Butler advertisement, previous hoops coach Collier to retire

INDIANAPOLIS– Butler athletic director and previous guys’s basketball coach Barry Collier will retire at the end of April, the school said Wednesday.The 69-year-old Collier took over as advertisement of his university in August 2006 and presided over the Bulldogs ‘nationwide runner-up surfaces in 2010 and 2011. He developed the program based upon the model he gained from late Hall of Fame basketball coach Tony Hinkle, the innovator of the orange basketball and a pillar of Bulldogs sports for nearly a half century.”After more than 50 years in college sports, 31 as a member of the

Butler family, and, after much idea and prayer, I have actually chosen to retire, reliable April 30, 2024,” he said in a message to the university neighborhood. He stated he intended on investing more time with his family and friends.Before moving into administration, Collier invested 3 years coaching basketball–

the last 17 as a head coach at Butler, helping to resuscitate the school’s flagship program,. He later coached at Nebraska.Collier finished with a profession mark of 285-223 and was 196-132 with Butler. He led the Bulldogs to three

NCAA competition appearances and an NIT look throughout his final four seasons at the school.He also functioned as an assistant coach at Rose-Hulman in Indiana, Seattle Central Neighborhood College, Idaho, Oregon and Stanford before taking control of as Bulldogs head coach in 1989-90. “When I initial step onto Butler’s school in the fall of 1974, I immediately felt at home,”Collier wrote.” I enjoyed my time in a Bulldog

uniform and completing in Hinkle Fieldhouse. While my training profession took me around the country for many years, my heart was never ever too far from Indianapolis. In 1989, the chance to lead the Butler Bulldog guys’s basketball program was the fruition of a dream, and my eleven years on the bench were remarkable. To be able to go back to Butler in 2006 to lead the Department of Sports has actually been the icing on the cake.”As athletic director, Collier hired Brad Stevens, now the Boston Celtics president of basketball operations; Chris Holtmann, the present Ohio State coach, and brought Thad Matta, one of his former players, back to the Bulldogs last season for his 2nd stint as head coach.Butler president James Danko stated the university would spend the staying months of Collier’s period honoring his legacy to the school. Danko also stated Collier would function as part of the transitional group for his follower.”Throughout his time at Butler as a student-athlete, coach, administrator, and leader, Barry has actually personified our core worths of dedication, spirit, and quality,”Danko stated.