HIGH SCHOOL: John Reed Barnes is a combo shooting guard/small forward who played for Scotty Vermillion at Gate City High School.  Barnes scored 1,087 points in his career while averaging 15.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in his senior year.  He is a three-time Conference 40 first team selection and a two-time 2A West Region first team selection.  He earned second team all-state honors as a junior before moving up to the first team as a senior.  Barnes helped the Blue Devils to a state runner-up trophy as a freshman and the final four as a senior.  He also competed in tennis and golf for the Blue Devils. 

PERSONAL: A member of the National Junior Honor Society, Barnes is the son of Andy and Marsha Barnes.  He is also an Early College Scholar and a Tennessee/Virginia Scholar. He comes from an athletic family.  He mother played basketball at East Tennessee State.  His aunt Leslie Hennigan played basketball at NC State while his uncle Mike Hannigan played football for Tennessee Tech before moving on to a pro career with the New York Jets and Detroit Lions.  His uncle also was the head football coach at Tennessee Tech from 1996-2006.