
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, April 7, 1990                   TAG: 9004070050
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B1   EDITION: METRO 
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COPELAND'S STATEMENT ON BARNES

Comments from Jim Copeland, Virginia's athletic director, on the school's search for a men's basketball coach:

"Rick Barnes was offered the position of men's head basketball coach at the University of Virginia. He accepted the offer and informed his athletic director of that from Charlottesville on Wednesday. He is the only person to date who has been offered the job.

"Subsequent to Coach Barnes' acceptance of the position, I informed the other candidates of his acceptance and made plans based on his decision. His reversal of that decision on Thursday means that I am continuing the search for a men's head basketball coach at Virginia.

"I realize that Coach Barnes indicated Thursday night that he was never offered the position of men's head basketball coach at Virginia. I suspect he did that to protect me and the university, and I appreciate his concern. My desire, however, is to clarify the situation as best I can at this time."

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