Butler athletic director and former men's basketball coach Barry Collier is retiring at the end of April. The 69-year-old Collier returned to his alma mater in August 2006 and presided over the Bulldogs' national runner-up finishes in 2010 and 2011.
FILE - Nebraska head coach Barry Collier disputing a referee’s call in a college basketball game against Texas Tech, in Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 18, 2006. Collier will be retiring at the end of April 2024, the department has announced. The 69-year-old returned to alma mater in August 2006 and presided over the Bulldogs memorable national runner-up finishes in 2010 and 2011.
Before moving into administration, Collier spent three decades coaching basketball — the last 17 as a head coach at Butler, helping to resuscitate the school’s flagship program,. He later coached at Nebraska. He also served as an assistant coach at Rose-Hulman in Indiana, Seattle Central Community College, Idaho, Oregon, and Stanford before taking over as Bulldogs head coach in 1989-90.
As athletic director, Collier hired Brad Stevens, now the Boston Celtics president of basketball operations; Chris Holtmann, the current Ohio State coach, and brought Thad Matta, one of his former players, back to the Bulldogs last season for his second stint as head coach.
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