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OUTLOOK PLAYERS STAFF REVIEW RESULTS 41 RECORDS @VOL_HOOPS » HONORS UTSPORTS.COM POSTSEASON VOLMANAC MEDIA INFO HEAD COACH RICK BARNES BARNES’ HEAD COACHING RECORD @RickBarnesUT Year School Overall Conference Finish Postseason Ranking 1987-88 George Mason 20-10 .667 9-5 .643 T-2nd -/- 1988-89 Providence 18-11 .621 7-9 .438 T-6th NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 1989-90 Providence 17-12 .586 8-8 .500 T-6th NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 1990-91 Providence 19-13 .594 7-9 .438 T-7th NIT Quarterfinals -/- 1991-92 Providence 14-17 .452 6-12 .333 9th -/- 1992-93 Providence 20-13 .606 9-9 .500 T-4th NIT Semifinals -/- 1993-94 Providence 20-10 .667 10-8 .556 T-4th NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 1994-95 Clemson 15-13 .536 5-11 .313 T-6th NIT First Round -/- 1995-96 Clemson 18-11 .621 7-9 .438 6th NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 1996-97 Clemson 23-10 .697 9-7 .563 4th NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 14/8 1997-98 Clemson 18-14 .563 7-9 .438 T-4th NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 1998-99 Texas 19-13 .594 13-3 .813 1st NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 1999-00 Texas 24-9 .727 13-3 .813 2nd NCAA Tournament Second Round 15/21 2000-01 Texas 25-9 .735 12-4 .750 T-2nd NCAA Tournament First Round 18/- 2001-02 Texas 22-12 .647 10-6 .625 T-3rd NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen -/T18 2002-03 Texas 26-7 .788 13-3 .813 2nd NCAA Tournament Final Four 5/3 2003-04 Texas 25-8 .758 12-4 .750 T-2nd NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 12/10 2004-05 Texas 20-11 .645 9-7 .563 T-5th NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 2005-06 Texas 30-7 .811 13-3 .813 T-1st NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 9/9 2006-07 Texas 25-10 .714 12-4 .750 3rd NCAA Tournament Second Round 11/16 2007-08 Texas 31-7 .816 13-3 .813 T-1st NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 7/5 2008-09 Texas 23-12 .657 9-7 .563 T-4th NCAA Tournament Second Round -/23 2009-10 Texas 24-10 .706 9-7 .563 T-6th NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 2010-11 Texas 28-8 .778 13-3 .813 2nd NCAA Tournament Third Round 8/16 2011-12 Texas 20-14 .588 9-9 .500 6th NCAA Tournament Second Round -/- 2012-13 Texas 16-18 .471 7-11 .389 7th CBI Opening Round -/- 2013-14 Texas 24-11 .686 11-7 .611 T-3rd NCAA Tournament Third Round -/- 2014-15 Texas 20-14 .588 8-10 .444 T-6th NCAA Tournament Second Round -/- 2015-16 Tennessee 15-19 .441 6-12 .333 12th -/- 2016-17 Tennessee 16-16 .500 8-10 .444 9th -/- 2017-18 Tennessee 26-9 .743 13-5 .722 T-1st NCAA Tournament Second Round 13/16 OVERALL 31 Seasons 661-358 .649 297-218 .577 42 TENNESSEE MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK 2018-19 RICK BARNES OUTLOOK HEAD COACH Fourth Season at Tennessee PLAYERS Hickory, N.C. Lenoir-Rhyne University, 1977 STAFF Tennessee’s fortunes on the hardwood have never highest-scoring freshman class in program history (1,040 looked brighter, as Rick Barnes, the most decorated points). Freshmen led the 2016-17 team in nine different and accomplished head coach in school history, led the statistical categories and were responsible for 44 percent REVIEW Volunteers to the 2018 regular-season SEC Championship of the squad’s scoring. in just his third year on Rocky Top. Despite the fact that his first Tennessee squad also was The marriage of Barnes’ Hall of Fame-worthy résumé— undersized—with an average roster height of 6-4—Barnes highlighted by more than 650 career Division I head guided the 2015-16 Volunteers to multiple wins over coaching wins, the seventh-most among active coaches— ranked teams and victories over traditional rivals Florida, RESULTS and Tennessee’s world-class facilities, fervent fan base Kentucky and Vanderbilt. and outstanding athletic and academic resources, Barnes personally worked with guard Kevin Punter clearly have the Vols poised to consistently compete for Jr. on a complete mechanical overhaul of his jump shot, championships. and that endeavor paid huge dividends for the senior, as Tennessee was picked to finish 13th in the 14-team Punter more than doubled his scoring average from his SEC prior to the 2017-18 campaign, but Barnes and his junior year and finished the season as the nation’s 13th- RECORDS staff not only guided the Big Orange to the conference leading scorer with 22.2 points per game. Punter’s field- championship, but also to the title game of the SEC goal percentage also rose from .419 to .460 as he earned Tournament, a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a 2016 All-SEC honors. 