Butler University Athletic Director Barry Collier has announced his retirement, effective April 30, 2024. Collier has been a member of the Butler community for 31 years, serving as a player, coach, and athletic director. He is credited with re-launching Butler basketball in the late 90s and early 2000s, leading the team to consecutive Final Fours and overseeing the move to the A-10 and Big East conferences. Collier's retirement marks the end of an era for Butler athletics.
NEW: “The Butler Way” Barry Collier will step down in April. @ButlerMBB is losing a staple of its program and its school. ✍️ @RealTAiello https://t.co/mc6FDwB0Bt
Without Barry Collier, there is no Butler Way, NCAA title games, Big East bid or Blue I, II, III or IV. On the day Collier announced his retirement, I asked Brad Stevens, Chris Holtmann and the brains behind @ButlerBlue3 to help put his impact into words. https://t.co/jOKs48UN7s
I can’t imagine anybody has done more for their alma mater than Barry Collier did for Butler. His impact has been astounding. Wish him the best in retirement.
Barry Collier fueled Butler's rise from mid-major to Big East. I’m asking Brad Stevens to make sense of it for me. He’s busy in Boston, so I ask: “Can you give me a sentence or two?” His response starts: “A couple sentences doesn’t do it justice.” https://t.co/jOKs48UfhU
Damn. A giant who etched Butler's place in sports history. https://t.co/7uOrSwU2Dh
Butler basketball took off under Barry Collier the coach, then took again under Barry Collier the AD, and the rest of campus has come along for the ride. An appreciation for Butler’s most influential figure, over the long haul, since Tony Hinkle: https://t.co/jOKs48UfhU
Without Barry Collier, Butler would've had none of the magic that followed: all those NCAA tourneys, the two Final Fours, Brad Stevens, the Big East, even the dog. Collier wasn’t just the first snowball rolling downhill. In 1989 he started the blizzard. https://t.co/jOKs48UfhU
What a remarkable run for retiring Butler AD Barry Collier. Left an enormous mark on the athletic department and the Butler community.
One of the good ones announces he will retire in April: Barry Collier, @ButlerAthletics AD. Incredible for the school as well as college basketball. Enjoy the grandkids
Congrats to @ButlerMBB legend Barry Collier on his 4/30/24 retirement as school's AD. Re-launched Butler hoops with late 90s/early 00s excellence. AD as Bulldogs reached consecutive Final Fours, moved into A-10 and Big East and Hinkle Fieldhouse was renovated. Amazing career!
Butler AD Barry Collier announces his retirement - effective at the end of next April. Can Brad Stevens run the Celtics and Butler at the same time?? I say let him pull double-duty!!
News: Butler AD Barry Collier has announced his retirement, effective April 30, 2024. He's spent 31 years as a member of the Butler community, as a player, coach and athletic director. Happy trails to someone I've greatly enjoyed getting to know in this profession.
BREAKING: Butler AD Barry Collier will announce his retirement today, effective April 2024. Everything about the Butler Way, the little engine that could, the national title games, the enormous profile. It all started with Barry. A legend in state athletics.