Post by 01- PirateDave on Mar 31, 2015 8:42:16 GMT -6
Tennessee Hires Rick Barnes
Updated: March 31, 2015, 10:20 AM ET
By Jeff Goodman | ESPN.com
Cooper Neill/Getty Images
Tennessee has hired former Texas coach Rick Barnes to be the Volunteers' new basketball coach, a sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
Rick Barnes coached Texas to the NCAA tournament in 16 of his 17 seasons at the school. A news conference is expected later Tuesday.
Barnes was fired by Texas athletic director Steve Patterson over the weekend despite going to 16 NCAA tournaments in 17 seasons.
The 60-year-old Barnes won 402 games at Texas, the most in school history, and three Big 12 regular-season titles. This season, he became just the 13th active coach to reach 600 career wins. Texas made the Final Four in 2003 for the first time in more than 50 years.
The Longhorns did not live up to expectations this season, barely sneaking into the NCAA tournament before being eliminated by Butler in their opening game.
Barnes is 604-314 in 28 seasons overall with stops at George Mason, Providence and Clemson.
He replaces Donnie Tyndall, who was fired after one season because of unethical conduct at his former post, Southern Mississippi.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Updated: March 31, 2015, 10:20 AM ET
By Jeff Goodman | ESPN.com
Cooper Neill/Getty Images
Tennessee has hired former Texas coach Rick Barnes to be the Volunteers' new basketball coach, a sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
Rick Barnes coached Texas to the NCAA tournament in 16 of his 17 seasons at the school. A news conference is expected later Tuesday.
Barnes was fired by Texas athletic director Steve Patterson over the weekend despite going to 16 NCAA tournaments in 17 seasons.
The 60-year-old Barnes won 402 games at Texas, the most in school history, and three Big 12 regular-season titles. This season, he became just the 13th active coach to reach 600 career wins. Texas made the Final Four in 2003 for the first time in more than 50 years.
The Longhorns did not live up to expectations this season, barely sneaking into the NCAA tournament before being eliminated by Butler in their opening game.
Barnes is 604-314 in 28 seasons overall with stops at George Mason, Providence and Clemson.
He replaces Donnie Tyndall, who was fired after one season because of unethical conduct at his former post, Southern Mississippi.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
good luck to all!