Tennessee athletics announced on Tuesday that it was extending Rick Barnes through the 2025-26 season. Barnes’ previous contract was set to expire after the 2023-2024 season. This contract seemingly guarantees that the 7th year Tennessee coach will remain in Knoxville long enough to make him the 2nd longest tenured coach in basketball program history; behind only Ray Mears and tied with Emmett Lowery.
News: Rick Barnes has a two-year contract extension, with his new deal at Tennessee now running through the 2025-26 seasonhttps://t.co/mhC4Wwq9Hu pic.twitter.com/cZbMr1TY0L
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One of the first reactions to this news: This will make Rick Barnes around 71 years old when the contract is up.