Chaz Lanier started practicing his free-throw motion before he ever stepped to the line. Tennessee’s fifth-year senior guard had just been inexplicably fouled in the backcourt with 2.8 seconds left and Vanderbilt leading the Vols by two points.
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 ...
(AP) — Tennessee coach Rick Barnes walked into the locker room and delivered a ... getting thumped 73-43 at No. 8 Florida on Tuesday night. This one was over shortly after it tipped. Tennessee (14-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) missed its first nine ...
Zakai Zeigler sat for the final 7:10 of the first half between Tennessee basketball and Vanderbilt on Saturday. The Commodores outscored UT 20-9 then.
“Too competitive,” Barnes said. “Thinking they’re going to block a shot or stop everybody. Thinking we’re literally going to keep people from getting a shot off, and you can’t. You absolutely can’t foul a 3-point shooter.”
Here are all of the viewing details that you need for today's Tennessee basketball game as the Vols battle the Commodores.
Chaz Lanier had a game-tying layup bounce out with 2.8 seconds to play in Tennessee basketball's 76-75 loss at Vanderbilt.
After beating Texas, Tennessee head basketball coach Rick Barnes addressed Longhorns freshman Tre Johnson. Barnes shut down comparisons between Johnson and former Texas superstar Kevin Durant, who Barnes coached in the 2006-07 season when he was coaching the Longhorns.
Tennessee basketball committed a pair of fouls on 3-point shooters at Vanderbilt, something coach Rick Barnes has emphasized to his players not to do.
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 into the bench area.
It'll be the biggest home game of the year for the Commodores (14-3, 2-2 SEC), who have lost the last two in the series against the Volunteers (16-1, 3-1). But 2023 is not all that long ago that Vanderbilt can't remember the joy of a victory in the in-state series.