In the 1974-75 season Bad News Barnes averaged an astounding 24 points and 15.6 rebounds en route to the ABA's Rookie of the Year award. "I think Marvin could probably have been one of the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Marvin Barnes ... in more than one altercation growing up and in college, Barnes earned the nickname "Bad News" for his off-the-court problems and lived up to it just ...

He grew up on the north side, in an Italian neighborhood. Marvin "Bad News" Barnes was also born in Providence, but on the opposite side of town in a black neighborhood. It was very important for ...

Marvin Barnes ... But we’re not here to talk about the bad times, because there are enough great stories about Barnes to fill a book, or at least a blog post. There was that time he disappeared ...