HobbsDailyReport.com The Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel is reporting Hickory native Rick Barnes has decided he will remain head men’s basketball coach at Tennessee rather than pursue an open job at UCLA. ESPN reported earlier Monday that the Bruins were interested in trying to hire Barnes, who played at Hickory High and Lenoir-Rhyne University. KNOXVILLE’S STORY: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/mens-basketball/2019/04/08/tennessee-vols-basketball-rick-barnes-ucla/3396770002/ ESPN’S STORY: http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26472062/barnes-deciding-ucla-vols …
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: ESPN story says Barnes weighing UCLA offer or staying with Vols
HobbsDailyReport.com ESPN is reporting Hickory native and former Lenoir-Rhyne University basketball player Rick Barnes is weighing his options of remaining as head coach at Tennessee or taking a lucrative offer to become the next men’s head basketball coach at UCLA. THE STORY: http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26472062/barnes-deciding-ucla-vols
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hickory native Barnes wins Naismith Award as country’s top coach
HobbsDailyReport.com Hickory native Rick Barnes, who played high school basketball at Hickory and college basketball at Lenoir-Rhyne University, has been named the Naismith Award at 2019’s top men’s basketball coach in the country. His selection was announced at the Naismith Awards Brunch at the Final Four on Sunday in Minneapolis. Barnes was the runner-up for the award last season. He …
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bryan Lentz, Barnes back together again at Tennessee
HobbsDailyReport.com KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Catawba County native Bryan Lentz is going back to work for Rick Barnes, another county native, in college basketball. Barnes announced Tuesday he’s adding Lentz in a Video Coordinator/Director of Player Development role at Tennessee. Lentz has been an assistant coach at Appalachian State for the last four seasons. Lentz — who played college basketball at …