Chaz Lanier had 10 points on 3-for-11 shooting in Tennessee basketball's 74-70 win at Texas on Saturday, which included a stern Rick Barnes lesson.

If Chaz Lanier isn’t going to shoot the basketball, Rick Barnes isn’t going to play him. That’s how simple and how direct the message was from the head coach to his star transfer Saturday night against Texas at the Moody Center in Austin.

Few people know Kevin Durant better as a player than Tennessee Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes. That’s because he was Durant’s head coach when he was a college athlete for the Texas Longhorns, giving Barnes insight into the star from a young age.

Rick Barnes didn't exactly experience any Kevin Durant-like flashbacks when watching true freshman Tre Johnson carve up his elite defense. The winnin

COACHING:Why Rick Barnes benched Chaz Lanier vs. Texas: Not doing what he's 'paid to do' Shooting is a given, and Dubar made multiple 3-pointers for the first time at Tennessee on Saturday.

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes gave leading scorer Chaz Lanier a quick hook just 11 seconds into the second half on Saturday at Texas, benching him for peeling off a screen and hurling an errant pass into the bench area.

Darlinstone Dubar had 12 points and six rebounds in Tennessee basketball's 74-70 win at Texas. He hit a season-high three 3-pointers.

In a perfect world for Tennessee Basketball, Cade Phillips would likely be sidelined right now, resting and rehabbing the left shoulder injury that he continues to deal with. The one that has him playing one-handed while still hesitant to lift his left arm over his head.

Video from Roberto Felix Jr.'s patrol car shows the moments leading to the fatal shooting of Ashtian Barnes. The incident took place in Houston in 2016 after Felix received a report that the vehicle Barnes was driving had outstanding toll violations.

After picking up its first SEC win Wednesday at Oklahoma, can Texas basketball continue its conference momentum against No. 4 Florida?

It'll be the biggest home game of the year for the Commodores (14-3, 2-2 SEC), who have lost the last two in the series against the Volunteers (16-1, 3-1). But 2023 is not all that long ago that Vanderbilt can't remember the joy of a victory in the in-state series.