Grant Hurst has been a walk-on with Tennessee basketball for the past two seasons. He plans to be a coach in the future.

There's no doubt that Tennessee men's basketball head coach Rick Barnes loves his players. But with this group of outgoing seniors, it's hard to argue there's been a more meaningful group of players that have impacted him than this group.

Everything Rick Barnes said after No. 4 Tennessee beat South Carolina 75-65 on Senior Day Saturday afternoon at Food City Center: How crucial it was for Chaz Lanier to score 16 points in a little over five minutes in the second half to help Tennessee win the game “It was (crucial).

Tennessee had multiple leads in the second half, but they weren't able to come away with the victory. One thing that hurt the Volunteers was three-point plays as Ole Miss was able to take advantage of a lot of them, and Rick Barnes wasn't happy about it.

Tennessee basketball can reach the 25-win mark for the fourth straight season with a win against South Carolina on Saturday.

Tennessee basketball blew out Oklahoma 70-52 on Saturday to reach the 20-win mark for the fourth straight season under coach Rick Barnes.

No. 4 Tennessee (24-6, 11-6 SEC) suffered an upset, 78-76, loss at unranked Ole Miss (21-9, 10-7 SEC) on Wednesday. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. Ole Miss went on an 8-2 run after trailing the Vols with five minutes remaining in the contest.

We played like we were....that's soft, honestly. That's being soft. You're not really trying to go in and make plays on the ball. And guys sliding out of the way. "There's gotta be a confrontation there.