According to Tennessee Men’s Basketball, The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team dominated the final 25 minutes Saturday night at Food City Center to defeat Texas A&M, 86-51, and give head coach Rick Barnes the 800th victory of his illustrious career. Fifth-ranked Tennessee (21-6, 11-3 SEC) got a game-best 24 points, including 15 in the second half, from fifth-year guard Dalton Knecht in front of a sold-out, over-capacity crowd of 22,322. Coach Barnes now owns 800 victories in his career, five behind Rick Byrd for No. 14 on the all-time wins list (min. 10 years at a Division I school). Rick Barnes is the 15th head coach in Division I history (min. 10 years at DI level) with 800 victories, including the second among active coaches, alongside Kentucky’s John Calipari.
According to Tennessee Women’s Basketball, A determined Tennessee squad challenged #13 LSU and closed the gap to within one in the fourth quarter before the Tigers prevailed, 75-60, in front of a season-high crowd of 15,281 on Sunday afternoon at Food City Center. Fifth-year forward Rickea Jackson paced Tennessee with 16 points and nine rebounds, eclipsing the 1,000-point scoring mark with the program in only 53 contests. Tennessee is back at Food City Center on Thursday night, as Texas A&M comes to Knoxville for the second meeting between the teams this season. UT’s final regular season home game of the 2023-24 campaign also will be the Lady Vols’ Senior Night, with players being honored beforehand. The game will be televised by SEC Network at 7 p.m. ET and carried on Lady Vol Network stations statewide.