Barnes played center for Fresno State and earned all-Pacific Coast Athletic Association honors while setting the school record for blocks in a season (48). In 1984, his Bulldogs upset Jerry Tarkanian’s No. 10 UNLV Rebels to win the league title and make the NCAA Tournament. His wife, Jody, was a track athlete at Fresno State.
Here are some quick things to know about new Oregon State vice president and athletic director Scott Barnes, who will be coming to Corvallis after holding the AD position at the University of Pittsburgh since spring 2015.
Scott Barnes, 54, hails from Spokane and worked in Washington for nine years, first as athletic director at Eastern Washington (1999-2005) and then as senior associate athletic director for advancement at the University of Washington (2005-08).