Tennessee basketball had its worst offensive game in Rick Barnes' 10 seasons, but Barnes' main concern was elsewhere in the 30-point loss at Florida.

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes protests a call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla. Credit: AP/Alan Youngblood Florida’s Alex Condon and Rueben Chinyelu dominated down low ...

What head coach Rick Barnes said after No. 1 Tennessee’s 73-43 loss at No. 8 Florida Tuesday night at Exactech Arena in Gainesville: Florida’s defense and what the Gators did to slow down Tennessee “Well,

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Rick Barnes' first remark to the Tennessee basketball ... 73-43 battering defeat against No. 8 Florida (14-1, 1-1) in Gainesville, Florida. He cited concerns wth the team's poise, questionable ...

(AP) — Tennessee coach Rick Barnes walked into the locker room ... And the Gators were hellbent on ending UT's run in Gainesville. Florida topped a No. 1 team at home for the first time in ...

After picking up its first SEC win Wednesday at Oklahoma, can Texas basketball continue its conference momentum against No. 4 Florida?

Rick Barnes has no idea why Cam Carr decided to leave the Tennessee basketball program abruptly in the middle of the season. That’s because Carr didn’t present any opportunity for a discussion before he departed Monday. “He just walked out,” the ...

ATHENS — Bruce Pearl has a No. 1-ranked team at Auburn, but the veteran coach knows that playing in the SEC will make it hard it hold its place at the top.

If Chaz Lanier isn’t going to shoot the basketball, Rick Barnes isn’t going to play him. That’s how simple and how direct the message was from the head coach to his star transfer Saturday night against Texas at the Moody Center in Austin.

Week 10 in college basketball saw a big upset in the SEC. After spending five weeks at No. 1 in both the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 after their 14-0 start, the Tennessee Volunteers suffered a 30-point blowout loss,

The Tennessee Vols will be falling from the top spot when the new AP men's basketball poll comes out Monday, but they won't be doing so on a losing streak.