Rick Barnes motioned for Jahmai Mashack to hurry. As soon as Tennessee’s senior guard got across midcourt, Barnes turned to the official running down the floor and yelled timeout — and got ignored. No.
Dick Vitale and Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes shared a heartfelt phone call on ... its plan of attack against a high-scoring Alabama team and Barnes’ perspective on one of his best teams. Barnes said he was struck by how dedicated Vitale ...
Tennessee's Jahmai Mashack was the first person in Food City Center who knew he had hit the game-winner to beat Alabama. Rick Barnes was the last.
Each of the top four seeds in next week's SEC men's basketball tournament will have lost at least one of its last four regular-season contests.
He called Duke's 106-70 win against Stanford on Feb. 15 and Alabama's 96-83 win against Kentucky on Feb. 22. Vitale's most recent game at Tennessee was on Jan. 28, 2023, when the No. 4 Vols beat No. 10 Texas 82-71. Rick Barnes sent Dick Vitale prayers ...