Tennessee, Rick Barnes and Volunteers

Rick Barnes calls for Tennessee fans to take over SEC Tournament: ‘A sea of Volunteers’
No. 4 Tennessee closed out the regular season winning five of its final six games, including Saturday’s 75-65 home win over South Carolina. Now, as the Volunteers head to Nashville as the No. 4 seed in next week’s 2025 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament,
What's next for Grant Hurst? The Tennessee basketball guard will be a 'little Rick Barnes'
Grant Hurst has been a walk-on with Tennessee basketball for the past two seasons. He plans to be a coach in the future.
Tennessee basketball's Rick Barnes gives 'emotional' tribute to Volunteers seniors after South Carolina win
Tennessee basketball head coach Rick Barnes gave an emotional statement after the Volunteers' Senior Day win against South Carolina
Rick Barnes explains Tennessee’s approach to the SEC Tournament
Tennessee assistant coach Gregg Polinksy pointed it out Friday night. Three of Tennessee’s six losses this season came by a combined five points — one point at Vanderbilt, two points at Auburn and two points at Ole Miss.
Tennessee basketball vs South Carolina prediction: Vols, Rick Barnes can win 25 games again
Tennessee basketball can reach the 25-win mark for the fourth straight season with a win against South Carolina on Saturday.
Rick Barnes blasts 'soft' Tennessee basketball after Ole Miss upset
Tennessee had multiple leads in the second half, but they weren't able to come away with the victory. One thing that hurt the Volunteers was three-point plays as Ole Miss was able to take advantage of a lot of them, and Rick Barnes wasn't happy about it.
Tennessee basketball vs Kentucky prediction: Will Vols, Rick Barnes own Rupp Arena again?
Tennessee basketball has a 4-5 record against Kentucky at Rupp Arena under coach Rick Barnes. The Vols had four wins at Rupp Arena pre-Barnes
Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes sends message to Vols fans ahead of the SEC Tournament
It's officially tournament time for the Tennessee Vols. Tennessee finished the 2024-25 regular season on Saturday with a hard-fought win against the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Vols are the No. 4 seed in the SEC Tournament,
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What Dick Vitale said in emotional phone call with Rick Barnes before Tennessee vs Alabama
Dick Vitale and Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes shared a heartfelt phone call on Thursday that reached far ...
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How Rick Barnes challenged Zakai Zeigler, unleashed All-American performance for Tennessee vs Vanderbilt
Zakai Zeigler scored all 22 of his points against Vanderbilt in the second half of Tennessee's 81-76 win Saturday.
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What went wrong for Tennessee basketball at Kentucky in final minutes: 'We were right there'
He spun in a layup to put Tennessee ahead by two with less than five minutes to play Tuesday at Rupp Arena. “We were right where we needed to be,” Vols coach Rick Barnes said. There was a ...
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The three things that went into Tennessee basketball's 'recipe for losing' at Ole Miss
Rick Barnes had no problem with Tennessee basketball’s offense Wednesday. The rest? Yeah, the Vols coach had a problem with just about everything else. Tennessee gave up 3-point plays ...
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Why Tennessee basketball's first half at Oklahoma was 'pretty special' to Rick Barnes
Tennessee led 33-19 at the start of a complete performance. “The fact that I thought we were locked in defensively and ...
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Updating Tennessee rankings in college basketball polls after Kentucky loss
ZAKAI: How Rick Barnes challenged Zakai Zeigler, unleashed All-American performance for Tennessee vs Vanderbilt The Vols have been ranked in the top five of the AP poll 35 times in the past ...
Where will Tennessee basketball play in the NCAA Tournament? The latest projections
Tennessee basketball is projected to open the NCAA Tournament in a familiar setting. The Vols are predicted to be a No. 2 seed opening in Lexington, Kentucky, at Rupp Arena in March Madness in the ...
Tennessee Coach Gets Brutally Honest After Loss to Ole Miss
The Ole Miss men's basketball team pulled off a historic upset on Senior Night at the SJB Pavilion against the No. 4 ...