Barry Collier
Barry Collier (born July 15, 1954)
Teams coached: Butler Bulldogs, Nebraska Cornhuskers
Current conference: Big East Conference
Butler record: 196-132 (.598)
Nebraska record: 89-91 (.494)
Overall record: 285-223 (.561)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1997, 1998, 2000)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 5 (1991, 1992, 1999, 2004, 2006)
- MCC Regular Season Champion: 2 (1997, 2000)
- MCC Tournament Champion: 3 (1997, 1998, 2000)
Awards:
- MCC Coach of the Year: 4 (1991, 1997, 1999, 2000)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2000-2006 | Nebraska |
| 1989-2000 | Butler |
| 1986-1989 | Stanford (asst) |
| 1983-1986 | Oregon (asst) |
| 1978-1983 | Idaho (asst) |
| 1977-1978 | Seattle Central CC (asst) |
| 1976-1977 | Rose Hulman (asst) |
Barry Collier Facts
- Barry Scott Collier
- Born July 15, 1954
- Hometown: Miami, Florida
- Alma Mater: Butler University (BS, 1976) / Indiana State University (MS, 1977)
- After graduating from Miami Palmetto HS, Collier started his collegiate career at Miami Dade CC
- Transferred to Butler in 1974, playing two seasons there for head coach George Theofanis
- Started his coaching career after graduation, spending one year each assisting at Rose-Hulman (IN) and Seattle Central CC
- Spent eights seasons as an assistant under Don Monson, five at Idaho and then three at Oregon
- Moved on to Stanford, working for three seasons as an assistant under Hall of Fame head coach Mike Montgomery
- First head coaching gig came in 1989, when he became the head man at alma mater Butler
- Won 196 games in 11 years, leading the Bulldogs to 3 NCAA Tournaments and winning the MCC title twice
- Left Butler in 2000 to take over as the head coach at Nebraska in the Big 12
- Was two games below .500 during his six-year tenure in Lincoln, leading the Huskers to two NITs but never the NCAA
- Following the 2005-06 season, Collier left Nebraska and returned to Butler as Vice President and Director of Athletics
- Over one of the most successful eras in Butler basketball, including hiring of Brad Stevens and back-to-back trips to NCAA National Championship game; Collier retired in 2024
Barry Collier Coaching Tree
- Darnell Archey (Mobile)
- Adam Bohac (Central Missorui, Southern Nazarene)
- Scott Drew (Baylor, Valparaiso)
- Matthew Graves (South Alabama)
- Jay John (Oregon State)
- LaVall Jordan (Butler, Milwaukee)
- Thad Matta (Butler, Ohio State, Xavier)
- Scott Spinelli (Chicago State, Boston College)