Rick Barnes on Monday was thinking back to the conversation he had with Jahmai Mashack and Zakai Zeigler last spring. Tennessee had lost four players to the NCAA Transfer Portal after a run to the Elite Eight,

Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes never got to ask sophomore guard Cam Carr why he was leaving — mostly because Carr simply left.

It’s safe to say Rick Barnes was blindsided and less than pleased with Cam Carr’s decision to leave the team midseason. The veteran coach was asked about the situation following Tennessee’s win over MTSU and he didn’t mince words.