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OUTLOOK PLAYERS STAFF REVIEW RESUL 33 TS RECORDS HONORS POSTSEASON VOLMANAC MEDIA INFO UTSPORTS.COM » @VOL_HOOPS 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 -/- OVERALL 30 Seasons 635-349 .645 284-213 .576 34 TENNESSEE MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK 2017-18 RICK BARNES OUTLOOK HEAD COACH Third Season at Tennessee PLAYERS Hickory, N.C. Lenoir-Rhyne University, 1977 STAFF Tennessee’s fortunes on the hardwood have never reports as well as perfect single-year APR scores every looked brighter, as Rick Barnes, the most decorated and year from 2005-06 through 2014-15. accomplished head coach in school history, will enter his Immediately prior to Barnes’ arrival on Rocky Top, he REVIEW third season guiding the Volunteers in 2017-18. oversaw a prolific, 17-year run at Texas that included 16 The marriage of Barnes’ Hall of Fame-worthy résumé— trips to the NCAA Tournament. highlighted by 635 career Division I head coaching wins, In 30 overall seasons as a Division I head coach, Barnes the eighth-most among active coaches—and Tennessee’s has led his teams to 22 total NCAA Tournament berths, world-class facilities, fervent fan base and outstanding six Sweet Sixteens, three Elite Eights and one Final Four RESUL athletic and academic resources, sets the Vols on a course in 2003. to consistently compete for championships. He boasts coaching experience in Southeastern “I’m proud to have a future Hall of Fame coach in Rick Conference (Alabama assistant, 1985-86), Big 10 (Ohio TS Barnes guiding our program,” Tennessee Vice Chancellor/ State assistant, 1986-87), Colonial Athletic Association Director of Athletics John Currie said. “He ranks among (George Mason head coach, 1987-88), Big East (Providence the winningest active coaches in the game, he’s developed head coach, 1988-1994), Atlantic Coast Conference RECORDS some of the best basketball players in the world, and he (Clemson head coach, 1994-98) and Big 12 (Texas head leads with integrity while pouring himself into the overall coach, 1998-2015). development of our student-athletes. His success on the “power conference” He takes a hands-on approach with his sidelines is simply staggering. He coached players, is honest with those around him “RICK IS ONE OF THE Providence to three NCAA Tournament and wants nothing more than to help berths in six seasons. He then guided HONORS young men achieve their dreams.” Clemson to the Big Dance three times in Despite the fact that his first Tennessee four years. And his 16 NCAA appearances squad was undersized—with an average ELITE during his 17-season stint at Texas gives roster height of 6-4—Barnes guided him 19 tournament berths in the last 22 the 2015-16 Volunteers to multiple wins COACHES IN THE GAME.” years. over ranked teams and victories over From 1995 through 2016, every player POSTSEASON traditional rivals Florida, Kentucky and Vanderbilt. Barnes coached for four years made at least three trips to Barnes personally worked with guard Kevin Punter the NCAA Tournament. Jr. on a complete mechanical overhaul of his jump shot, Not only do his players find themselves perennially and that endeavor paid huge dividends for the senior, as positioned to play for national championships, but they Punter more than doubled his scoring average from his also carry themselves with a top-25 swagger. During his 17 junior year and finished the season as the nation’s 13th- years at Texas, Barnes’ teams have spent 180 total weeks leading scorer with 22.2 points per game. Punter’s field- in the Associated Press Top 25, including 84 weeks in goal percentage also rose from .419 to .460 as he earned the Top 10. His Texas squad earned the program’s first- VOLMANAC 2016 All-SEC honors. ever No. 1 national ranking on Jan. 11, 2010. And he had In 2016-17, Barnes took another undersized roster previously coached Clemson to a No. 2 national ranking— that featured only three upperclassmen and exceeded the highest in that school’s history—during the 1996-97 preseason expectations, as well as the previous year’s campaign. overall and SEC win totals. On the flipside, Barnes has collected 99 career wins over The play of 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team forward Grant Top-25 opponents. And his squads have toppled Top-10 Williams highlighted the collective contributions of the teams a total of 35 times. MEDIA INFO highest-scoring freshman class in program history (1,040 Nationally respected in player development, Barnes is points). Freshmen led the 2016-17 team in nine different the only coach in the nation that can claim two different statistical categories and were responsible for 44 percent National Players of the Year in the last 15 seasons (T.J. of the squad’s scoring. Ford in 2003 and Kevin Durant in 2007). Barnes also The highlight win of Barnes’ second season at Tennessee produced four consensus first-team All-Americans and was an upset victory over fourth-ranked Kentucky. It gave three National Freshman of the Year honorees. the Vols back-to-back home wins over the Wildcats, who Barnes has produced 24 total NBA Draft picks, including have not tasted victory in Knoxville since Barnes’ arrival 14 first-round selections. Durant—who refers to Barnes as at UT. “more than a coach,” but also a “father figure”—was the In fitting with UT’s mantra of “comprehensive No. 2 overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. Durant has won excellence,” Barnes’ commitment to his players’ academic an NBA Most Valuable Player Award, four NBA scoring achievement cannot be overstated. His teams have posted titles, the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, and is a two- a perfect 1,000 score in five of the last six multi-year APR time Olympic gold medalist. UTSPORTS.COM » @VOL_HOOPS 35 HEAD COACH “I think Rick is one of the elite coaches in the game,” ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas said. “There is not a better person in the game. He is a man of great character, both his athletic character and his overall character are championship level. I am thrilled for Tennessee with this hire. “Hiring Rick brings immediate credibility and immediate stability. Rick has always been a rock in his level of his competitiveness, but at the same time being a players-first coach. He’s built programs everywhere he’s been. He’s an amazing guy.” Barnes was handed the reins to the Tennessee program on March 31, 2015. NBA DRAFT PICKS A native of Hickory, N.C., Barnes was born PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PLAYER YEAR PLAYER, POS. ROUND (OVERALL) TEAM on July 17, 1954. He was a standout player 1990 Abdul Shamsid-Deen, C Second (53) Seattle at Hickory High, from which he graduated 1991 Eric Murdock, G First (21) Utah in 1973. Barnes moved on to Lenoir-Rhyne 1994 Dickey Simpkins, F First (21) Chicago College (Hickory, N.C.), where he lettered for 1994 Michael Smith, F Second (35) Sacramento three seasons and won the Captain’s Award 1995 Eric Williams, F First (14) Boston for Leadership as both a junior and senior.