Rod Barnes
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| Rod Barnes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Georgia State | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Born | January 8, 1966 (age 41) | |
| Career Highlights | ||
| Awards | ||
| Naismith College Coach of the Year (2001) SEC Coach of the Year (2001) |
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| School as a player | ||
| 1985-1988 | Ole Miss | |
| Coaching positions | ||
| 1990-1993 1993-1998 1998-2006 2006-2007 2007-present |
Livingston (asst.) Ole Miss (asst.) Ole Miss Oklahoma (asst.) Georgia State |
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Rod Barnes (born January 8, 1966) is a basketball coach and is currently the head coach for the Georgia State University men's basketball team of the NCAA Division I's Colonial Athletic Association.
[edit] Playing and Early Coaching Career
Barnes played college basketball 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.
[edit] Head Coaching Career
When Rob Evans departed for Arizona State University in 1998, Barnes was promoted to head coach of Ole Miss. Barnes coached Ole Miss 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 2000-2001 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 2006-2007 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.
| Preceded by Rob Evans |
Mississippi Men's Basketball Head Coach 1998–2006 |
Succeeded by Andy Kennedy |
| Preceded by Michael Perry |
Georgia State University Men's Basketball Head Coach 2007–Current |
Succeeded by None |
Burgess • Wehr • Waters • Davis • McDowell • Waters • Couch • Jarrett • Pugliese • Slonaker • Reinhart • Wilson • Driesell • Perry • Barnes
