In 2023, Rick Barnes received another one-year contract ... He became a standout player at Hickory High School, graduating in 1973. He then went on to Lenoir-Rhyne University, where he played ...

Playing in Tuesday night’s Jimmy V Classic against Miami has extra meaning for Rick Barnes, the head coach of No. 1-ranked Tennessee. Barnes, a Hickory, N.C., native, got to know the legendary ...