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.

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes protests a call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla. Credit: AP/Alan Youngblood Florida’s Alex Condon and Rueben Chinyelu dominated down low ...

Tennessee trailed Vanderbilt 76-74 with 2.8 seconds left and Chaz Lanier at the free-throw line. Lanier sunk his first free throw, allowing Volunteers fans to take a breath. However, the Volunteers standout missed his second attempt and Tennessee ultimately lost 76-75.

It happened right in front of the Tennessee bench. The corner of the court directly in front of head coach Rick Barnes. Vanderbilt moved the ball for a corner 3-point attempt from Jason Edwards and Zakai Zeigler closed out hard on the play,

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes believes losing at Florida will be good for his team. At least in the long run. The top-ranked Volunteers became the last Division I team to

Chaz Lanier is averaging 8.3 points per game in his past three SEC games after scoring five in Tennessee's win against Georgia.

Chaz Lanier had 2 free throws at the end of Tennessee basketball's game vs Vanderbilt, making one but missing the 2nd that would have tied the game.

Tennessee basketball hit the lowest of lows in the Rick Barnes era after their loss to SEC rival, Florida on Tuesday.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tennessee coach Rick Barnes walked into the locker room and delivered a brief message to his downtrodden team: “This is good for us.” At least in the long run.

Rick Barnes didn’t mince words about No. 6 Tennessee‘s costly defensive lapses in Saturday’s 76-75 upset loss vs. unranked Vanderbilt inside Nashville’s Memorial Gymnasium. Especially when the culprits of those lapses are two of the Volunteers’ most veteran players.

The lone meeting this season between No. 15 Mississippi State and No. 6 Tennessee will be of national significance Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.

JLL tapped executive managing director Dan McGowan as the brokerage’s South Florida market lead, according to a press release. McGowan is stepping into the role following the December retirement of longtime market lead Rod Barnes.