Dick
Barnett was a three time All American basketball player at Tennessee
State University in Nashville Tennessee. He led TSU to three consecutive
N.A.I.A. basketball championships under the legendary Hall of
Fame coach John B. McLendon. TSU was the first college team to
accomplish that feat. Dick Barnett was named MVP two consecutive
years in championship play in 1958 and 1959.
Dick
Barnett was a number one draft choice in the National Basketball
Association with the Syracuse Nationals. He later played in the
American Basketball League with the Cleveland Pipers owned by
George Steinbrenner of the New York Yankees in1962 and led them
to a ABL championship. Dick Barnett rejoined the NBA with the
Los Angeles Lakers with Elgin Baylor and Jerry West where he played
for three years. He was later traded to the New York Knicks where
he played on the only two championship teams in the Knicks history,
in the 1969-70 and 1972-73 seasons.
During
Dick Barnett's long fifteen-year career as a professional basketball
player, he was involved in continuing his education. While playing
four years at TSU, he left without a degree. Realizing he must
be prepared to face a changing society, while with the Los Angeles
Lakers he attended Cal Poly of Pomona and completed his Bachelor's
degree in physical education. When traded to the New York Knicks
he continued to matriculate at New York University and was awarded
a Master's degree in Public Administration. When Dick Barnett
retired as an active player in the 1970's he was named assistant
coach of the New York Knicks under head coach Red Holtzman. His
number was retired and hangs in the rafters of Madison Square
Garden.
Dick
Barnett continued to pursue his studies and received a Doctoral
degree in education from Fordham University. Dr. Barnett is now
President of ARM, the Athletic Role Model Educational Institute,
a non-profit organization with a focus on education for at risk
students in the educational process.
Dick
Barnett has augmented his educational contributions by extending
his contacts, skills, and knowledge to assist corporations and
businesses to better market their products and services to a variety
of clients and customers. A partial list of clients include Dreyfus,
New York Life, Madison Sq. Garden, IBM, Fordham Unversity, and
the National Football League.
Dr.
Barnett's experience in the front offices of the NBA franchise
Portland Trailblazers as a player and staff consultant provides
a comprehensive preparatory background in Sports Management and
extends a hands-on expertise as a current assistant professor
at St. John's University.
Dick
Barnett was a three time All American basketball player at Tennessee
State University in Nashville Tennessee. He led TSU to three consecutive
N.A.I.A. basketball championships under the legendary Hall of
Fame coach John B. McLendon. TSU was the first college team to
accomplish that feat. Dick Barnett was named MVP two consecutive
years in championship play in 1958 and 1959. 
During
Dick Barnett's long fifteen-year career as a professional basketball
player, he was involved in continuing his education. While playing
four years at TSU, he left without a degree. Realizing he must
be prepared to face a changing society, while with the Los Angeles
Lakers he attended Cal Poly of Pomona and completed his Bachelor's
degree in physical education. When traded to the New York Knicks
he continued to matriculate at New York University and was awarded
a Master's degree in Public Administration. When Dick Barnett
retired as an active player in the 1970's he was named assistant
coach of the New York Knicks under head coach Red Holtzman. His
number was retired and hangs in the rafters of Madison Square
Garden.