Tony Barbee Joins Murray State, Bringing Big-Time Hoops Experience

0:00On April 28th, Murray State just landed Tony Barbie as their associate head coach, teaming up with headman Ryan Miller. Miller kicked off his run last season with a 20-win 13 loss record overall, going 12-8 in Missouri Valley Conference Play 2. Snagged the number 4 seed in their tournament. Barbie goes way back with Kentucky's John Calipari, playing for him at UMass before jumping on staff there and following to Memphis. He climbed to head coach at Auburn, then linked back with Cali Kentucky for that stacked 38-1 national title run in 2015, sticking around to the rough COVID year. Fans are buzzing about this higher, bringing experience to a program rebuilding in a tougher league. Murray State was an NCAA regular in the Ohio Valley Conference, hitting the tournament 10 times from 1990 to 2006 and pulling, all first round upsets in 2019 and 2022. Now in the NBC since 2023, the racers haven't topped fourth place yet, but Miller's got them pointing upward.

1:02Barbie's fresh, often assisting gig at incarnate word, looking to spark that winning vibe again. With deep ties to big-time hoops, but no history of facing the wildcats on the court, this move keeps Barbie in the game, building momentum for Murray. States next step.