Rick Barnes: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

College Basketball News / Inside the Hall / May 29

Indiana announces Rod Clark as men’s basketball assistant coach

Indiana announced today that Rod Clark has joined Darian DeVries’s coaching staff as an assistant coach. Clark previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Tennessee under Rick Barnes.

College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / May 10

Rick Barnes, Tennessee Receive Big News on Saturday

Rick Barnes has been a staple in college basketball for more than 40 years. His journey began in 1977-78 at North State Academy and has led him to his current role at the University of Tennessee.

College Basketball News / Texas Longhorns on SI / May 10

Former Texas Longhorns Assistant Joining Rick Barnes at Tennessee

Former Texas Longhorns head coach Rick Barnes is adding some veteran experience to his Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff for the 2025-26 season. Per reports from On3's Joe Tipton, Tennessee is hiring former Texas assistant Steve McClain, who spent the past three seasons in Austin.

College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 30

Tennessee Suffers Major Blow to Rick Barnes' Coaching Staff

The Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team has widely been considered one of the top programs over the past several years under head coach Rick Barnes. Tennessee is coming off another solid year, having reached the Elite Eight.

College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 29

Tennessee's Rick Barnes Gets Major Transfer Portal News on Tuesday

The end of the college basketball season sparked the beginning of the transfer portal frenzy, helping rebuild rosters across the country. One of the top

College Basketball News / Tennessee Volunteers on SI / April 28

Tennessee’s Nate Ament Drawing No. 1 Pick Buzz from ESPN’s Jonathan Givony

Tennessee basketball has landed a commitment that could reshape the program's future — and maybe even the NBA Draft. Rick Barnes and his staff scored a major recruiting victory when five-star forward Nate Ament announced his commitment to the Volunteers.

College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 25

No. 4 College Basketball Recruit Sends Clear Message to SEC Powerhouse

Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Volunteers reached the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight but fell short 69-50 to the Houston Cougars. It was the second straight season the Volunteers reached the Elite Eight but lost.

College Basketball News / NCAA Basketball on ClutchPoints / April 25

Top 2 transfer portal targets for Rick Barnes, Tennessee basketball

The Tennessee basketball team made another deep run in the NCAA Tournament this season as they made it to the Elite 8, but they still weren’t able to end the Final Four drought.

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 / 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

He should quickly become one of the best players in college basketball.

'Total package': NBA analyst praises Cooper Flagg amid NBA Draft news

The 25 greatest college basketball teams that didn't win a national championship

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.

Report: College basketball player asking for $4M in NIL money

Former Heisman Trophy winner to become college basketball coach

The 25 greatest NCAA men's tournament upsets of the 21st century

Click here to get Yardbarker's Quiz of the Day emailed to you!

The 'Most points off the bench in an NBA Finals game' quiz

The '50-goal NHL seasons since 2000-01' quiz

The '1,000-yard receivers in the 2024-25 NFL season' quiz

The 'Active NFL players with 1,000-yard rushing seasons' quiz

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 / NCAA Basketball on ClutchPoints / March 30

Tennessee HC Rick Barnes blames 2 fatal flaws for awful first half vs. Houston

An abysmal first half against Houston cost Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Volunteers a chance to reach their first Final Four in program history. Throughout the first 20 minutes, the Volunteers only scored 15 points.

College Basketball News / A to Z Sports / March 30

Rick Barnes makes strong statement about the future of Tennessee basketball after Vols' loss to Houston in the Elite Eight

The Tennessee Vols' 2024-25 season came to a disappointing end on Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis. Tennessee was completely dominated by the Houston Cougars in the Elite Eight on Sunday, falling 69-50 in a game that was never particularly close. The Cougars outscored the Vols 30-14 in the paint.

College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / March 27

Rick Barnes Sends Strong Message About Future At Tennessee, Potential Retirement

Rick Barnes is one win away from another Elite Eight appearance, and if you think he’s thinking about retirement, think again. Ahead of Tennessee’s Sweet 16 matchup with Kentucky, the 70-year-old head coach made his stance on retirement clear.

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 / A to Z Sports / March 11

There's something extremely important about Rick Barnes' eventual retirement that Tennessee Vols fans need to understand and accept

The end of Tennessee Vols head coach Rick Barnes' coaching career is coming sooner rather than later. It might be this year, or it might be five years

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.

College Basketball News / NCAA Basketball on ClutchPoints / March 6

Rick Barnes blasts ‘soft’ Tennessee basketball after Ole Miss upset

The Tennessee basketball team lost a heartbreaker on Wednesday night as they fell on the road against Ole Miss. This one came right down to the wire as it was tied up with less than a minute to go, and the Rebels made enough plays down the stretch to earn the big upset win.

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.

Vanderbilt HC Mark Byington gives half-hearted criticism of officials

Statement Saturday: What notable CBB results say about NCAA Tournament contenders

Five takeaways from AP Top 25 men's basketball poll

The best 1-seed vs 16-seed games of all time

The 'Active NBA players from the 2018 NCAA Sweet Sixteen teams' quiz

College Basketball News / Yardbarker / April 1, 2024