Barry Hinson

Barry Douglas Hinson (born May 12, 1961) is an American college basketball coach and most recently was the head coach of the Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team (SIU).

He was born in Marlow, Oklahoma.

Before SIU he was the Director of Men's Basketball Operations at the University of Kansas, head coach of Missouri State University and head coach of Oral Roberts University.

Shortly after the season, on April 21, 1999, Hinson accepted the head coaching job at Missouri State (known then as Southwest Missouri State, or SMS), becoming the Bears' 15th head coach.

Hinson inherited a Bears program that had been to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 the previous season and featured five seniors, out of seven returnees overall, who were part of that successful squadron.

After an 11–4 start out of the gate, the Bears stumbled, losing five of their next six games.

However, beginning midway through February 2000, Hinson's team won their final eight regular season contests and fell just short of forcing a tie for the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title.

The Bears continued their hot streak, claiming victory in their first two games of the MVC tournament, a streak halted only by a loss in the tourney final.

After amassing a 22–10 record, including 10 wins in their previous 11 games, and ranking with an RPI in the middle 30s, Hinson and his squad were disappointed to be omitted from the (then) 64-team NCAA Tournament field.

However, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) came calling, and SMS drew a first-round matchup at home with Southern Methodist, whom they defeated handily.

On the road at Ole Miss in the second round, Hinson and his Bears did not fare as well, getting blown out to the Rebels.

By garnering 23 wins (against 11 losses), Hinson stands as only the fourth MSU head coach to win at least 20 games in his inaugural season.

His win tally broke the school record for the most wins by a head coach in his first campaign.

The Bears followed up their successful 22–10 campaign with an equally unsuccessful season, finishing 13-16 overall and 8-10 in the conference.

They did not participate in any post-season games.

The Bears finished the 2001–02 season with a 17–15 overall record, going 11–7 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

They did not participate in any post-season games.

Picked before the season to finish eighth in the MVC, Hinson's Bears made an impression by finishing in a tie for third place in the conference standings.

With a final record of 17–12 overall and a 12–6 Valley mark, the Bears again spent March at home.

Missouri State continued a trend of winning more than losing, yet still sitting at home in March.

Hinson's 2005–06 team had a win–loss record of 22–9 and achieved an RPI ranking of #21.

The Bears again tasted postseason action, defeating Stanford and Houston in the NIT before getting blown out at Louisville in the tournament quarterfinals.

It was Missouri State's third NIT appearance under Hinson and the third time in history that MSU reached the NIT quarterfinals.

The 2006–07 Bears won 22 games under Hinson's leadership.

However, of their 11 losses, five were to MVC foes Creighton and Southern Illinois, and the NCAA Tournament selection committee passed on inviting Missouri State to the big dance.

MSU accepted a bid to the NIT for the third straight year.

They were handed a home loss by San Diego State by the score of 74–70.

On March 28, 2012, Hinson was announced the head coach of Southern Illinois University's men's basketball team.

On March 8, 2019, Hinson announced his resignation at head coach of Southern Illinois University's men's basketball team following a loss in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference basketball tournament in St. Louis.

Hinson is now Analyst, for the Men's Basketball team at Oklahoma State University.

Hinson led the Golden Eagles to win–loss records of 19–12 and 17–11 in his two seasons at Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball.

His first year, which was also ORU's first season as part of the Mid-Continent Conference, Hinson's squad ended the season just one win shy of regular season champion Valparaiso.

The same two schools tied for the conference's best record the following season, each logging a 10-4 mark.

Hinson's young men fell to Valparaiso in the MCC tournament final.

With a final record of 19-14 and 9-9 in the Valley, the Bears finished 95th in the College RPI.

Hinson led the Bears to another NIT appearance.

Along the way, the Bears upset #23 Southern Illinois, the Missouri Valley regular season champion, in the conference tournament semifinal game.

The victory over the Salukis marked the second consecutive year in which SMS/MSU defeated SIU in the conference tourney semifinals.

Hinson's Bears lost to Creighton in the finals, but their 18-12 record earned themselves an NIT bid.

Hinson led Missouri State to victory over Rice University in the NIT opener, but succumbed to Davidson in the second round.