Tennessee Lady Vols forward Janiah Barker had an icy moment with UCLA women's basketball head coach Cori Close following their game on Sunday.

Tennessee basketball suffered its first loss of the season to Kansas in the third-place game at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.

It’s the last big non-conference opportunity for the Syracuse Orange (4-3) tomorrow night when the #17 Tennessee Volunteers (7-1) visit the JMA Wireless Dome for the SEC/ACC Challenge. Last year in Knoxville, Tennessee won 96-70 in a game where they scored 44 points in the paint. The game tips at 7:00 on ESPN2 and here’s what we’re watching for:

The Illini are looking for their first victory away from home against an opponent that has owned them in recent years

After UCLA’s 99-77 win over Tennessee at Pauley Pavilion, Janiah Barker appeared to quickly pull her hand away from a brief handshake after Close reached in for a hug. Barker shook her head, while Close shrugged and smiled before continuing through the line. Barker spent her junior season at UCLA after transferring from Texas A&M.

Mevlin Council Jr. and Elmarko Jackson each scored 17 points and Kansas beat previously unbeaten No. 17 Tennessee 81-76 in the third-place game of the Players Era Championship on Wednesday night.

Tennessee basketball went 2-0 in the Players Era Festival but is not playing for the title game because of tournament tiebreakers.

The Kentucky Wildcats faced the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in a college basketball game. Look back at the highlights from UK's nonconference game.

The first NET rankings of the college basketball season were released by the NCAA. Where does Kansas basketball rank through the first month of the year?