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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.
- 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
- April 13, 1941, Tuckerman, Arkansas, U.S.
- 210 lb (95 kg)
- September 14, 2002 (aged 61), Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Sep 27, 2002 · But now it was 2000, and Jim Barnes was still reeling from having three heart attacks and three strokes in just eight years. He had gone upstairs at the assisted-living facility in Silver...
E-Mail james-barnes@uiowa.edu. Twitter @JimBarnesVB. Instagram @jimebarnes. Bio. Jim Barnes was selected as the 11th head coach in program history on December 28, 2021. In his 27 years as a head coach, Barnes has amassed a career record of 473-390 (.560), and nine 20-plus win seasons.
Dec 13, 2023 · IOWA CITY — Jim Barnes knew “it was going to be extremely tough” to rebuild Iowa volleyball when he took the helm after the 2021 season. "Year 2 was actually going to be the toughest,“ Barnes...
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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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Sep 18, 2002 · Jim "Bad News" Barnes, an Olympian in 1964 and the first player selected in that year's NBA draft, died of heart problems Saturday in a District hospital. He was 63. Barnes's importance...
Jan 10, 2022 · IOWA CITY — New Iowa volleyball head coach Jim Barnes will be making more than his predecessor. Barnes will earn a base salary of $210,000, according to his contract obtained by The Gazette...
