Marvin Barnes was one such player. With a natural talent for the game, the 6'8" forward averaged 20.7 points and 17.9 rebounds over 89 games during his three seasons with the Providence Friars.

Barnes casually took over the game. During the latter part of his rookie season, 'Bad News' established a precedent that would become characteristic of his tenure with the Spirits.

Marvin “Bad News” Barnes, one of basketball’s all-time great characters, has died at 62, according to Kevin McNamara of the Providence Journal. Barnes spent two years in the ABA with the Sprit of St.

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 northeast basketball that local talent such as Barnes and ...

PROVIDENCE — By the time Marvin “Bad News” Barnes, the flashy two-time All-American at Providence College and former American Basketball Association All-Star, made it to the Celtics in 1978 ...

Of course they did! And before we get into the actual story, doesn't Marvin "Bad News" Barnes, just sound like someone involved in drug trafficking? To be fair, it was only wholesale. "I was ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Marvin Barnes, who led Providence College to the Final Four in 1973 and starred in the old American Basketball Association, has died, a newspaper reported Monday. He was ...

The guys were listening to me, offering their sympathy. Then Marvin Barnes said, “Hey, bro, don’t worry about it. I’ve been looking for a little white dude to drive me around in my Rolls ...