Kory Barnett

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Kory Barnett
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Oral Roberts
Conference Summit League
Record0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born (1988-12-14) December 14, 1988 (age 36)
Rochester, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
2009–2012 Indiana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012–2013 Indiana (graduate assistant)
2018–2019 UCLA (assistant)
2019–2024 Nevada (assistant)
2024–2025 West Virginia (assistant)
2025–present Oral Roberts
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2013–2017 UCLA (video coordinator)
2017–2018UCLA (director of operations)
Head coaching record
Overall0–0 (–)

Kory Barnett is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.

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Playing career

He committed to play college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, joining the team as a preferred walk-on. [1] During his collegiate career, Barnett played in 49 games where he averaged 0.2 points, 0.2 rebounds, and 0.1 assists per game. [2]

Coaching career

Barnett got his first coaching job as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Indiana in 2012. [3] In 2013, Barnett was hired by the UCLA Bruins where until 2019 in various roles as an assistant coach, director of operations, player development and scouting, and the video coordinator. [4] Ahead of the 2019 season, Barnett was hired as an assistant coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack. [5] In 2024, he joined the West Virginia Mountaineers as an assistant coach. [6] On March 28, 2025, Barnett was hired as the next head coach for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. [7]

References

  1. Dollinger, Matt. "Getting to know... Kory Barnett". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  2. "Kory Barnett". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  3. Schumann, Mike. "Report: Former IU walk-on, DeVries assistant Kory Barnett to be Oral Roberts head coach". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  4. Asti, Mike. "WVU Basketball Assistant Lands Head Coaching Opportunity". WV Sports Now. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  5. Murray, Chris. "Kory Barnett expresses appreciation, gratitude for Nevada after accepting Big 12 job". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  6. Murray, Chris. "Nevada assistant coach Kory Barnett accepts job at West Virginia". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  7. "REPORT: Oral Roberts to hire Kory Barnett as Head Basketball Coach". HoopDirt. Retrieved March 28, 2025.