Barry Hinson (Former Head Coach)

Barry Hinson

Teams coached: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, Missouri State Bears, Southern Illinois Salukis
Oral Roberts record: 36-23 (.610)
Missouri State record: 169-117 (.591)
Southern Illinois record: 116-111 (.511)
Overall record: 321-251 (.561)

Barry Douglas Hinson
Born May 12, 1961
Hometown: Marlow, Oklahoma
Alma Mater: Oklahoma State University (BA, 1983)
Started his coaching career in Oklahoma, becoming the head coach at Bishop Kelley HS in 1987 following a year each as an assistant at Stillwater HS and Edmond Memorial HS
After 6 season as the Bishop Kelley head coach, Hinson took a job as an assistant to new Oral Roberts head coach Bill Self
Was the head coach at Oral Roberts for two seasons; won a share of the Summit League regular season title in 1999
Became the head coach at Missouri State (then Southwest Missouri State) in 1999
- Coached the Bears for nine seasons and reaching the NIT four times in that span
Reunited with Bill Self in 2008 at Kansas as the Jayhawks’ Director of External Relations
- After two years, became the Director of Men’s Basketball Operations from 2010-2012
Returned to the Missouri Valley in 2012 by accepting the position of head coach at Southern Illinois
- Honored as Missouri Valley Coach of the Year in 2016 after leading the Salukis to a 22-10 overall record, the program’s first 20+ win season since 2006-07
- Resigned in March 2019 after failing to reach the postseason for the 7th straight season
Joined the staff at alma mater as an analyst for head coach Mike Boynton‘s at OSU in October 2019
Along with his wife, Angie, has two daughters and one grandson