Dr. George Barber
Head Men's Basketball Coach, Professor of Kinesiology and Sport
Year Started at GU: 1999Office: Athletics Offices
Phone: (618) 664-6624
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours:
By Appointment
Areas of Responsibility:Head Men's Basketball Coach
Full Professor - Department of Kinesiology and Sport
Married (Lisa) with five children (Ben, Zach, Mary Ashley, Abby, Sam).
About George Barber
George Barber joined Greenville College in the fall of 1999 as head men's basketball coach. Before coming to Greenville College, he served as an assistant coach at Bradley University and an administrative assistant at the University of Kentucky where he was a member of Rick Pitino's staff for the 1996 national championship team.
Courses
Exercise Physiology
Adapted Physical Education
Psychology of Coaching
History and Philosophy of HPER and Sport
Wellness I and II
Activity classes (Backpacking/ Canoeing/Fencing/Golf/Rock Climbing)
Publications and Presentations
NCAA Men's Basketball DIII Championships Comittee
Professional Affiliations
NABC - National Association of Basketball Coaches (since 1995)
AAHPHERD - American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance (Since 1985)
Related Experiences
Prior to serving as the MBB coach and professor of HPR at Greenville for the past 15 years, I was an assistant coach at Bradley University where I coached NBA player Anthony Parker, whose sister Candice is probably more famous. In 1996 I was an administrative assistant coach on Rick Pitino's staff at the University of Kentucky (Pitino is now at Louisville) where we had 9 future NBA players on our team and our team won the 1996 DI men's basketball championship.