Tennessee's Rick Barnes passed longtime friend and mentor Bobby Knight on the NCAA Division I basketball games coached list, and he used the moment to tell stories.

What head coach Rick Barnes said during his postgame press conference after No. 21 Tennessee beat Texas 85-71 Tuesday night at Food City Center in Knoxville: What he liked most about Tennessee point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie’s 34-point performance “I thought he was really locked in starting yesterday,

Vol basketball head coach Rick Barnes spoke with local media ahead of Tennessee’s SEC opener at Arkansas tomorrow. Vol basketball finished up non-conference play

Arkansas is a 1.5-point favorite, according to FanDuel. The game will be televised by ESPN2, which can be accessed on WatchESPN.com and via the ESPN app (subscriber login required). Karl Ravech (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dykes (analysis) will be on the call.

Texas and No. 21 Tennessee did not open their Southeastern Conference schedules the way they wanted to over the weekend, but another opportunity arises when they meet Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.

Police are seeking information about a 64-year-old man who went missing in Southfield. FILE - Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes looks on from the sidelines during the first half in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — While fans don’t know how many more years Rick Barnes will be coaching, it is now known that all of them will be spent at Tennessee. The Tennessee men’s basketball coach has signed a lifetime contract to remain at the helm ...