Rodrick Kenneth Barnes was born on January 8,1966 and is an American college basketball coach.
12 Facts About Rod Barnes
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Rod Barnes is the head men's basketball coach at California State University, Bakersfield, a position he has held since 2011.
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Rod Barnes played college basketball at the University of Mississippi of the NCAA Division I's Southeastern Conference from 1985 to 1988.
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Rod Barnes earned All-SEC and All-America honorable mention honors in 1988.
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Rod Barnes earned his business administration degree in 1989 and left Ole Miss to become an assistant coach at Livingston University in 1990.
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In 1993, Rod Barnes returned to Ole Miss to serve as an assistant coach to Rob Evans.
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Rod Barnes helped coach Ole Miss to consecutive 20-win seasons and NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship berths in 1997 and 1998.
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When Evans departed for Arizona State University in 1998, Rod Barnes was promoted to head coach of Ole Miss.
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On March 19,2007, Rod 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.
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On March 30,2011 Rod Barnes was named head men's basketball coach at Cal State Bakersfield.
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Rod Barnes's squad fell to Oklahoma in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but he earned a five-year contract extension at the end of the campaign.
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Rod Barnes was named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award, given annually to the top minority coach in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball.