It led to a heated sideline exchange between coaches Dean Smith and Rick Barnes and into a near-brawl ... Pat Sullivan before nearly getting into a fight with another reserve, Shammond Williams.

Rick Barnes, in his days as a young, fiery basketball coach, was never afraid to go after Dean Smith. He went after Smith during the first round of the 1995 ACC Tournament, Rick Barnes ...

Some have been bizarre, others a bit wacky. Here’s a look back: Rick Barnes vs. Dean Smith, in a bare knuckle fight. Who you got? For a few fleeting seconds in the 1995 tournament in Charlotte ...

Rick Barnes and Dean Smith had a heated argument. Stackhouse and Barnes now coach in the Tennessee-Vanderbilt rivalry. In 1995, North Carolina's Jerry Stackhouse was fouled hard by Clemson.

Texas’ Rick Barnes was ... the new A.D., gave Barnes a contract extension last August, through 2019. All coaches catch grief, Barnes said. Even the great Dean Smith, who died last weekend.

Rick Barnes grew up in Hickory, N.C., and at that time in the late ’60s as a teenager, the Texas coach said the biggest folks in North Carolina were Billy Graham, Richard Petty and Dean Smith.

Rick Barnes talks about bringing Big East physicality to the ACC as head coach of the Clemson and his 'beef' with North Carolina coach Dean Smith.

Rick Barnes was tired ... and then Clemson. Barnes attracted national attention there in 1995, his first season, when he got into a shouting match with Dean Smith during a blowout loss at the ...