Background
Barnes, Rick was born on July 17, 1954 in Hickory, North Carolina, United States.
men's college basketball coach
Barnes, Rick was born on July 17, 1954 in Hickory, North Carolina, United States.
Graduate in Health and Physical Education, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, North Carolina, 1977. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, North Carolina, 2005.
He coached Texas from 1998 to 2015, taking the team to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament in 16 of his 17 seasons with the Longhorns, including a Final Four appearance led by T. J. Ford in 2003. Barnes previously coached at George Mason University, Providence College, and Clemson University. 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.
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 has an overall record of 20–20 (500) in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 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 National Collegiate Athletic Association 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 National Broadcasting Company television series Friday Night Lights as a recruiter for the fictional school Taipei Medical University.
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). Saint John"s (1996–1998). New Mexico (1999–2002)
Frank Haith: Miami (Florida) (2004–2011).
Missouri (2011–2014).
Tulsa (2014–present)
Editor Kohtala: Alma (2001–2007)
Ken McDonald: Western Kentucky (2008–2012). Austin Toros/Spurs (2013–present)
Herb Sendek: Miami (Ohio) (1994–1996).
North Carolina State (1996–2006). Arizona State (2006–2015)
Larry Shyatt: Wyoming (1997–1998.
2011–present); Clemson (1998–2003)
Ricky Stokes: Virginia Technical (1999–2003).
East Carolina (2005–2007)
Rodney Terry: Fresno State (2011–present).
He is a 1977 graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College where he was a member of the men"s basketball team
Married Candace, July 31, 1976. Children: Nicholas, Caroline.
