Richard Barron (basketball)

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Richard Barron
Biographical details
Born (1969-02-03) February 3, 1969 (age 56)
Playing career
1988–1991 Kenyon
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1996 Sewanee (men's asst.)
1996–2001Sewanee (women's)
2001–2007 Princeton (women's)
2007–2009 Baylor (women's asst.)
2009–2011 NC State (women's asst.)
2011–2017 Maine (women's)
2018–2022 Maine (men's)
Head coaching record
Overall21–75 (.219) (men's)
236–228 (.509) (women's)

Richard Barron is an American basketball coach who was most recently the head coach of the University of Maine men's basketball team. [1] Barron previously served as the head coach of Maine's women's basketball team from 2011 to 2017 before taking a leave of absence, due to medical issues. [2] Barron is one of the few people to coach both a men's and women's basketball at the NCAA Division I level. [3]

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Coaching career

Barron got his start in coaching at the high school ranks at Providence Day School as an assistant boys' varsity coach, while also working at the school as a science teacher. [4] He entered college coaching as an assistant men's basketball coach at Sewanee from 1993 to 1996 before taking over as the head women's basketball coach for the Tigers. Barron compiled a 77–48 overall record with Sewanee, leading the school to its first-ever conference championship. He was then named the head women's basketball coach at Princeton, where he posted a 71–91 overall record and led the Tigers to a share of the 2005–06 Ivy League title. [5] [6]

After Princeton, Barron became an associate head coach under Kim Mulkey at Baylor from 2007 to 2009 and spent 2009 to 2011 as a women's basketball assistant at NC State. [7]

Maine women's basketball

On May 10, 2011, Barron became the head women's basketball coach at Maine, where he replaced Cindy Blodgett. In his time with the women's program, Barron helped the Black Bears earn two America East women's basketball regular season titles, and two postseason appearances, while earning America East Coach of the Year honors in 2015. For his efforts, he signed a four-year contract extension with the school in 2016. [8]

In January 2017, Barron took a leave of absence from Maine due to illness and was replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Amy Vachon. Six months later, he had a successful craniotomy at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. [9] Barron returned to Maine as a special assistant to the director of athletics, in which he assisted with athletic department functions and fundraising, while Vachon continued to coach the women's team on an interim basis. [10]

Maine men's basketball

On March 2, 2018, Vachon was named the full-time women's basketball coach at Maine, and Barron was named the men's basketball coach, replacing Bob Walsh. [11]

Barron went 21–76 in just under four seasons at the helm, but parted ways with the school on February 17, 2022. [12]

Head coaching record

Women's

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Sewanee Tigers (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference)(1996–2001)
1996–97Sewanee 13–124–106th
1997–98Sewanee 11–144–107th
1998–99Sewanee 15–1012–64th
1999–00Sewanee 20–514–43rd
2000–01Sewanee 18–714–4T–1st
Sewanee:77–48 (.616)48–34 (.585)
Princeton Tigers (Ivy League)(2001–2007)
2001–02Princeton 11–165–97th
2002–03Princeton 9–194–10T–5th
2003–04Princeton 7–204–107th
2004–05Princeton 13–145–9T–5th
2005–06Princeton 21–712–2T–1st
2006–07Princeton 13–157–7T–4th
Princeton:74–91 (.448)37–47 (.440)
Maine Black Bears (America East Conference)(2011–2017)
2011–12Maine 8–234–128th
2012–13Maine 4–243–129th
2013–14Maine 17–1510–64th
2014–15 Maine 23–914–21st WNIT First Round
2015–16 Maine 26–915–1T–1st WNIT First Round
2016–17 Maine 7–90–14th
Maine:85–93 (.489)46–34 (.575)

Medical leave of absence, Vachon took over on interim basis.

Total:236–228 (.509)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Men's

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Maine Black Bears (America East Conference)(2018–2022)
2018–19 Maine 5–273–138th
2019–20 Maine 9–215–118th
2020–21 Maine 2–72–610th
2021–22 Maine 5–202–12
Maine:21–75 (.219)12–42 (.222)
Total:21–75 (.219)

References

  1. "Barron named UMaine men's basketball head coach following Walsh's decision not to extend contract - Maine, University of". Maine, University of. March 5, 2018.
  2. Lee, Travis (April 5, 2017). "Amy Vachon named UMaine interim women's basketball coach next season". WMTW. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  3. John Feinstein (January 11, 2019). "Coaching both men's and women's basketball is rare. How Richard Barron did it is amazing". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. ISSN   0190-8286. OCLC   1330888409.
  4. "Player Bio: Richard Barron :: Women's Basketball". goprincetontigers.cstv.com.
  5. "BaylorBears.com Richard Barron Bio - Baylor University Official Athletic Site Baylor University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball".
  6. "WBkb Year by Year History 17-18" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. 2018.
  7. "Barron Named Asst. Women's Basketball Coach". NC State University.
  8. Mahoney, Larry (April 13, 2016). "UMaine women's basketball coach Barron signs 4-year extension". Bangor Daily News . Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  9. McLaughlin, Ryan (July 13, 2017). "UMaine women's basketball coach undergoes successful skull surgery". Bangor Daily News . Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  10. "Richard Barron Named Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics - Maine, University of". Maine, University of. December 2017.
  11. "Vachon signs four-year head coaching contract with UMaine". Maine, University of. March 2, 2018.
  12. "Maine, Richard Barron part ways after four seasons". Coaches Database. February 17, 2022.