Report: Rick Barnes Turns Down UCLA Job To Remain at Tennessee

Multiple sources are reporting that Vols head coach Rick Barnes has turned down the UCLA job and will remain at Tennessee.

Barnes has been the head coach at Tennessee since 2015 and has led the Vols to two straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Per ESPN:

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UCLA began aggressively pursuing Barnes last week with a lucrative package that would have paid him $5 million a year, not counting bonuses and incentives, sources told ESPN.

Barnes was named Naismith Coach of the Year on Sunday and met with Fulmer later that evening, according to sources. Barnes finalized his decision to stay as the Vols' coach on Monday night after Tennessee countered with a new deal that was in the neighborhood of what UCLA was offering. Barnes' buyout to get out of his contract at Tennessee was $5 million, sources said.

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