Rod Barnes

College coach infobox


Name = Rod Barnes
Sport = Basketball
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College = Georgia State
Title = Head coach
Awards = Naismith College Coach of the Year (2001)
SEC Coach of the Year (2001)
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OverallRecord = 141-111 (.560)
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Years = 1985–1988
Team = Mississippi
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CoachYears = 1990–1993
1993–1998
1998–2006
2006–2007
2007–present
CoachTeams = Livingston (asst.)
Mississippi (asst.)
Mississippi
Oklahoma (asst.)
Georgia State
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Rod Barnes (born January 8, 1966) is a basketball coach and is currently the head coach for the Georgia State University men's basketball team of the NCAA Division I's Colonial Athletic Association.

Playing and early coaching career

Barnes played college basketball at the University of Mississippi of the NCAA Division I's Southeastern Conference from 1985 to 1988. He earned All-SEC and All-America honorable mention honors in 1988. Barnes earned his Business Administration degree in 1989 and left Ole Miss to become an assistant coach at Livingston University in 1990. In 1993, Barnes returned to Ole Miss to serve as an assistant coach to Rob Evans. Barnes helped coach Ole Miss to consecutive 20-win seasons and NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship berths in 1997 and 1998.

Head coaching career

When Rob Evans departed for Arizona State University in 1998, Barnes was promoted to head coach of Ole Miss. Barnes coached Ole Miss for eight seasons, building a 141-109 record. He was named the 2001 Naismith College Coach of the Year and the 2001 SEC Coach of the Year after leading Ole Miss to a school-record 27-win season in 2000-2001 which included a trip to the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Barnes was fired at Ole Miss after the 2005-06 season in which Ole Miss started 13-3 but lost 13 of their last 14 games. Barnes served as an assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma during the 2006-2007 season.

On March 19, 2007, 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.

Head coaching record

CBB Yearly Record Start
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conference=
postseason=
poll=noCBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Ole Miss
startyear=1998
conference=Southeastern Conference
endyear=2006|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1998–1999
name = Ole Miss
overall = 20-13
conference = 8-8
confstanding = T-3rd (West)
postseason = NCAA 2nd RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1999–2000
name = Ole Miss
overall = 19-14
conference = 5-11
confstanding = T-5th (West)
postseason = NIT QuarterfinalsCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2000–2001
name = Ole Miss
overall = 27-8
conference = 11-5
confstanding = 1st (West)
postseason = NCAA Sweet 16CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2001–2002
name = Ole Miss
overall = 20-11
conference = 9-7
confstanding = 3rd (West)
postseason = NCAA 1st RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2002–2003
name = Ole Miss
overall = 14-15
conference = 4-12
confstanding = T-5th (West)
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2003–2004
name = Ole Miss
overall = 13-15
conference = 5-11
confstanding = T-4th (West)
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2004–2005
name = Ole Miss
overall = 14-17
conference = 4-12
confstanding = T-5th (West)
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2005–2006
name = Ole Miss
overall = 14-16
conference = 4-12
confstanding = T-5th (West)
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Ole Miss
overall = 141-109
confrecord = 50-78CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Georgia State
startyear=2007
conference=Colonial Athletic Association
endyear=|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2007–2008
name = Georgia State
overall = 9-21
conference = 5-13
confstanding = 12th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Georgia State
overall = 9-21
confrecord = 5-13CBB Yearly Record End
overall=150-130