J. D. Barnett
J. D. Barnett (born January 10, 1944)
Teams coached: Lenoir-Rhyne Bears, High Point Panthers, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, VCU Rams, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Northwestern State Demons, Hawaii Pacific Sharks
High Point record: 13-16 (.448)
Louisiana Tech record: 23-29 (.442)
VCU record: 132-48 (.733)
Tulsa record: 106-75 (.586)
Northwestern State record: 55-79 (.410)
Overall record^: 356-272 (.567)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 7 (1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (1990, 1991)
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Champion: 1 (1987)
- Sun Belt Regular Season Champion: 4 (1981, 1983, 1984, 1985)
- Missouri Valley Tournament Champion: 1 (1986)
- Sun Belt Tournament Champion: 3 (1980, 1981, 1985)
Awards:
- Missouri Valley Coach of the Year: 1 (1987)
- Sun Belt Coach of the Year: 2 (1983, 1984)
- Southland Coach of the Year: 1 (1979)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2004-2005 | Hawaii Pacific |
| 1994-1999 | Northwestern State |
| 1985-1991 | Tulsa |
| 1979-1985 | VCU |
| 1977-1979 | Louisiana Tech |
| 1973-1977 | West Texas State (asst) |
| 1971-1972 | High Point |
| 1970-1971 | Lenoir-Rhyne |
J. D. Barnett Facts
- Joseph Donald Barnett
- Born January 10, 1944
- Hometown: Meadville, Missouri
- Alma Mater: Winona State College (BA, 1966 & MA, 1968)
- Played baseball and basketball at Winona State, where he was later inducted into the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame (2002)
- First coaching jobs were for one season each as head coach at Division II programs Lenoir-Rhyne and (now Div I) High Point
- Spent four years as an assistant at West Texas State before taking over at Louisiana Tech for two seasons
- Moved on to VCU in 1979 and went to his first NCAA Tournament in 1980 as the Rams’ head coach
- Lead the Rams to the NCAA Tournament five times in six years, winning four Sun Belt titles during his tenure
- Became the head coach at Tulsa in 1985, leading the Golden Hurricane to the NCAAT in each of his first two seasons there
- Was let go after two straight first round NIT exits, which were preceded by two years without a postseason berth
- Was the AD at Tulsa Union HS for three years in between head coaching jobs
- Returned to the college ranks in 1994, serving as the head coach and associate AD at Northwestern State for five years
- Went 55-79 as the Demons’ head coach but did not reach the postseason
- Left Northwestern State in 1999 but continued his administrative career with a four-year stint as Tulane’s associate AD
- Final basketball job was a one-year stop as AD and head coach at Division II Hawaii Pacific
- The Sharks went 10-16 in Barnett’s lone season at the helm
J. D. Barnett Coaching Tree
- Duggar Baucom (The Citadel, VMI, Tusculum)
- Maurice Cheeks (Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers)
- Kevin Eastman (Washington State, UNC Wilmington)
- Gary Garner (Dakota State, Southeast Missouri State, Fort Hays State, Drake)
- David Hobbs (Alabama)
- Ron Jirsa (Marshall, Georgia)
- Phil Johnson (UTEP, San Jose State)
- Kevin O’Neill (USC, Arizona, Toronto Raptors, Northwestern, Tennessee, Marquette)
- Steve Payne (Tennessee Tech)
- Byron Samuels (Florida A&M, Radford, Hampton)
- Flip Saunders (Minnesota Timberwolves, Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons)
- Tubby Smith (High Point, Memphis, Texas Tech, Minnesota, Kentucky, Georgia, Tulsa)
- Mike Sutton (Tennessee Tech)
- Kelly Wells (Pikeville, Hawaii Pacific)
- Jim Wooldridge (UC Riverside, Kansas State, Louisiana Tech, Texas State, Central Missouri)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels