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Richard Dale Barnes (born July 17, 1954) is the current head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team, a post he has held since 2015. He coached Texas from 1998 to 2015, taking the team to the NCAA Tournament in 16 of his 17 seasons with the Longhorns, including 14 straight from 1999-2012, as well as a Final Four appearance led by T. J. Ford in 2003. Barnes previously coached at George Mason University, Providence College, and Clemson University. He is a 1977 graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College where he was a member of the men's basketball team. Barnes' success at Texas, a traditional football powerhouse, sparked interest in college basketball at the university and throughout the state. Hired in April 1998, the basketball program immediately displayed Barnes' impact. Despite playing with just seven scholarship players for the majority of the 1998–99 season — and opening the season with a 3-8 record — the Longhorns won 16 of their final 21 games, winning the regular season Big 12 conference championship by a two-game margin, and finishing the year at 19-13 and in the NCAA Tournament. Barnes received his third Big 12 Coach of the Year award on March 10, 2008. At Texas, Barnes had great regular season success with 400+ wins and transformed the school into one of the top college basketball programs in the nation. He also led Texas to their first #1 ranking in 2010, and owns the only 30-win seasons in school history. However, he has won only one post-season conference tourney championship (Providence, 1994 Big East) in his 21 years as a collegiate head coach. He has an overall record of 20–20 (.500) in the NCAA tournament (18-14 at Texas). In nine of his fourteen years at Texas, the Longhorns went on to lose to a lower seed in the NCAA Tournament. As for his coaching tree, Rick Barnes has had four of his assistants hired to head coaching gigs with Larry Shyatt coaching Wyoming (formerly Clemson), Dennis Felton at Western Kentucky and Georgia, before being fired, Frank Haith at Tulsa (formerly Miami) and Missouri, and Ken McDonald going to Western Kentucky. In 2007 Barnes made a cameo appearance in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights as a recruiter for the fictional school TMU.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mason Patriots (Colonial Athletic Association) (1987–1988) | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | George Mason | 20–10 | 9–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| George Mason: | 20–10 (.667) | 9–5 (.643) | |||||||
| Providence Friars (Big East Conference) (1988–1994) | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | Providence | 18–11 | 7–9 | T–6th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1989–90 | Providence | 17–12 | 8–8 | T–6th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1990–91 | Providence | 19–13 | 7–9 | T–7th | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1991–92 | Providence | 14–17 | 6–12 | 9th | |||||
| 1992–93 | Providence | 20–13 | 9–9 | T–4th | NIT Semifinals | ||||
| 1993–94 | Providence | 20–10 | 10–8 | T–4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Providence: | 108–76 (.587) | 47–55 (.461) | |||||||
| Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1994–1998) | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | Clemson | 15–13 | 5–11 | T–6th | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1995–96 | Clemson | 18–11 | 7–9 | 6th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1996–97 | Clemson | 23–10 | 9–7 | 4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1997–98 | Clemson | 18–14 | 7–9 | T–4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Clemson: | 74–48 (.607) | 28–36 (.438) | |||||||
| Texas Longhorns (Big 12 Conference) (1998–2015) | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Texas | 19–13 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1999–00 | Texas | 24–9 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2000–01 | Texas | 25–9 | 12–4 | T–2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2001–02 | Texas | 22–12 | 10–6 | T–3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2002–03 | Texas | 26–7 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2003–04 | Texas | 25–8 | 12–4 | T–2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2004–05 | Texas | 20–11 | 9–7 | T–5th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2005–06 | Texas | 30–7 | 13–3 | T–1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2006–07 | Texas | 25–10 | 12–4 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2007–08 | Texas | 31–7 | 13–3 | T–1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2008–09 | Texas | 23–12 | 9–7 | T–4th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Texas | 24–10 | 9–7 | T–6th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2010–11 | Texas | 28–8 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Third Round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Texas | 20–14 | 9–9 | 5th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2012–13 | Texas | 16–18 | 7–11 | 7th | CBI First Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Texas | 24–11 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Third Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Texas | 20–14 | 8–10 | T–6th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| Texas: | 402–180 (.691) | 186–94 (.664) | |||||||
| Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference) (2015–Present) | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Tennessee | 15–19 | 6–12 | 12th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Tennessee | 9–8 | 2–3 | ||||||
| Tennessee: | 24–27 (.471) | 8–15 (.348) | |||||||
| Total: | 628–341 (.648) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
National award winners
| Year | Player | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | T. J. Ford | Naismith College Player of the Year John R. Wooden Award Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year CBS/Chevrolet National Player of the Year SI.com National Player of the Year ESPN.com Player of the Year |
| 2007 | Kevin Durant | Naismith College Player of the Year John R. Wooden Award USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy Adolph Rupp Trophy Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year NABC Player of the Year Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year CBS/Chevrolet National Player of the Year SI.com National Player of the Year ESPN.com Player of the Year |
| 2008 | D. J. Augustin | Bob Cousy Award |
Coaching tree
These former assistant coaches or players of Barnes later became head coaches at the collegiate level or higher:
- Dennis Felton: Western Kentucky (1998–2003); Georgia (2003–2009)
- Fran Fraschilla: Manhattan (1992–1996); St. John's (1996–1998); New Mexico (1999–2002)
- Frank Haith: Miami (FL) (2004–2011); Missouri (2011–2014); Tulsa (2014–present)
- Ed Kohtala: Alma (2001–2007)
- Ken McDonald: Western Kentucky (2008–2012); Austin Toros/Spurs (2013–present)
- Herb Sendek: Miami (OH) (1994–1996); NC State (1996–2006); Arizona State (2006–2015)
- Larry Shyatt: Wyoming (1997–1998; 2011–present); Clemson (1998–2003)
- Ricky Stokes: Virginia Tech (1999–2003); East Carolina (2005–2007)
- Rodney Terry: Fresno State (2011–present)