Key Highlights
- However, in the offseason, Tennessee rewarded head coach Rick Barnes with a lifetime contract. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Tennessee wants to make sure Rick Barnes stays with the Volunteers as long as he wants to coach the men's basketball team.
- Athletic director Danny White announced Thursday that Barnes has signed essentially a lifetime contract with Tennessee,” ESPN wrote. This comes just a few months after Barnes faced questions about retirement and his future plans.
- Barnes has always coached at a high level, but eventually, everyone’s time runs out.
- He didn’t think it was his time last March, and he made that abundantly clear.“Rick Barnes said he really hasn't thought about whether he'll retire after this season or many years from now.
- He said right now he doesn't think God wants him to retire, and he won't retire until that point,” Wes Rucker posted. With that response, many backed off the possibility of Barnes retiring—until Sunday, when SI’s Luke Brush reported that he believes this could be the final season for the Tennessee head coach. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“I believe this will be the last season of Rick Barnes.
