(1944-06-03) June 3, 1944 (age 80) Ruston, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1965–1967
Louisiana Tech
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967–1971
Bastrop HS
1971–1977
Ruston HS
1977–1980
Louisiana Tech (assistant)
1980–1982
Louisiana Tech (assoc. HC)
1982–1985
Louisiana Tech (co-HC)
1985–2002
Louisiana Tech
2008–2011
Baylor (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall
576–87 (.869)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division I (1988) 9 NCAA Regional—Final Four (1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1998, 1999) 3 American South (1988–1990) 4 American South tournament (1988–1991) 9 Sun Belt (1993–2001) 7 Sun Belt Tournament (1994, 1996–2001) WAC (2002) WAC tournament (2002)
Awards
Naismith Coach of the Year Award (1988) USBWA Coach of the Year Award (1996) 4× American South Coach of the Year (1988–1991) 6× Sun Belt Coach of the Year (1993, 1994, 1996–1999) Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (2004) Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (2003) Ark-La-Tex Sports Museum of Champions (2008)
Records
2nd Best winning percentage in basketball history (.869)
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2003
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
William Leon Barmore (born June 3, 1944) is a college women's basketball coach best known for his 35-year association with the Louisiana Tech University Lady Techsters. After five years as an assistant coach, he served as head coach from 1982 to 2002, serving the first three years as co-head coach with Sonja Hogg, who had begun the program in 1974. Upon his retirement, Barmore's .869 winning percentage was the best in major college basketball history, for both men and women's basketball. His nine appearances in the Final Four was second most in NCAA women's basketball history, and as of 2023 it is tied for fourth most all-time. [1] Barmore was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.
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William LeonBarmore (born June 3, 1944) is a college women's basketball coach best known for his 35-year association with the Louisiana Tech University...
Deer Park High School, leaving Barmore solely in charge of the program. Following Sonja Hogg's departure, LeonBarmore once again continued the dominance...
co-head coach with her former top assistant, LeonBarmore, and completely turned over the reins to Barmore in 1985. Hogg coached at Deer Park High School...
Lady Techsters' first head coach. Under Coach Hogg and her successor LeonBarmore, the Lady Techsters won three National Championships during the 1980s...
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1985, Mulkey was hired as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech under LeonBarmore then promoted to associate head coach in 1996 before leaving in 2000...
program's first two coaches, Sonja Hogg and LeonBarmore, are also in the Women's Hall of Fame, and Barmore is in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall...
through 50 games in women's basketball history. Only Hall of Fame coach LeonBarmore, the former Louisiana Tech head coach, had a better record (48–2). Chatman...
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former professional women's basketball player. She played for coach LeonBarmore and Kim Mulkey to play for Louisiana Tech University. After successful...
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