Picking a Rick Barnes-coached team to flop out of March Madness earlier than expected is like predicting a sellout for the Super Bowl or a rain delay at Wimbledon. It happens practically every ...

Rick Barnes was tired when he and his Tennessee men’s basketball team finally got home from Orlando at 1 a.m. Sunday after beating Duke the day before to advance to the Sweet 16. Even so ...

Rick Barnes crashed out of yet another NCAA men’s tournament on Thursday night. For those keeping track, he has yet to get out of the Sweet 16 in eight seasons at Tennessee. It's been 15 years ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Kelvin Sampson has come to expect the late-night phone calls from Rick Barnes. The Houston coach can’t begin to predict Barnes’ reason for calling after decades of picking up ...

INDIANAPOLIS — As his players did most of the talking, crowing about the merits of “Tennessee basketball,” Rick Barnes mainly just sat there. In quiet reflection, Barnes, the Volunteers ...

They are the winningest seniors to ever play on Rocky Top. Mashack made it clear that his goal was to help Rick Barnes win his first national championship. Earlier in the week, Zeigler reflected ...

However, the biggest question for the Vols has been whether head coach Rick Barnes will retire at the conclusion of the season. This speculation was fueled by ESPN’s Jeff Borzello during the ...

Some fans are frustrated with Vols head coach Rick Barnes' offensive game plan and inability to lead Tennessee to the Final Four during his tenure. Tennessee scored just 15 points in the first ...

Rick Barnes earned $7 million as the Tennessee basketball coach last season. Barnes had a salary of $5.8 million for the 2024-25 season, then earned $1.2 million in on-court bonuses for Tennessee ...

Barnes admits if they want to defeat Kentucky they will have to play better defensively and get great frontcourt play to stand a chance. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes knows exactly what his ...