'He's got great basketball feel but his ability to relate to players is what separates him. 'Coach Barnwell has great head coaching experience and has recruited and coached some of the best players around the world,' McCasland said. He coached NBA players Kennedy Chandler, Kendall Brown, Gradey Dick and Ochai Agbaji and helped train Buddy Hield and Ron Baker. The program once again advanced to the final four of the GEICO High School National Tournament in 2023 with an upset of the top seed. 1 throughout the 2022 season and won the inaugural NIBC. Barnwell led SCA to five consecutive GEICO Nationals and has coached over 75 NCAA Division I players and worked with six NBA players. He has spent the last eight seasons leading the Sunrise Christian Elite team where he compiled a 178-28 record competing against the elite basketball programs in the nation. He was named the 20 Naismith High School Boys Coach of the Year and led Sunrise Christian to the 2022 National Interscholastic Basketball Conference Championship. LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech head men's basketball coach Grant McCasland has officially announced the hiring of Luke Barnwell as Assistant Coach, Clay Wilson (Director of Player Development), Jardon Powell (Director of Administration & Operations), Cooper Anderson (Assistant Coordinator of Operations), Chris Nottingham (Video Coordinator) and Christian Hosley (Assistant Strength & Conditioning).īarnwell will serve as an assistant coach for McCasland after recording an impressive 224-39 record in 10 seasons at Sunrise Christian Academy.

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