Rick Barnes coached at Texas for 17 seasons, winning more than 400 games before he was fired in 2015 and hired at Tennessee.

Tennessee basketball had its worst offensive game in Rick Barnes' 10 seasons, but Barnes' main concern was elsewhere in the 30-point loss at Florida.

What Rick Barnes said before practice Thursday afternoon at Pratt Pavilion, looking back at Tennessee’s 73-43 loss at Florida on Tuesday and previewing Saturday’s game at Texas: What he saw from the Tennessee loss at Florida when he watched the tape “Basically what I said after the game.

What head coach Rick Barnes said after No. 1 Tennessee’s 73-43 loss at No. 8 Florida Tuesday night at Exactech Arena in Gainesville: Florida’s defense and what the Gators did to slow down Tennessee “Well,

Tennessee basketball scored the fewest points in a game under Rick Barnes in its 73-43 loss at Florida on Tuesday.

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes walked into the locker room and delivered a brief message to his downtrodden team: “This is good for us.”

Alex Condon chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds for his second double-double this season as the Gators (14-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) beat a No. 1 team for the third time in school history — the first in six tries at home — and extended their home-winning streak to 16.

Florida basketball outscored Tennessee in the paint and outrebounded UT in its historic win over the No. 1 Vols

The SEC is looking like an early-season powerhouse, with six teams in the top 10 of Monday’s AP Top 25 poll. But only one unbeaten remains — top-ranked Tennessee, which ships its 14-0 record down to the swamp against a formidable foe in No.