Rick Barnes' first remark to the Tennessee basketball team was positive Tuesday. The coach told his players that its 30-point loss at Florida would ultimately be good for the No. 1 Vols.

King University’s Xavier Betancourt ruled the court with 26 points as the Tornado took a 90-79 Conference Carolinas men’s basketball win over Chowan on Saturday.

Donnie Tyndall and Rick Barnes. Now it's Barnes who is anchoring the rivalry, as Tennessee's 10th-year coach will face his fourth Commodores counterpart when the No. 6 Vols invade Memorial Gym on ...

Rick Barnes picked up a habit in 1988. The Tennessee basketball coach had landed at Providence after a year at George Mason, making the jump to a bigger level of college basketball. Coaches in the ...