Rick Barnes became the winningest active college basketball coach with Tennessee's win against Kentucky in the Sweet 16. He ...

Tennessee's Rick Barnes and Houston's Kelvin Sampson have known each other since the 1970s. They are coaching against each other in the Elite Eight.

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 ...

Rick Barnes, Kelvin Sampson met as North Carolina college players in the 1970s Sampson and Barnes grew up in North Carolina — Sampson in Laurinburg by the South Carolina border and Barnes in the ...

Rick Barnes has a question ... Tennessee stands between UH and San Antonio They grew up 165 miles apart in North Carolina. Barnes, known as “Little Ricky from Hickory” who “used to ...

Five-star prospect Nate Ament sees himself as a young Kevin Durant being taught by Rick Barnes in Tennessee. The 6-foot-10 wing announced his commitment to play with Tennessee on the knowledge that ...

BARNES: Who is Rick Barnes? A tour of Italy with Tennessee's basketball coach shows the man within The Hickory, North Carolina, native agreed to an amended contract in April 2019 that paid him ...

Rick Barnes is in his 10th season as the Tennessee basketball coach. He has led the Vols to three straight Sweet 16 appearances.

INDIANAPOLIS − Rick Barnes says he plans on being the Tennessee ... breaking through to the Elite Eight in 2024. The Hickory, North Carolina, native reached the Final Four in 2003 with Texas.

Rick Barnes should be in the Naismith Basketball ... and Roy Williams, Kansas, North Carolina (30) — have more NCAA trips than Barnes. All three have been in the Hoops Hall since 2007.

Rick Barnes has a 0-1 record in his Final Four career ... He helped top-seeded Texas beat UNC Asheville, Purdue, UConn and Michigan State in the South Regional bracket of the 2003 NCAA Tournament ...