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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Rick Barnes, the Tennessee men's basketball head coach, was recognized as the winner of the Pat Summitt Lifetime Achievement Award, the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame announced ...
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 ...
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 ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Some nights Kelvin Sampson’s phone will ring. Rick Barnes has a question. “He won’t even say hello. He will just say, you still run your 3-2-zone? I’ll say, yeah ...
INDIANAPOLIS — University of Tennessee head basketball coach Rick Barnes addressed rumors about him stepping down at the end of the season, telling reporters he has no plans to do so at the moment.
Rick Barnes is one win away from another Elite Eight appearance, and if you think he’s thinking about retirement, think again. Ahead of Tennessee’s Sweet 16 matchup with Kentucky, the 70-year ...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WDRB) — Rick Barnes is a terrific college basketball coach, a guy who’s won at Providence, Clemson, Texas and, of course, Tennessee. Rick Barnes should be in the Naismith ...
Head coach Rick Barnes has built a reputation for going out in the transfer portal to bring in stars. Just look at the last two years. Last season, Barnes brought in SEC Player of the Year Dalton ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rick Barnes doesn’t recall the finer points of the UCLA coaching search in April 2019. The Tennessee basketball coach mainly recollects his response in the middle of a career ...
Until then, here’s what Barnes had to say about his Tennessee squad after opening March Madness with a win. Tennessee men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes led the Volunteers into the NCAA round ...