Watch: Rick Barnes Meets With Media After Loss to Alabama

Tennessee BasketVols head coach Rick Barnes met with the media following his team's loss to the Crimson Tide. Watch below.

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The No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers lost to No. 19 Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday night, dropping their first SEC game of the season 73-68.

The Vols were without two of their best players in star freshman point guard Kennedy Chandler and veteran forward John Fulkerson as both players tested positive for COVID-19 prior to the showdown in Tuscaloosa.

However, Tennessee held neck and neck with a top 20 team for the entire forty minutes, but the Tide got the upper hand late and edged the Vols by five points.

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes met with the media after the loss, giving his thoughts on how his team did without Fulkerson and Chandler, Justin Powell and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield's minutes, Zakai Zeigler and more.

Barnes' entire post game media availability is above.

Published Dec 30, 2021

JACK FOSTER

Jack is a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville majoring in Journalism/Electronic Media. Jack grew up in Paris, Tennessee, but now spends the majority of his time in Knoxville doubling as a student and sports journalist for Volunteer Country. Jack has been a sports junkie since he was a young kid and always watched NFL football with his dad on Sundays. Jack still follows the NFL religiously, as he is an avid fantasy football player. Jack started with Volunteer Country in May of 2021 and has since helped provide full coverage of football, baseball and men's and women's basketball. Jack also works as a recurring member of WUTK's Rock Solid Sports show on Wednesdays and Fridays, and he also serves as head sports producer of The Volunteer Channel's Vol News, a student-run show at the University. When Jack is not watching or covering sports, find him on the golf course or back home spending time with his parents, younger sister and friends. Follow Jack on Twitter and Instagram by clicking "Twitter" and "Instagram" to see all of his work with Volunteer Country as well as student media.