Dick Vitale and Tennessee coach Rick Barnes shared a heartfelt phone call on Thursday. It started with basketball and then turned to cancer and faith.
Rick Barnes, Alabama and Tennessee
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How Rick Barnes almost ruined Jahmai Mashack’s buzzer-beater vs. Alabama
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Inside Jahmai Mashack's game-winner that Tennessee coach Rick Barnes didn't see and didn't call
Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes sends important message to his team after Vols' huge win against the Alabama Crimson Tide
Tennessee coach Rick Barnes admitted that he was trying to call a timeout when Jahmai Mashack hit the game-winning shot to beat Alabama.
The rivalry has primarily been played on the gridiron, but two great coaches have brought it to the hardwood: Rick Barnes and Nate Oats. Oats’ first college coaching job was as an assistant for Bobby Hurley at Buffalo.
Alabama leads the all time men's basketball series, 82-73, dating to Feb. 6, 1914. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes is 6-5 against the Crimson Tide. The Vols will have two contests remaining in the regular-season after Saturday.
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Rick Barnes turning the page from Alabama to Ole Miss: ‘We have to get unhappy real quick’Rick Barnes couldn’t have been happier for Jahmai Mashack Saturday night. That player hitting that shot in that moment. A 35-foot buzzer-beater to hand Tennessee a 79-76 win over Alabama in a thriller in front of an over-capacity crowd at Food City Center.
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