seasons. He was the fastest to reach 450 victories, achieving that accomplishment in 520 games. Barmore coached 12 Kodak All-Americans, 14 players who have been selected in the WNBA Draft, and 37 first team all-conference selections. Barmore was awarded the US Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Coach of the Year award in 1996, as well as the 1996 Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach of the Year Baylor University In 2008, Leon decided to resume his coaching career at Baylor University, where he was an assistant under former Louisiana Tech player Kim Mulkey, who played under Barmore from 1980 to 1984 and was his top assistant from 1985 to 2000. In the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament, Barmore served as Baylor's interim head coach and led the Bears to an overtime victory over UT-San Antonio (Mulkey missed the game with an illness). Both Mulkey and Barmore are members of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (Mulkey as a player and Barmore as a coach) and the Basketball Hall of Fame. Head coaching record Coaching tree Eight former assistant coaches under head coach Leon Barmore have become head women's basketball coaches. Gary Blair – Stephen F. Austin, Arkansas, Texas A&M Kurt Budke – Louisiana Tech, Oklahoma State Kristy Curry – Purdue, Texas Tech, Alabama Nell Fortner – Purdue, Team USA, Indiana Fever, Auburn Stacy Johnson-Klein – Fresno State Chris Long – Louisiana Tech Kim Mulkey – Baylor, LSU Jennifer White – St. Edward's Notes References External links Louisiana Tech profile 1944 births Living people American men's basketball players American women's basketball coaches Basketball coaches from Louisiana Basketball players from Louisiana Baylor Bears women's basketball coaches High school basketball coaches in Louisiana Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball players Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball coaches Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Ruston, Louisiana