Justin "Sam" Barry

Alma Mater: 

Wisconsin '16 (after playing three sports at Lawrence College)

Hometown: 
Madison, WI
  • Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978
  • Reached Final Four with USC in 1940 (3rd)
  • southern California's all-time winningest basketball coach
  • Coached USC's baseball team to College World Series championship in 1948
  • Major-College All-Americans (five): Lee Guttero (1934 and 1935), Jerry Nemer (1933), Eddie Oram (1937), Bill Sharman (1950) and Ralph Vaughn (1940).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1918-19

Knox

9-2

1919-20

Knox

8-6

1920-21

Knox

10-2

1921-22

Knox

11-5

1922-23

Iowa

13-2

11-1

T-1st

Western

1923-24

Iowa

7-10

4-8

9th

Western

1924-25

Iowa

6-10

5-7

7th

Western

1925-26

Iowa

12-5

8-4

T-1st

Western

1926-27

Iowa

9-8

7-5

T-4th

Western

1927-28

Iowa

6-11

3-9

T-7th

Western

1928-29

Iowa

9-8

5-7

7th

Western

1929-30

Southern California

15-5

7-2

1st

PCC (South)

1930-31

Southern California

8-8

5-4

2nd

PCC (South)

1931-32

Southern California

10-12

8-3

T-1st

PCC (South)

1932-33

Southern California

18-5

10-1

1st

PCC (South)

1933-34

Southern California

16-8

9-3

1st

PCC (South)

1934-35

Southern California

20-6

11-1

1st

PCC (South)

1935-36

Southern California

14-12

8-4

T-1st

PCC (South)

1936-37

Southern California

19-6

8-4

2nd

PCC (South)

1937-38

Southern California

17-9

6-6

3rd

PCC (South)

DNP

1938-39

Southern California

20-5

9-3

T-1st

PCC (South)

DNP

1939-40

Southern California

20-3

10-2

1st

PCC (South)

NCAA (1-1)

1940-41

Southern California

15-10

6-6

T-2nd

PCC (South)

DNP

1944-45

Southern California

15-9

2-2

2nd

PCC (South)

DNP

1945-46

Southern California

14-7

8-4

2nd

PCC (South)

DNP

1946-47

Southern California

10-14

2-10

4th

PCC (South)

DNP

1947-48

Southern California

14-10

7-5

2nd

PCC (South)

DNP

1948-49

Southern California

14-10

8-4

2nd

PCC (South)

DNP

1949-50

Southern California

16-8

7-5

2nd

PCC (South)

DNP

  • 29-Year Coaching Record: 375-216 (.635) overall
  • 38-15 (.717) in four years at Knox (IL)
  • 53-54 (.495) in seven years at Iowa
  • 260-138 (.653) in 18 years at southern California
  • 43-41 (.512) in Western Conference (forerunner of Big Ten)
  • 137-76 (.643) in Pacific Coast Conference (forerunner of Pacific-10)
  • 1-1 (.500) in NCAA Tournament