Rick Barnes
Rick Barnes
Richard Dale Barnesis the current head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team, a post he has held since 2015...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth17 July 1954
aggressive attack felt knew
I didn't think we were aggressive enough offensively. We knew they were going to come with pressure, we felt like we should attack that pressure.
aggressive attacking ball knew needed
I didn't think we were aggressive enough. I didn't think we were attacking the ball like we needed to. We knew they were going to come with pressure.
expecting learned quit regardless time win worrying
I wasn't expecting us to be a No. 1. I learned a long time to quit worrying about that. Regardless of where we're seeded, we have to go out and win games.
building prepared walked
I don't know if there is a correlation or not. When we walked into this building today, we were prepared to set in for a four, five, six-point game. That's what we got.
fighting fights-and-fighting ncaa year
A year ago we were fighting to get into the NCAA tournament.
anybody coach love player today
P.J. showed today why he's the player he is. Not only you look at his line, but defensively what he did for us. You love anybody as a coach that's going to give you everything he's got.
goal hope last ncaa teams
You're always going to be disappointed when you don't win. It's over and done with. Our No. 1 goal now is the NCAA tournament. We're one of 65 teams and we hope to be the last one standing.
confident count feed guys knocking
A.J. has the 'it' factor. He's a confident player. When he's being aggressive, knocking down shots, our guys feed off him. We've come to really count on him.
class guys help
I don't know if guys have to quit, but it does help that P.J. is going to class,
anywhere confidence playing running screens
Once he got it going, we were playing off him, running him off screens anywhere we could. When they concentrate inside, he has enough confidence to get it going.
dreamed final george mason reaching
By reaching the Final Four, George Mason is going through something we all dreamed about back in 1980.
building cheering dark fans knew tournament wearing white
One thing we knew about this tournament is, when you're wearing the white jersey, other than your team's fans everyone else in the building is cheering for the dark jersey.
capable couple daniel demeanor game games gibson happy last proud throughout
Daniel Gibson 's demeanor throughout the whole game was good. What he's done the last couple games is what he's capable of. Everyone's happy and proud of him.
character
They play with so much character and heart.