Hall of Fame
NCAA Tournament Appearances: (1981, 1982)
WCC Regular Season Champion: (1981)
CAC (Division III) Regular Season Champion: (1994)
NEWMAC (Division III) Tournament Champion: (2007, 2008)
CAC (Division III) Tournament Champion: (1993, 1994, 1995)
NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances: (2007, 2008)
Peter Kendall Barry was born on December 22, 1947 in San Francisco, and attended Jefferson High School in Daly City, where he played basketball and baseball. At 5’ 9”, 150 lbs., he earned All-North Peninsula League as a junior in 1965, and All West-Coast Athletic Conference in 1970.
At USF, he played basketball for one year, and baseball for four years at 2nd base, 3rd base, and shortstop. He graduated with a Bachelor’s in Political Science in 1970, and a Secondary Teaching Credential. He was selected by the Medford Dodgers in the Northwest League and played from 1970-1971, and recorded .285 at batting, 0 home runs, and 43 RBI in his 199-game career.
His first coaching job was at USF and the Dons were 49-13 in his two seasons coaching. He won the WCC Coach of the Year in 1981. A recruiting scandal at USF resulted in staff terminations in 1982 and a suspension of the basketball program for three seasons from 1982 to 1985. Barry taught high school and in 1984, began coaching the NAIA Southern Oregon Raiders. In six years, the team was 100-82, and reached five NAIA District II post-season tournaments.
Next, Barry coached 19 years as Head Coach at the Coast Guard Academy Bears (Division III) in New London, CT. His record there was 262-217. They won the Constitution Conference Tournament three times and the League Title once in 1993-1994. In 2001 the USCGA was named NEWMAC COY, and from 2005-2006, USCGA won 115 games. They won consecutive NEWMAC Tournament Titles to reach the NCAA D-III Tournaments in 2007 and 2008. The 2008 team reached the Sectional Finals (Elite Eight), the best showing in program history. He retired from coaching at USCGA in 2009 with a record of 262-217 and an overall collegiate coaching record of 411-312.
