Texas again, going back to his home for 17 years and to the school he coached to more than 400 wins. There is one ...