Rick Barnes picked up a habit in 1988. The Tennessee basketball coach had landed at Providence after a year at George Mason, making the jump to a bigger level of college basketball. Coaches in the ...

With No. 6 Tennessee coming to Neville Arena on Saturday, here's what coach Rick Barnes said about Auburn basketball, Bruce Pearl and the Tigers' place in a stacked SEC.

PORTAL:The inside story on how Tennessee basketball, Rick Barnes recruited transfer portal class "His gravity and him being on the court, he doesn’t have to hit shots," Mashack said.

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.

This will be Tennessee's 16th game against former coach Bruce Pearl's Auburn Tigers. Pearl is an Auburn man, and Rick Barnes is a Tennessee Volunteer. Everyone involved should be — and probably ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. There's plenty of familiarity between Barnes and Pearl, both of whom have coached Tennessee and will be facing off for the 17th time as head coaches in ...

"I'm just proud of every guy. I just thought that we came in and battled the number one ranked team in the country and took it down to the last possession with

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes explained why he decided to plan for Johni Broome all week despite being questionable.

Auburn has bolted out to a 17-1 start that includes a 5-0 Southeastern Conference record in Bruce Pearl's 11th season on the Plains. The two most recent Auburn victories transpired without Johni Broome, the 6-foot-10, 240-pound center/forward who is averaging 17.9 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 blocked shots per game.

Tennessee announced Lady Vol head coach Kim Caldwell would not be at the Texas matchup after giving birth to her newborn baby boy.

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