Tennessee duo Barnes, Mashack honored for character and community service
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — While Tennessee basketball has enjoyed plenty of success on the court this season, head coach Rick Barnes and senior guard Jahmai Mashack have been recognized for their achievements off of it.
For the second straight season, Mashack is Tennessee's representative on the SEC Community Service Team for men's basketball. The defensive standout works closely with Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee. According to a university release, he has personally provided food to over 3,500 people and helped raise over $1 million for the nonprofit.
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He set up a virtual food drive through Second Harvest in November 2024 and raised $14,700. He helped distribute food from the money raised on Dec. 18, providing over 20,000 pounds of food to nearly 400 households. Following his recent dramatic game-winning shot against Alabama, he started another virtual food drive that has raised nearly $40,000.
Mashack and his family also regularly feed members of the homeless community in his native Los Angeles area. He is the sixth player in program history to collect multiple SEC Community Service Team honors.
Barnes was named a finalist for the 2024-2025 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award by CollegeInsider.com, honoring those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who display moral integrity on and off it as well.
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He is well respected across the basketball community for his integrity and kindness in addition to his coaching abilities. Barnes supports multiple Knoxville-area charitable organizations and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Emerald Youth Foundation. He is a longtime supporter of the V Foundation for Cancer Research, having been honored twice at the V Foundation's Dick Vitale Gala.
The winner will be announced in April in San Antonio, Texas, the site of the Final Four. Other finalists include Vanderbilt's Mark Byington and former ETSU head coach Steve Forbes.
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