Rick Barnes: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 22

Tennessee's Rick Barnes Suffers Transfer Portal Loss on Tuesday

The transfer portal continues to trade off talent from conference to conference. After a college basketball season that saw the SEC dominate the NCAA

Tennessee Volunteers News / Rocky Top Talk / April 22

Rick Barnes breaks down Nate Ament

You can tell he’s excited. Tennessee officially signed five-star forward Nate Ament on Monday afternoon, giving the Volunteers their highest ranked basketball prospect of all time.

Tennessee Volunteers News / Yardbarker / April 21

How Rick Barnes, Tennessee landed historic recruit in Nate Ament

How Rick Barnes, Tennessee landed historic recruit in five-star Nate Ament

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College Basketball News / Tennessee Volunteers on SI / April 21

Kevin Durant Played a Factor in the Vols Landing Five-Star Nate Ament

After losing to Houston in the Elite Eight, the Vols are looking to use this offseason as a springboard to put themselves back in championship contention.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / April 20

Top-five prospect Nate Ament commits to Tennessee

Five-star forward Nate Ament, one of the top players in the Class of 2026, committed to Tennessee on Sunday. Ament is rated the No. 4 overall player in his class by the 247Sports composite rankings.

Tennessee Volunteers News / Larry Brown Sports / April 20

Tennessee basketball lands massive five-star recruit

One of the top college basketball recruits in the country is headed for Rocky Top.

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Tennessee Volunteers News / Rocky Top Talk / April 15

Tennessee basketball schedules visits with two transfer portal targets

Rick Barnes continues to line up the options. The mad dash to fill out next season’s Tennessee basketball roster is in high gear, with visits being scheduled all over this week.

College Basketball News / A to Z Sports / April 8

ESPN points out what Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Vols 'desperately need' for the 2025-26 college basketball season

Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Vols are already working hard to revamp UT's roster after seeing the program's season end with a loss to the Houston Cougars

College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 7

Tennessee’s Rick Barnes Gets Big Transfer Portal News After NCAA Tournament Loss

The Tennessee Volunteers had a promising season this year that got them into the men's NCAA Tournament, but their run there ended in the Elite 8 with a 69-50 loss to Houston.

College Basketball News / Larry Brown Sports / March 31

Rick Barnes, Zakai Zeigler had great exchange after loss

Rick Barnes and Zakai Zeigler had a great exchange after their Tennessee Volunteers lost in the Elite Eight on Sunday. The Vols were the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region and lost 69-50 to the Houston Cougars at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.

College Basketball News / A to Z Sports / March 31

Tennessee's loss to Houston in the Elite Eight highlights a major problem with college sports fans that continues to get worse

The Tennessee Vols' 2024-25 basketball season was one of the best seasons in program history, despite the fact that Rick Barnes' squad came up short of its ultimate goal of reaching a Final Four. Tennessee won 30 games for just the third time in program history (the second time with Barnes leading the program).

College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / March 31

Tennessee's Rick Barnes, Zakai Zeigler Are Going Viral After March Madness Loss

Tennessee Volunteers star Zakai Zeigler's college career came to an unceremonious end Sunday night as the Vols fell to the Houston Cougars in the Elite Eight. Zeigler spent four seasons at Tennessee, working his way from a rotational piece as a freshman into an All-American and SEC Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.

College Basketball News / A to Z Sports / March 31

Former Tennessee player takes a weird dig at Vols on social media after loss to Houston in NCAA Tournament

The times have been very good over the last decade with Rick Barnes at the helm, regardless of the Vols' disappointing 69-50 loss to Houston on Sunday

College Basketball News / Bleacher Report / March 30

Watch: This player-coach moment after the Vols loss

College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / March 30

Tennessee Starter Sends Clear Message on Rick Barnes After March Madness Elimination

The Tennessee Volunteers fell short of the Final Four for the 10th time in head coach Rick Barnes' tenure, and once again, the Volunteers couldn't get past the Elite Eight. Tennessee fell behind early against the No.

College Basketball News / A to Z Sports / March 27

Tennessee Vols head basketball coach Rick Barnes addresses retirement rumors

There have been some rumors floating around over the last couple of weeks that Tennessee Vols head coach Rick Barnes could retire after the 2024-25 season. Barnes, who has been in college basketball as a player or a coach since 1974, will turn 71 in July.

College Basketball News / A to Z Sports / March 26

'She got all that quiet real quick' - Rick Barnes shares heartwarming thoughts on Kim Caldwell's first year as the Lady Vols' head coach

The Tennessee Vols men's basketball team isn't the only UT squad that will be playing in the Sweet 16 this weekend. The Lady Vols advanced to the Sweet

College Basketball News / SuperWest Sports / March 22

Forced Turnovers, Transition Scores Key for UCLA vs. Vols: Tennessee and the Bruins both rely on defense and a deliberate offense to dictate tempo

UCLA’s defensive dominance of Utah State in Lexington on Thursday was nearly complete, holding the Aggies to 47 points, their lowest offensive output since 2021.

Texas Longhorns News / Texas Longhorns on SI / March 14

Rick Barnes Says 'No Doubt' Texas Longhorns Deserve NCAA Tournament Spot

Former Texas Longhorns head coach Rick Barnes is vouching for his former team to make it to the NCAA Tournament. The Tennessee Volunteers head coach said Friday after an 83-72 win over Texas in the SEC Tournament that there's "no doubt" the Longhorns have earned an at-large bid to March Madness.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / March 7

Rick Barnes challenges 'soft' Vols to bring fight to South Carolina

Tennessee prides itself on defense, but coach Rick Barnes is calling on the Volunteers to bring the "confrontation" mentality to the regular-season finale on Saturday afternoon.

Tennessee Volunteers News / Yardbarker / February 17

Tennessee HC explains how he lit a fire under Zakai Zeigler

Tennessee's Rick Barnes explains how he lit a fire under Zakai Zeigler

The No. 5-ranked Tennesee Volunteers needed all the energy they could muster this Saturday against Vanderbilt because they were in trouble in the first half.

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College Basketball News / Yardbarker / April 1, 2024