Queen's University Men's Basketball

Barrie Stephan Barrie is entering his sixth season as the head basketball coach at Queen's.  He took on the position in May 2011 after serving five years as the head coach of the Western women's program. In his first season in Kingston, Barrie endured a difficult 2-20 campaign.  Barrie quickly put his own stamp on the program with his first recruiting class in 2012 bringing in 10 new players into the fold.  He then established an up tempo style of play and allowed the Gaels to be one of the best offensive teams in the OUA despite regularly playing seven freshmen.  The Gaels finished the 2012-13 campaign with an impressive turnaround going 10-10 in conference play and earning a playoff berth before bowing out on the road at Laurentian in the first round. The 2013-14 season saw the team put up their second straight 10 win season before falling in the OUA East quarter-final. Queen's was back in the playoffs in 2015-16 after Barrie lead the Gaels to an impressive 11-8 record which included the teams best start in program history.  Prior to Queen's:  Barrie joined Queens on April 18, 2011 from the Western Mustangs, where he had just completed his fifth season as the head coach of the womens basketball team. During his tenure he transformed the Mustangs into a nationally-ranked contender producing an 87-23 (.790) conference record which stands as the top mark in the OUA over his five seasons. Under Barrie, Western earned its first playoff victory since 2002 and its first appearance in the OUA West Final since 2000. The program also returned to the CIS Top Ten for the first time since 2000 and finished his last two seasons nationally ranked, finishing 2010-11 (his final season) ranked No. 5 in Canada. Barrie has shown a strong focus on player development and has seen two players attain All-Canadian status (Amanda Anderson and Bess Lennox), as well as 18 players achieving OUA All-Star or All-Rookie team honours during his tenure. He has also recruited three national team and 14 provincial team players into the Mustangs program. Before joining Western, Barrie served as an assistant coach with the Toronto Varsity Blues mens basketball team. While with the Blues and working closely with long-time national team assistant coach Mike Katz, Toronto improved from a 6-16 record in 2004 to 16-6 in 2006. Barrie began his extensive coaching career in womens basketball at M.M. Robinson High School in Burlington, Ont., where he taught French, Geography and Physical Education beginning in 2000. Barrie is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario earning his Bachelor of Education in 2000. As a player, he was a key member of a Mustang team that captured an OUA championship in 1999 and challenged for a national championship in 2000. In 2000, Barrie led the nation in three-point shooting percentage, hitting 55 per cent of his shots. He also led Humber College to the CCAA National Championship final and a silver medal in 1996-97 He is currently certified as a Level 3 NCCP coach.