Rick Barnes, Kelvin Sampson met as North Carolina college players ... Sampson joined Pembroke State as a guard in 1973. Barnes enrolled at Lenoir-Rhyne in 1974. They played against each other in ...

As Houston and Tennessee clashed in the Elite Eight, the spotlight extended beyond the court to two of college basketball’s most respected coaches—Kelvin Sampson and Rick Barnes. Their relationship, ...

Rick Barnes is a men's college basketball head coach, leading the Tennessee Volunteers in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), as of March 2025. Barnes coached the Texas Longhorns from 1998 to 2015.

Barnes attended Lenoir-Rhyne. Both played basketball ... are two of my favorite people in the world. Sometimes, Rick will call me at night, and he won't even say hello. He will just say ...