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Velvet James Barnes (April 13, 1941 – September 14, 2002), also known as Jim "Bad News" Barnes, was an American basketball player, who was an Olympic Gold Medalist and the No. 1 overall pick of the 1964 NBA draft.
Jun 16, 2023 · Velvet James (Jim) “Bad News” Barnes was an American basketball player and Olympic gold medalist originally from Tuckerman (Jackson County). Barnes enjoyed great success in his collegiate career, which later led him to be the first pick in the 1964 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft.
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- April 13, 1941
- Suleiman Nyambui, Track and Field 1979-82. No athlete in UTEP athletics history is as decorated as Suleiman Nyambui, and his dominance can only be measured with the all-time greats in NCAA history.
- Jim Barnes, Basketball 1962-64. Jim Barnes is unequivocally the most dominant player UTEP basketball has ever seen. Barnes only spent two years with the Miners, but in those 54 games that Barnes played nothing went to waste as he rewrote the UTEP record books.
- Olapade Adeniken, Track and Field 1989-92. Adeniken went onto excel at the professional level in athletics, but some of his best work came as a UTEP Miner.
- Obadele Thompson Track and Field 1994-97. Thompson was speed personified–pure and simple. Once he completed his four years at UTEP, he became one of the most decorated sprinters the school has ever seen.
Jul 14, 1996 · Jim Barnes wasn't "Bad News" when he played basketball at Stillwater High School. True, the Pioneers had to forfeit 22 of their games when the Tuckerman, Ark., transplant was ruled ineligible his junior year. His return to the lineup, however, was good news for the team, which won its final 10 games of the 1959-60 season and the state championship.
Velvet James Barnes, also known as Jim "Bad News" Barnes, was an American basketball player, who was an Olympic Gold Medalist and the No. 1 overall pick of the 1964 NBA draft. He played college basketball at Texas Western College.
Velvet James Barnes (April 13, 1941 – September 14, 2002), also known as Jim "Bad News" Barnes, was an American basketball player, who was an Olympic Gold Medalist and the No. 1 overall pick of the 1964 NBA draft.
