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 ...

Matt admits to no interest in basketball, yet reads my column faithfully. He obviously has too much time on his hands.

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes benched senior sharpshooter Chaz Lanier in a game against Texas for not doing what Barnes said he ...

Zakai Zeigler scored all 22 of his points against Vanderbilt in the second half of Tennessee's 81-76 win Saturday.

Tennessee basketball head coach Rick Barnes got real on what cost the Volunteers in their loss to Kentucky. Even though the ...

There was no ranting and raving in the Tennessee locker room at halftime Saturday. Rick Barnes didn’t tear into his defense ...

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 ...

Zakai Zeigler stacked play after play for Tennessee basketball on Saturday. Vols coach Rick Barnes put the ball in Zeigler's hands to make one more. Zeigler cleared Vanderbilt's Jason Edwards ...

It’s the sound that signals the conclusion of every Tennessee basketball practice ... they could go out and get a win," Vols coach Rick Barnes said. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily ...

I think he changes them drastically.” Butler is averaging 12.9 points and 4.7 assists this season. Rick Barnes has led ...

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 table.