On the heels of the Tennessee men’s basketball team’s 27-win campaign, highlighted by an SEC Tournament championship, Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White on Thursday announced that he has extended Rick Barnes‘ contract through the 2026-27 season. Barnes has now led the Volunteers to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. This year’s SEC Tournament title was just the fifth
Tennessee Basketball Staff Update
Tennessee basketball head coach Rick Barnes announced two updates related to his staff Tuesday. Justin Gainey has been promoted to associate head coach, and Gregg Polinsky has been promoted to an assistant coach role after serving on the UT staff this season as a volunteer analyst. ADVERTISINGIn Gainey’s first season with the program as an assistant coach, Tennessee spent the
Barnes receives contract extension at Tennessee
The University of Tennessee has announced a contract extension for head men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes. Barnes has led the Volunteers to appearances in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments, while restoring Tennessee’s status among the nation’s top collegiate basketball programs. Tennessee’s recruiting under Barnes has risen to unprecedented heights, as he has signed
OFFICIAL: Gainey named assistant at Tennessee
Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes on Monday announced that veteran assistant coach Justin Gainey has joined the Volunteers’ staff. Gainey boasts 15 years of Division I coaching and administrative experience in the ACC, Pac-12, Big East and beyond. “I coached against Justin when he was the point guard at NC State,” Barnes said. “He was an incredibly tough
Clark named Assistant Basketball Coach at Tennessee
Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Monday that he has added Rod Clark to his staff as an assistant coach. A young and energetic rising star in the profession, Clark, 28, enters just his third season as a collegiate assistant in 2021-22. “We had an opportunity to be very selective in making this hire, and I
REPORT: Oliver to be named new Head Basketball coach at ETSU
According to multiple reports, including one from News Channel 11’s Kenny Hawkins, East Tennessee State will name Desmond Oliver as their new head men’s basketball coach. A 3pm press conference has been scheduled for today. Oliver has served as an assistant on Rick Barnes staff at the University of Tennessee for the past six seasons.
Baylor’s Drew, Tennessee’s Barnes announce positive COVID tests
Last night, Baylor head coach Scott Drew announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Today, Tennessee made a similar announcement regarding head coach Rick Barnes. Both announcements are below:
Daily Dirt – 6/3/20
A few quick hitters… Tennessee Director of Student-Athlete Development Aubin Goporo has left the program and will become the head coach at West HS in Knoxville. This was first reported by the Knoxville News Sentinel. Before joining the Vols staff in 2017, Goporo served in a similar position at Louisiana-Lafayette. No word yet on his
TENNESSEE DIRT: English set to join Vols men’s basketball staff
Following up on a tweet from earlier today… I can confirm that Colorado assistant Kim English will join Rick Barnes staff at Tennessee. He will replace Rob Lanier who became the head coach at Georgia State last week. English had been on the Colorado staff for the past two seasons. Prior to that, English spent
Tennessee Men’s Basketball Assistants Receive Pay Increases
Late last week, Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes inked a contract extension which included a salary increase. Now, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel, the assistant coaches have received raises as well, something that Barnes pushed for. According to the report, the three assistant coaches are now making the following: Rob Lanier: $425,000 (was $390,113)
Tennessee’s Barnes Inks Extension through 2023-24
Tennessee Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer announced Thursday that reigning SEC Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year Rick Barnes has received a contract extension through the 2023-24 season. “Rick has done an exceptional job of reestablishing our men’s basketball program into a championship-level program,” Fulmer said. “He stepped into what was a difficult situation as
Tennessee fills Video Coordinator/Director of Player Development spot
Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes announced that he has hired Bryan Lentz in a Video Coordinator/Director of Player Development role. Lentz, who has prior history working alongside Barnes, fills the vacancy created when Riley Davis accepted an assistant coaching position at Texas-Arlington in April. “I’ve known Bryan for a long time,” Barnes said. “He was
