Rod Barnes
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Rod Barnes is an American
college basketball
coach and current head coach of the Cal State Bakersfield Men's Basketball program. He previously served as head coach for the Georgia State University
men's basketball team of the NCAA Division I's Colonial Athletic Association
. Barnes was also head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Mississippi.
of the NCAA Division I's Southeastern Conference
from 1985 to 1988. He earned All-SEC and All-America
honorable mention honors in 1988. Barnes earned his Business Administration degree in 1989 and left Ole Miss to become an assistant coach at Livingston University
in 1990. In 1993, Barnes returned to Ole Miss to serve as an assistant coach to Rob Evans
. Barnes helped coach Ole Miss to consecutive 20-win seasons and NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
berths in 1997 and 1998.
in 1998, Barnes was promoted to head coach of Ole Miss. Barnes coached them for eight seasons, building a 141–109 record. He was named the 2001 Naismith College Coach of the Year
and the 2001 SEC Coach of the Year after leading Ole Miss to a school-record 27-win season in 2000–01 which included a trip to the Sweet Sixteen
round of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Barnes was fired at Ole Miss after the 2005–06 season in which Ole Miss started 13–3 but lost 13 of their last 14 games. Barnes served as an assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma
during the 2006–07 season.
On March 19, 2007, Barnes was hired as the head coach of the men's basketball team at Georgia State University of the NCAA Division I's Colonial Athletic Association. On February 26, 2011, it was announced that Barnes would not return as head coach at Georgia State. http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=53527&SPID=5655&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=12700&atclid=205105239] On March 30th, 2011 Rod Barnes was named head men's basketball coach at Cal State Bakersfield.
United States
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college basketball
College basketball
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coach and current head coach of the Cal State Bakersfield Men's Basketball program. He previously served as head coach for the Georgia State University
Georgia State University
Georgia State University is a research university in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves about 30,000 students and is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities...
men's basketball team of the NCAA Division I's Colonial Athletic Association
Colonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
. Barnes was also head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Mississippi.
Playing and early coaching career
Barnes played college basketball at the University of MississippiUniversity of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
of the NCAA Division I's Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
from 1985 to 1988. He earned All-SEC and All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
honorable mention honors in 1988. Barnes earned his Business Administration degree in 1989 and left Ole Miss to become an assistant coach at Livingston University
University of West Alabama
The University of West Alabama is a public university located in Livingston, Alabama, United States. It is currently on probation with its regional accrediting body....
in 1990. In 1993, Barnes returned to Ole Miss to serve as an assistant coach to Rob Evans
Rob Evans
Robert Oran Evans is an American college basketball coach. He served as head coach at the University of Mississippi from 1992 to 1998, and as the head coach of Arizona State University from 1998 to 2006. He is a current assistant coach for the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs.Evans was...
. Barnes helped coach Ole Miss to consecutive 20-win seasons and NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
berths in 1997 and 1998.
Head coaching career
When Rob Evans departed for Arizona State UniversityArizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
in 1998, Barnes was promoted to head coach of Ole Miss. Barnes coached them for eight seasons, building a 141–109 record. He was named the 2001 Naismith College Coach of the Year
Naismith College Coach of the Year
Naismith College Coach of the Year Award is an award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to one men's and one women's NCAA Division I collegiate coach each season since 1987...
and the 2001 SEC Coach of the Year after leading Ole Miss to a school-record 27-win season in 2000–01 which included a trip to the Sweet Sixteen
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
round of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Barnes was fired at Ole Miss after the 2005–06 season in which Ole Miss started 13–3 but lost 13 of their last 14 games. Barnes served as an assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
during the 2006–07 season.
On March 19, 2007, Barnes was hired as the head coach of the men's basketball team at Georgia State University of the NCAA Division I's Colonial Athletic Association. On February 26, 2011, it was announced that Barnes would not return as head coach at Georgia State. http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=53527&SPID=5655&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=12700&atclid=205105239] On March 30th, 2011 Rod Barnes was named head men's basketball coach at Cal State Bakersfield.