| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 3, 1944 Ruston, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1967 | Louisiana Tech |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1967–1971 | Bastrop HS |
| 1971–1977 | Ruston HS |
| 1977–1980 | Louisiana Tech (assistant) |
| 1980–1982 | Louisiana Tech (assoc. HC) |
| 1982–1985 | Louisiana Tech (co-HC) |
| 1985–2002 | Louisiana Tech |
| 2008–2011 | Baylor (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 576–87 (.869) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Division I (1988) 9 NCAA Regional—Final Four (1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1998, 1999) 3 American South (1988–1990) 4 American South tournament (1988–1991) 9 Sun Belt (1993–2001) 7 Sun Belt Tournament (1994, 1996–2001) WAC (2002) WAC tournament (2002) | |
| Awards | |
| Naismith Coach of the Year Award (1988) USBWA Coach of the Year Award (1996) 4× American South Coach of the Year (1988–1991) 6× Sun Belt Coach of the Year (1993, 1994, 1996–1999) Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (2004) Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (2003) Ark-La-Tex Sports Museum of Champions (2008) | |
| Records | |
| 2nd Best winning percentage in basketball history (.869) | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2003 | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
William Leon Barmore (born June 3, 1944) is a college women's basketball coach best known for his 35-year association with the Louisiana Tech University Lady Techsters. After five years as an assistant coach, he served as head coach from 1982 to 2002, serving the first three years as co-head coach with Sonja Hogg, who had begun the program in 1974. Upon his retirement, Barmore's .869 winning percentage was the best in major college basketball history, for both men and women's basketball. His nine appearances in the Final Four was second most in NCAA women's basketball history, and as of 2023 it is tied for fourth most all-time. [1] Barmore was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.