Kory Barnett

Kory Barnett
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Oral Roberts
Conference	Summit League
Record	0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born	December 14, 1988 (age 36); Rochester, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
2009–2012	Indiana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012–2013	Indiana (graduate assistant)
2018–2019	UCLA (assistant)
2019–2024	Nevada (assistant)
2024–2025	West Virginia (assistant)
2025–present	Oral Roberts
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2013–2017	UCLA (video coordinator)
2017–2018	UCLA (director of operations)
Head coaching record
Overall	0–0 (–)

Kory Barnett is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.

Playing career

He committed to play college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, joining the team as a preferred walk-on.^[1] During his collegiate career, Barnett played in 49 games where he averaged 0.2 points, 0.2 rebounds, and 0.1 assists per game.^[2]

Coaching career

Barnett got his first coaching job as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Indiana in 2012.^[3] In 2013, Barnett was hired by the UCLA Bruins where until 2019 in various roles as an assistant coach, director of operations, player development and scouting, and the video coordinator.^[4] Ahead of the 2019 season, Barnett was hired as an assistant coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack.^[5] In 2024, he joined the West Virginia Mountaineers as an assistant coach.^[6] On March 28, 2025, Barnett was hired as the next head coach for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.^[7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference
Oral Roberts (Summit League) (2025–present)
2025–26	Oral Roberts	0–0	0–0
Oral Roberts:		0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Total:		0–0 (–)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ Dollinger, Matt. "Getting to know... Kory Barnett". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
^ "Kory Barnett". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
^ Schumann, Mike. "Report: Former IU walk-on, DeVries assistant Kory Barnett to be Oral Roberts head coach". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
^ Asti, Mike. "WVU Basketball Assistant Lands Head Coaching Opportunity". WV Sports Now. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
^ Murray, Chris. "Kory Barnett expresses appreciation, gratitude for Nevada after accepting Big 12 job". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
^ Murray, Chris. "Nevada assistant coach Kory Barnett accepts job at West Virginia". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
^ "REPORT: Oral Roberts to hire Kory Barnett as Head Basketball Coach". HoopDirt. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

[1] Dollinger, Matt. "Getting to know... Kory Barnett". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

[2] "Kory Barnett". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

[3] Schumann, Mike. "Report: Former IU walk-on, DeVries assistant Kory Barnett to be Oral Roberts head coach". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

[4] Asti, Mike. "WVU Basketball Assistant Lands Head Coaching Opportunity". WV Sports Now. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

[5] Murray, Chris. "Kory Barnett expresses appreciation, gratitude for Nevada after accepting Big 12 job". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

[6] Murray, Chris. "Nevada assistant coach Kory Barnett accepts job at West Virginia". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

[7] "REPORT: Oral Roberts to hire Kory Barnett as Head Basketball Coach". HoopDirt. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

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