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SAN FRANCISCO — The Pac-12 Conference announced the 2023 class to be inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor, the Conference's most prestigious recognition of the greatest on and off-field contributors to Pac-12 athletics.
Legendary women's basketball coach and administrator, Ceal Barry, was chosen as Colorado's inductee for the class of 2023. The '23 class will be the first-ever all-female class inducted into the Hall of Honor in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX.
"The Pac-12 is honored to induct this class of legendary athletes, coaches and administrators into the Hall of Honor," said Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff. "The 12 inductees represented their respective universities at the highest levels of athletic excellence, and we are especially proud to recognize this first-ever all-female class as we continue to honor the historic legacy of Title IX."
Barry boasts the title of the winningest coach in Colorado history with 427 victories. After taking the reins in 1983, she guided the program for 22 years and picked up four regular-season Big Eight titles, four Big Eight Tournament titles and one Big 12 tournament championship. Barry was a four-time Big Eight Coach of the Year and guided the Buffs to 12 NCAA Tournament appearances in her tenure, reaching the Sweet 16 six times and the Elite Eight three times.
Barry's success at CU took to the national spotlight, earning the 1994 U.S. Basketball Writers Association National Coach of the Year along with Basketball Times Magazine Coach of the Year. In 1995 she was named the WBCA Carol Eckman Integrity in Coaching Award recipient.
Internationally, Barry was an assistant coach on the 1996 gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic team in Atlanta and was the 2004 head coach of the U.S. Junior World Championship qualifying team that captured the gold medal.
After her coaching career, she turned her leadership skills to administration, serving as an associate athletic director and senior women's administrator (SWA) for 13 years, then the department's deputy athletic director for two years. Her guidance and steady hand helped the department navigate some of the most difficult waters in CU history.
Barry, the first woman ever to earn a basketball scholarship at the University of Kentucky, started her head coaching career at Cincinnati in 1979, an era when women's sports were just beginning to feel the impact of Title IX. After four seasons there, she accepted a job offer from then-CU athletic director Eddie Crowder at Colorado, where she found a department still in the throes of a financial crisis.
Barry was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2006, the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.
Formal induction will take place on Friday, March 3 during a private ceremony, as part of the week-long Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament celebrations in Las Vegas, prior to that day's semifinal matchups. The class will also be celebrated during a special recognition at halftime of the day's first semifinal matchup at Michelob Ultra Arena inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Since Colorado joined the Pac-12 Conference, the following former Buffs have been added to the Pac-12 Hall of Honor:
Burdette Haldorson, 2012 (basketball)
Cliff Meely, 2013 (basketball)
Ken Charlton, 2014 (basketball)
Jim Davis, 2015 (basketball)
Scott Wedman, 2016 (basketball)
Chauncey Billups, 2017 (basketball)
Bill Toomey, 2018 (track & field)
Lisa Van Goor, 2019 (basketball)
Bill Marolt, 2020 (skiing; administrator)
Jenny Simpson, 2021 (cross country/track & field)
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Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2023/2/23/...to-be-inducted-into-pac-12-hall-of-honor.aspx
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SAN FRANCISCO — The Pac-12 Conference announced the 2023 class to be inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor, the Conference's most prestigious recognition of the greatest on and off-field contributors to Pac-12 athletics.
Legendary women's basketball coach and administrator, Ceal Barry, was chosen as Colorado's inductee for the class of 2023. The '23 class will be the first-ever all-female class inducted into the Hall of Honor in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX.
"The Pac-12 is honored to induct this class of legendary athletes, coaches and administrators into the Hall of Honor," said Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff. "The 12 inductees represented their respective universities at the highest levels of athletic excellence, and we are especially proud to recognize this first-ever all-female class as we continue to honor the historic legacy of Title IX."
Barry boasts the title of the winningest coach in Colorado history with 427 victories. After taking the reins in 1983, she guided the program for 22 years and picked up four regular-season Big Eight titles, four Big Eight Tournament titles and one Big 12 tournament championship. Barry was a four-time Big Eight Coach of the Year and guided the Buffs to 12 NCAA Tournament appearances in her tenure, reaching the Sweet 16 six times and the Elite Eight three times.
Barry's success at CU took to the national spotlight, earning the 1994 U.S. Basketball Writers Association National Coach of the Year along with Basketball Times Magazine Coach of the Year. In 1995 she was named the WBCA Carol Eckman Integrity in Coaching Award recipient.
Internationally, Barry was an assistant coach on the 1996 gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic team in Atlanta and was the 2004 head coach of the U.S. Junior World Championship qualifying team that captured the gold medal.
After her coaching career, she turned her leadership skills to administration, serving as an associate athletic director and senior women's administrator (SWA) for 13 years, then the department's deputy athletic director for two years. Her guidance and steady hand helped the department navigate some of the most difficult waters in CU history.
Barry, the first woman ever to earn a basketball scholarship at the University of Kentucky, started her head coaching career at Cincinnati in 1979, an era when women's sports were just beginning to feel the impact of Title IX. After four seasons there, she accepted a job offer from then-CU athletic director Eddie Crowder at Colorado, where she found a department still in the throes of a financial crisis.
Barry was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2006, the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.
Formal induction will take place on Friday, March 3 during a private ceremony, as part of the week-long Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament celebrations in Las Vegas, prior to that day's semifinal matchups. The class will also be celebrated during a special recognition at halftime of the day's first semifinal matchup at Michelob Ultra Arena inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Since Colorado joined the Pac-12 Conference, the following former Buffs have been added to the Pac-12 Hall of Honor:
Burdette Haldorson, 2012 (basketball)
Cliff Meely, 2013 (basketball)
Ken Charlton, 2014 (basketball)
Jim Davis, 2015 (basketball)
Scott Wedman, 2016 (basketball)
Chauncey Billups, 2017 (basketball)
Bill Toomey, 2018 (track & field)
Lisa Van Goor, 2019 (basketball)
Bill Marolt, 2020 (skiing; administrator)
Jenny Simpson, 2021 (cross country/track & field)
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