Tennessee, Rick Barnes and Kentucky

Tennessee HC Rick Barnes drops ‘best ever’ hot take on SEC basketball
Tennessee basketball is going through some ebbs and flows this season as it navigates an absolute gauntlet in the SEC, and it had another down moment on Tuesday night. Despite fighting hard deep into the second half,
Rick Barnes after Tennessee’s loss at Kentucky: ‘The threes didn’t beat us’
No, Kentucky shooting 12-for-24 from the 3-point line wasn’t anything new Tuesday night at Rupp Arena. It was the same exact numbers that the Wildcats shot from three two weeks earlier at Food City Center.
Rick Barnes recaps Tennessee's loss at Kentucky
No. 18 Kentucky (17-7, 6-5 SEC) defeated No. 4 Tennessee (20-5, 7-5 SEC), 75-64, on Tuesday at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes discussed the Vols' loss after the game.
What went wrong for Tennessee in loss to Kentucky basketball?
Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes talks to the media after the Volunteers’ 75-64 loss to Kentucky in Lexington on Feb. 11, 2025.
Tennessee basketball’s Rick Barnes gets 100% real on what cost Volunteers in loss to Kentucky
Tennessee basketball head coach Rick Barnes got real on what cost the Volunteers in their loss to Kentucky. Even though the No. 5 Volunteers were on the road, they were favored to take down the No. 15 Wildcats.
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Tennessee coach Rick Barnes explains why he called Mark Byington after Vanderbilt hired him
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 ...
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How Tennessee basketball used a halftime film session to beat Missouri
Rick Barnes wasn’t happy. The Tennessee basketball coach tramped into the locker room at halftime with 15 minutes to vent. He chose to pull up four minutes of film. It was the first four minutes ...
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Rick Barnes explains decision to not play Zakai Zeigler with two fouls in Vanderbilt loss
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 ...
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Rick Barnes' tone was different after Tennessee basketball lost at Auburn. Here's why.
AUBURN, Ala. — Rick Barnes has a tell. The Tennessee basketball coach fidgets during his postgame news conferences when he is frustrated. He plays with a water bottle. He taps his hands on the ...