Todd Barry is in his seventh year as the head men's basketball coach at Briar Cliff. Barry has guided the Chargers to an overall record of 116-71, and led the Chargers back to Nationals in 2008-09, earning GPAC Coach-of-the-Year honors. Prior to coaching at BCU, Barry spent four years as Wayne State College's director of athletics, Wayne, Neb. Barry also served as both Director of Athletics and head men's basketball coach at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, from 1990-2000. While at Northwestern, his teams compiled a 197-101 record and made five national tournament appearances (1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, and 2000). In 1992, they were the NAIA Division II National Runners-up. He coached six All-Americans and eight different NAIA All America Scholar-Athletes at Northwestern.
Prior to coaching at Northwestern, Barry coached and taught at Maurice-Orange City High School, from 1983 until 1990. His teams won four conference crowns (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990) and made three trips to the state tournament (1988, 1989, 1990). They won the Iowa Class 1A State Championship in both 1988 and 1989. He also had an early coaching stint at Primghar (1976-83). At the high school level, his teams produced a combined record of 203-94.
Barry's list of coaching honors and awards runs long. Most recently, he was inducted into the IHSAA Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997. At Northwestern, where he served as both athletic director and basketball coach, he was the NIAC Coach of the Year in 1994 and the NIAC Administrator of the Year in 1996. He was twice named the NAIA District 15 Coach of the Year and was given the the Maaske Award in 1992 as the Iowa Small College Coach of the Year. He was a five-time Northwest Iowa Coach of the Year and a two-time Iowa 1A Coach of the Year (1988, 1989). In 1988, he was named Siouxland Coach of the Year by the Sioux City Journal.
In addition to his coaching duties at BCU, Barry is a fundraiser for the Briar Cliff Athletic Association (BCAA). A lifelong community volunteer, Barry has been active in the Wayne Area Habitat for Humanity. Currently he serves on the Northwest Iowa Board for Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and is active in his local parish.
Barry holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa and master's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesbury, Miss. He and his wife, Connie, have three grown daughters Danielle (Shawnee, Kan., married to JC Pfeister with two daughters Logan and Kate), Kristi (Omaha, Neb., married to John Kava with daughter Kerrigan) and Katie (Des Moines, Iowa).
