Championship. CSUB earned its berth with a buzzer-beating victory over New Mexico State in the finals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. Barnes's squad fell to Oklahoma in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but he earned a five-year contract extension at the end of the campaign. He was also named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award, given annually to the top minority coach in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball. Head coaching record References External links Cal State Bakersfield profile Georgia State profile 1966 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Mississippi Basketball players from Mississippi Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball coaches College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Georgia State Panthers men's basketball coaches Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball coaches Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball coaches Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball players People from Yazoo County, Mississippi West Alabama Tigers men's basketball coaches