Barnes, Tennessee

Before Barnes, Pearl and Mears, Tennessee basketball excelled under this coach
With the University of Tennessee Vols men’s basketball team having another outstanding season under coach Rick Barnes, it is easy to assume fans' passion for the program has reached a new level.
Why Rick Barnes' return to Texas with Tennessee basketball is different this time
Rick Barnes coached at Texas for 17 seasons, winning more than 400 games before he was fired in 2015 and hired at Tennessee.
Rick Barnes benches Chaz Lanier, says Tennessee's leading scorer wasn't doing what he's 'getting paid 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.
Why Rick Barnes benched Chaz Lanier vs. Texas: Not doing what he's 'paid to do'
Chaz Lanier had 10 points on 3-for-11 shooting in Tennessee basketball's 74-70 win at Texas on Saturday, which included a stern Rick Barnes lesson.
What Rick Barnes' biggest concern was in Tennessee basketball's loss at Florida
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 men's basketball coach says he benched top scorer for failing to do what he's 'getting paid to do'
Tennessee Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes explained why he decided to sit the team's leading scorer, Chaz Lanier, during Saturday's win over Texas.
Texas basketball: Does former Longhorn coach Rick Barnes see any Kevin Durant in Tre Johnson?
Rick Barnes, the former Texas basketball coach, was impressed by the star freshman for the Longhorns after Tennessee held on ...
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Rick Barnes pushes back against comparisons between Texas’ Tre Johnson, Kevin Durant
Few people know Kevin Durant better as a player than Tennessee Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes. That’s because he was ...
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Auburn's Bruce Pearl makes strong statement about Tennessee Vols head coach Rick Barnes
Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl made his feelings about Tennessee Vols head coach Rick Barnes unmistakably clear ...
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What Rick Barnes said he told Jonas Aidoo after Tennessee basketball beat Arkansas
Rick Barnes had a few simple words for Jonas Aidoo on Saturday when the Tennessee basketball coach met the former Vols ...
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Tennessee coach Rick Barnes believes losing at Florida will be good for his team
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tennessee coach Rick Barnes walked into the locker room and delivered a brief message to his downtrodden team: “This is good for us.” At least in the long run.
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Rick Barnes describes postgame conversation with Jonas Aidoo
Rick Barnes had a heart-to-heart talk with Jonas Aidoo after the former Tennessee player returned Saturday wearing different ...
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No. 1 Tennessee seeks to regain poise on trip to Texas
It will be just the second time Tennessee coach Rick Barnes has brought a team to Austin to face the Longhorns, the first resulting in a 52-51 loss to Texas in January 2022 in the SEC/Big 12 ...
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Rick Barnes has mixed emotions in beating up Rodney Terry’s Longhorns as Vols bounce back in SEC race
It's just business, nothing personal, as Barnes beats his former assistant as UT's Johnson shows offensive spark ...