Been Around the Block: Barry Hinson Returns to Missouri Valley
March 29th, 2012 - 23:22
Former Missouri State coach Barry Hinson returned to the Missouri Valley Conference in a similar capacity at Southern Illinois. After the retirements of Charlie Coles and Bobby Cremsins, Hinson joins the following alphabetical list of active coaches - four in the MEAC - who were bench bosses of two different schools in the same conference:
| Active Coach | Conference | First School | Second School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Alexander | Mid-Eastern Athletic | South Carolina State (1988-2003) | North Carolina A&T (since 2013) |
| Frankie Allen | Mid-Eastern Athletic | Howard (2001-05) | Maryland-Eastern Shore (since 2009) |
| Horace Broadnax | Mid-Eastern Athletic | Bethune-Cookman (1998-2002) | Savannah State (since 2006) |
| Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | Central Michigan (1992 & '93) | Akron (since 2005) |
| Bill Herrion | North Atlantic/America East | Drexel (1992-99) | New Hampshire (since 2007) |
| Barry Hinson | Missouri Valley | Missouri State (2000-08) | Southern Illinois (since 2013) |
| Bob Huggins | Big 12 | Kansas State (2007) | West Virginia (since 2013) |
| Donnie Jones | C-USA | Marshall (2008-10) | UCF (2011) |
| Greg McDermott | Missouri Valley | Northern Iowa (2002-06) | Creighton (since 2011) |
| Jim Molinari | Mid-Continent/Summit | Northern Illinois (1991) | Western Illinois (since 2009) |
| Mike Montgomery | Pacific-10/12 | Stanford (1987-2004) | California (since 2009) |
| Stew Morrill | Western Athletic | Colorado State (1992-98) | Utah State (since 2006) |
| Kevin Nickelberry | Mid-Eastern Athletic | Hampton (2007-10) | Howard (since 2011) |
| Rick Pitino | Big East | Providence (1986 & '87) | Louisville (since 2006) |
| Keith Richard | Sun Belt | Louisiana Tech (1999-2001) | Louisiana-Monroe (since 2011) |