Barry University Women's Basketball

Allison Bustamante became the eighth head coach in Barry women's basketball history in the summer of 2025. Bustamante came to The Shores after serving as the head girl's basketball coach at Doral Academy, leading the Firebirds to back-to-back FHSAA Final Four appearances in 2023 and 2024, the first in school history. She compiled a 44-16 record and was ranked as high as #2 in the state by MaxPreps. She was named the Class 5A-7A Miami-Dade County Coach of the Year by the Miami Herald in 2024, after leading the Firebirds to a 23-8 record and the state semi-finals. Prior to Doral, Bustamante served as the varsity head coach at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart for six seasons, compiling a 68-32 mark. During her tenure, she transformed Carrollton into a winning program and led the team to their first-ever District Championship. In addition to coaching, she has run her own skills development company, AB Basketball, since 2017, training players from middle school, high school, collegiate, and professional ranks. Some of her proteges have gone on to play at the D-I level at schools like Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Florida Atlantic and Wofford. She also coached Barry standouts Jackie Perez and Kiara Palmer. Bustamante was a stand-out high school player in South Florida scoring over 2500 points at Lourdes Academy. She was selected as a four-time First-Team All-Dade player by the Herald, a two-time First Team All-State, and two-time Miami-Dade Player of the Year. She was also recognized as one of the top 50 players in the country. She played collegiately at Notre Dame and FIU, earning her bachelor's degree in hospitality management from FIU in 2005.

Michael Spiliopouplos joined the women's basketball staff in the summer of 2025, after working for two seasons at Florida Atlantic. He started as a graduate assistant in the ticket office for the Owls, later working with women's basketball as a student manager and scout team player. In the ticket office, he managed live events and game-day staffs for various sports, helping the Owls increase their ticket sales across the board. He was part of the team that coordinated ticket sales during the men's basketball Final Four run in March of 2023. With the women's basketball team. He assisted with practice setup and breakdown, traveling with the team to provide assistance to the coaching staff. During his second year, he served as the video and scouting operations coordinator. He created video scouting reports on all opponents, and recruited, coordinated and developed the program's male practice player scout team. He also assisted with recruiting efforts and individual player workouts. As an undergraduate at UCF, he served as the student manager for the men's basketball team, assisting with on-court training and scouting. He earned his bachelor's from UCF in entertainment management in 2021 and his MBA from FAU in 2025.

Jacob Powell joined Barry University’s women’s basketball staff in the fall of 2025, bringing international coaching experience and a championship pedigree to the Buccaneers. With over a decade of coaching experience at the professional, collegiate, and grassroots levels. Known for his ability to develop championship-caliber athletes and teams, Powell’s career includes leadership roles in Europe and the U.S., highlighted by multiple conference and league titles. Before arriving at Barry, Powell served as an assistant coach for the Ave Maria men’s basketball team, where he helped the Gyrenes to a Sun Conference Tournament Championship in the 2024-2025 season, reinforcing his impact on player development and game preparation. Prior to his time at Ave Maria, Powell was the assistant coach and head of player development for the KIT SC College Wizards in the German Bundesliga, where he was instrumental in optimizing player performance, designing skill development programs, and fostering a championship-caliber culture. During his time with KIT, the team captured a Regionaliga championship in the 2023-2024 season, showcasing his ability to develop winning teams at the professional level in Europe. In addition to his collegiate and professional experience, Powell was the director of basketball recruiting at the University of Maine-Fort Kent, overseeing talent identification and recruitment for the program. He has also been an influential figure in grassroots basketball as the Co-Director of MaxHoops Elite Basketball Schools and Showcases, a premier development program in the Pacific Northwest. Powell has spent over 10 years coaching with NBC Basketball Camps, one of the most respected basketball training organizations in the country. Now serving as a camp director, he plays a crucial role in leading camps, developing coaching staff, and ensuring a high-level experience for young athletes. Powell holds a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from Eastern Oregon and a bachelor’s in business management from Maine-Fort Kent. His diverse coaching background, combined with his championship pedigree, makes him an asset to the Buccaneers basketball program. Before transitioning into coaching full time, Powell had a successful playing career at both the collegiate and professional levels. He began his collegiate career at Portland Community College in 2017-2018, where he helped lead the team to a Southern Region Championship and a Final Four appearance in the NWAC tournament. From 2018 to 2020, Powell played at Maine-Fort Kent, earning First-Team All-Conference honors, and winning the National 3-Point Contest. During his time at UMFK, he averaged 14 points and 3 steals per game, leading the league in made three-pointers and steals per game. Following his college career, Powell played overseas, competing in the Greece Elite League in 2022 before signing with SSC Karlsruhe in Germany from 2022–2024. While with Karlsruhe, he was the league’s top scorer with the most made three-pointers and helped the team win a league championship and qualify for the Regionaliga in the 2022-2023 season. Powell earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Maine-Fort-Kent in 2020 and a second bachelor's in interdisciplinary studies at Eastern Oregon in 2024.