Barnett died in his sleep overnight at an assisted living facility in Largo, Florida, according to multiple media reports. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024 as a player and as a three-time All-America for Tennessee A&I (now Tennessee State) teams that won three consecutive NAIA championships (1957-59) —the first HBCU program to win a national title in basketball.

The New York Knicks announced Sunday that team legend and Hall of Famer, Dr. Richard Barnett, has died. He was 88.

New York Knicks legend Dick Barnett, who also played for the ABL's Cleveland Pipers, has died, the Knicks announced Sunday. He was 88.