Background
Barmore, Leon was born on June 3, 1944 in Ruston, Louisiana, United States.
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Barmore, Leon was born on June 3, 1944 in Ruston, Louisiana, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education, Louisiana Tech University, 1967. Master of Arts, Louisiana Tech University, 1971.
After five years as an assistant coach, he served as head coach from 1982 to 2002, serving the first three years as co-head coach with Sonja Hogg, who had begun the program in 1974. Upon his retirement, Barmore"s.869 winning percentage was the best in major college basketball history (both men"s and women"s). He earned All-State honors as a basketball player at Ruston High School, helping his team to two state championships.
He went on to play basketball at, serving as captain of the team and earned Gulf States All-Conference honors.
In his first coaching job after graduation, he coached the boys basketball team at Bastrop High School where his teams recorded a record of 84–41. In 1971, he moved to his alma mater Ruston High School, where he remained until 1977, and coached the team to a record of 148–49.
Barmore joined the staff in 1977, nominally as Hogg"s top assistant. In truth, Barmore handled nearly all game strategy.
He was named associate head coach in 1980 and co-head coach in 1982.
He took over the reins full-time in 1985, when Hogg left Ruston. Barmore coached 12 Kodak All-Americans, 14 players who have been selected in the Women's National Basketball Association Draft, and 37 first team all-conference selections. In 2008, Leon decided to continue his coaching career at, where he is now an assistant under former superstar 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 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament, Barmore served as Baylor"s interim head coach and led the Bears to an overtime victory over Utah-San Antonio (Mulkey missed the game with an illness).
Eight former assistant coaches under head coach Leon Barmore have become head women"s basketball coaches. Gary Blair - Stephen F. Austin, Arkansas, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical
Kurt Budke -, Oklahoma State
Kristy Curry - Purdue, Texas Technical, Alabama
Nell Fortner - Purdue, Team United States of America, Indiana Fever, Auburn
Stacy Johnson-Klein - Fresno State
Chris Long -
Kim Mulkey - Baylor
Jennifer White - Saint Edward"son
He also led Technical to 13 regular season titles in 15 years as a member of either the American South, Sun Belt or Western Athletic conferences, including 10 in a row from 1992 to 2002. Both Mulkey and Barmore are members of the Women"s Basketball Hall of Fame (Mulkey as a player and Barmore as a coach), and Barmore is also a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Married Rachel Clark. 1 child, Shannon.