Rick Barnes
Rick Barnes
Richard Dale Barnesis the current head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team, a post he has held since 2015...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth17 July 1954
believe finding guys prefer team ways year
Believe me, I'd prefer it not be this way. But one thing about our team is that we've had different guys all year finding different ways to win.
beat compete fact played respect team year
We really beat an outstanding team today. This is a team that we respect as much as any team we have played this year and the fact that they play hard. They compete every possession.
handling sixteen time year
Right now, if there's any one thing I can change, it's handling the basketball. Sixteen turnovers at this time of year just kills you.
knew obvious pain tough worried year
It's obvious he's been in pain. I've been worried all year just watching. I knew he was having a tough time.
fighting fights-and-fighting ncaa year
A year ago we were fighting to get into the NCAA tournament.
basketball good playing time year
You're not playing this time of year if you're not a good basketball team.
happened tougher year
He's been through tougher things. What he went through a year ago, what happened (against A&M) pales to that.
august due last middle next year
He went over in August last year and he was due back over here the middle of next month.
basketball chase commitment dream early education five four last leave major playing reason reflection school score seniors success sure true year
The major reason for our score is we had four of our five seniors leave school early last year to chase their dream of playing professionally. I'm not sure the score is a true reflection to the commitment and success we've had when it comes to education in our basketball program.
care damage ended felt float gave guys high somebody tried
We tried to keep two guys down around the block. Every now and then we would float somebody into the high post. We felt like if we could take care of the ball, get it on the rim, that we could do some damage there. We ended with 17 of them (offensive rebounds) and that gave us 17 more opportunities.
anybody changed seen themselves
I've never seen anybody who changed themselves around the way P.J. did.
players pride seen
I've never seen players take so much pride in their schoolwork.
ready trip
It was about like getting ready for a trip to the dentist.
beginning effort finish game great inside knew season team tough
The whole team put in a great effort and our inside game was just great. Back in the beginning of the season ... I knew it was going to be a tough finish for us.