Rick Barnes picked up a habit in 1988 ... Barnes adopted that practice, which led him to call Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington after he was hired in March. "That always meant something to me so when new guys come into the league, I always try to call ...

Rick Barnes has dominated his in-state SEC rival as Tennessee's coach. He's now 0-1 against Mark Byington at Vanderbilt.

Kentucky basketball fans have had a long line of Tennessee coaches to hate, but Rick Barnes is the exception to the rule.

Tennessee basketball has its first clash with Vanderbilt and new Commodores coach Mark Byington on Saturday ... way he wants to play," Vols coach Rick Barnes said. Vanderbilt balances being ...

Zakai Zeigler sat for the final 7:10 of the first half between Tennessee basketball and Vanderbilt on Saturday. The Commodores outscored UT 20-9 then.

It took Jerry Stackhouse eight tries as Vanderbilt’s coach to finally get that first — and only — victory against Rick Barnes’ Vols. Mark Byington did it in his first try. And while ...

Rick Barnes picked up a habit in 1988 ... Barnes adopted that practice, which led him to call Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington after he was hired in March. "That always meant something to me ...

No. 12 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Tennessee 78-73 on Tuesday night. The loss dropped the Volunteers to 17-4 overall (4-4, SEC) on the season. UK’s 78-point scoring output serves as the most points the Vols have allowed in a single game so far this season — something head coach Rick Barnes was not pleased with when discussing the game in his postgame

Even if the celebrations prove costly. The court-storming after the win over the Vols cost the Commodores a $250,000 fine from the SEC, and a second storming after the win over the Wildcats earned them another $500,000 punishment. “We got to start a GoFundMe page or something to pay fines,” Byington said. “We’ll figure it out.”

For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

In the span of just over a week, the Commodores have edged No. 6 Tennessee and pulled an upset of ninth-ranked Kentucky.

“When we got the game down to (a one-score game), we just made mistakes,” Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington said. … “Breaks sometimes don’t go your way. But at the same time, we had a ...