Why John Cohen thinks some miss out on what makes Auburn basketball's coach excellent "I have so much respect for Coach Barnes and that coaching staff," Pearl said Thursday. "He's done an amazing ...

No. 1 Auburn basketball and No. 6 Tennessee will go toe-to-toe at 7:30 p.m. CST Saturday at Neville Arena. Helming the Tigers is Bruce Pearl, and in command of the Volunteers is Rick Barnes.

AUBURN, Ala. — Rick Barnes has a tell. The Tennessee basketball coach fidgets during his postgame news conferences when he is frustrated. He plays with a water bottle. He taps his hands on the ...

AUBURN, Ala. — Rick Barnes agreed that Felix Okpara traveled on a critical late-game possession in Tennessee basketball's loss to Auburn on Saturday. What happened before the travel — and ...

Tennessee proved that they have what it takes to hang with the best, but Coach Barnes is still looking to get the best out of his team. "We have a chance to be so much better," said Barnes.