26-9 record (third-most wins in program history). In fitting with UT’s mantra of “comprehensive “A perfect example of turning challenges into excellence,” Barnes’ commitment to his players’ academic opportunities is our men’s basketball team this past achievement cannot be overstated. His teams have posted HONORS season,” Tennessee Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer a perfect 1,000 score in five of the last six multi-year APR said. “When you care for each other, work really hard reports as well as perfect single-year APR scores every and no one cares who gets the credit, lots can be year from 2005-06 through 2014-15. accomplished.” Immediately prior to Barnes’ arrival on Rocky Top, he In September of 2018, Fulmer and Barnes agreed on a oversaw a prolific, 17-year run at Texas that included 16 contract extension through the 2023-24 season. trips to the NCAA Tournament. POSTSEASON Barnes was named the 2018 SEC Coach of the Year and In 31 overall seasons as a Division I head coach, Barnes was runner-up for Naismith National Coach of the Year has led his teams to 23 total NCAA Tournament berths, after Tennessee became one of only eight “Power Five” six Sweet Sixteens, three Elite Eights and one Final Four teams to increase its overall wins total by 10 or more in 2003. games from 2016-17. The Vols also were one of only eight He boasts experience in Southeastern Conference “Power Five” programs to win at least 13 games away from (Alabama assistant, 1985-86), Big 10 (Ohio State assistant, home in 2017-18, leading to a year-end RPI of No. 10 while 1986-87), Colonial Athletic Association (George Mason playing the 11th-toughest schedule in the country. head coach, 1987-88), Big East (Providence head coach, VOLMANAC Several of Barnes’ players also collected hardware 1988-1994), Atlantic Coast Conference (Clemson head following UT’s championship season. Sophomore forward coach, 1994-98) and Big 12 (Texas head coach, 1998-2015). Grant Williams earned honorable mention All-America honors and was voted the SEC Player of the Year, joining Hall of Famer Bernard King as the only Vols to win that honor as underclassmen. Fellow sophomore Lamonte Turner was named the SEC Co-Sixth Man of the Year, and MEDIA INFO junior wing Admiral Schofield garnered All-SEC acclaim. The 2018 Volunteers spent 15 straight weeks in the national top-25 and finished the season ranked 13th in the Associated Press poll and 16th in the coaches’ poll. The team finished the season rated sixth nationally in defensive efficiency while leading the SEC in scoring defense (65.7 ppg) and assists per game (15.7). In 2016-17, Barnes took an undersized roster that featured only three upperclassmen and exceeded preseason expectations, as well as the previous year’s overall and SEC win totals. The play of 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team forward Grant Williams highlighted the collective contributions of the UTSPORTS.COM » @VOL_HOOPS 43 HEAD COACH PERSONAL INFORMATION His success on the “power conference” sidelines Born: July 17, 1954 is simply staggering. He coached Providence to Hometown: Hickory, N.C. three NCAA Tournament berths in six seasons. Education: Lenoir-Rhyne, 1977 He then guided Clemson to the Big Dance three Wife: Candy times in four years. And his 17-season stint at Texas Childen: Nick and Carley featured 16 NCAA appearances. Grandchildren: Avery, Caleb, Emma and Isla Not only do his players find themselves perennially positioned to play for national championships, but PLAYING EXPERIENCE they also carry themselves with a top-25 swagger. 1969-1973 Hickory HS Barnes’ teams have spent 231 total weeks in the 1973-77 Lenoir-Rhyne University Associated Press Top 25, including 99 weeks in HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE the Top 10. His Texas squad earned the program’s 1977-78 North State Academy Assistant Coach first-ever No. 1 national ranking on Jan. 11, 2010. 1978-80 Davidson Assistant Coach And he had previously coached Clemson to a No. 1980-85 George Mason Assistant Coach 2 national ranking—the highest in that school’s 1985-86 Alabama Assistant Coach history—during the 1996-97 campaign. 1986-87 Ohio State Assistant Coach On the flipside, Barnes has collected 104 career 1987-88 George Mason Head Coach wins over Top-25 opponents. And his squads have 1988-94 Providence Head Coach toppled Top-10 teams a total of 35 times. 1994-98 Clemson Head Coach Nationally respected in player development, 1998-15 Texas Head Coach Barnes is the only coach in the nation that can claim 2015- Tennessee Head Coach two different National Players of the Year in the last 16 seasons (T.J. Ford in 2003 and Kevin Durant in BARNES PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 2007).