Rick Barnes took over the University of Tennessee men’s basketball program in 2015. The Vol’s were a 16-16 team in 2014-15. Barnes was the programs third head basketball coach in three years. In Barnes first three seasons, the Vol’s were 15-19 (2015-16), 16-16 (2016-17) and 26-9 (2017-18) with an SEC championship banner.

Now, in his fourth season, the Vol’s are currently 21-1 and ranked #1 in the country with zero active starters ranked in the top 100. Rick Barnes should be the Naismith College Coach of the Year for Tennessee’s success, but that award is not one of his goals.

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