George Barber | Head Coach
Year Started at Greenville College: 1999
Biography: Dr. George Barber joined Greenville College in the fall of 1999 as head men's basketball coach. Before coming to Greenville College, Barber 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. Barber graduated from Asbury College in 1986 before completing a master's degree and doctorate at the University of Kentucky.
While at Greenville as head men's basketball coach, he has coached players which have received -
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1 NCCAA Pete Maravich National Player of the Year Award
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23 NCCAA All Region Awards
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2 NCCAA All-American Award
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19 SLIAC All-Conference Awards
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2 SLIAC All-Defensive Team Awards
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5 SLIAC Team Sportsmanship Awards
Areas of Responsibility
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Head Men's Basketball Coach
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Full Professor - Department of Kinesiology and Sport
Professional Affiliations
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NABC - National Association of Basketball Coaches (since 1995)
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AAHPHERD - American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance (Since 1985)