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 ...

With No. 6 Tennessee coming to Neville Arena on Saturday, here's what coach Rick Barnes said about Auburn basketball, Bruce Pearl and the Tigers' place in a stacked SEC.

"I'm just proud of every guy. I just thought that we came in and battled the number one ranked team in the country and took it down to the last possession with

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes explained why he decided to plan for Johni Broome all week despite being questionable.

Auburn has bolted out to a 17-1 start that includes a 5-0 Southeastern Conference record in Bruce Pearl's 11th season on the Plains. The two most recent Auburn victories transpired without Johni Broome, the 6-foot-10, 240-pound center/forward who is averaging 17.9 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 blocked shots per game.

Tennessee announced Lady Vol head coach Kim Caldwell would not be at the Texas matchup after giving birth to her newborn baby boy.

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Pearl expressed pride in having coached at both programs and he detailed what it's like to compete against Vols head coach Rick Barnes, whom he considers a friend. "These two team

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 basketball topped Mississippi State 68-56 on Tuesday at Food City Center to improve to 4-2 in SEC play.

For college basketball fans, Auburn hosting Tennesse this weekend will be a matchup between two of the best programs in the country. However, Bruce Pearl is not all the way excited knowing his history with Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes.