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Ceal Barry

Categories: Class of 2018
  • Barry has an all-time coaching record of 510-284 in 26 seasons with 12 NCAA tournament appearances, including six Sweet 16, and three Elite Eight appearances
  • She has been named Big Eight Coach of the Year four times (1989, 1993, 1994, 1995)
  • In 1994, Barry was named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association National Coach of the Year and Basketball Times Magazine Coach of the Year
  • She led the University of Colorado to four Big 8 regular season conference titles and four Big 8 tournament titles
  • Barry became the 24th coach in women’s NCAA history to reach 500 career wins
  • She was named the 1995 WBCA Carol Eckman Award recipient
  • Barry was the 2004 head coach of the U.S. Junior World Championship qualifying team that captured the gold medal
  • She was the assistant coach on the 1996 U.S. Olympic team that claimed the gold medal in Atlanta
  • Barry was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 and into the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010
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