MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Tony Barbee is the new head men's basketball coach at Central Michigan University, Zyzelewski Family Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Amy Folan announced today.
CMU Athletics is hosting a Welcome to Campus event with Coach Barbee on Friday at 2:30 p.m. Fans can watch live on CSN Digital.
Barbee, the 21st head coach in program history, comes to CMU from Kentucky where he has spent the last seven seasons as a member of John Calipari's staff. Barbee's career includes head coaching experience at both Auburn and UTEP; at UTEP, he was named the Conference USA Coach of the Year after leading the Miners to a conference regular-season title and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2010.