Tony Barbee to be named new Auburn basketball coach
Welcome to new Auburn Basketball Coach Tony Barbee
Tony Barbee, a 38-year-old up-and-comer who rejuvenated UTEP basketball over the past four seasons, will be named Auburn’s new head basketball coach, the Opelika-Auburn News has confirmed through sources close to the program.
Auburn is expected to announce the news later tonight and a press conference will be held tomorrow afternoon.
Barbee will become Auburn’s first black basketball coach in program history and will join track coach Ralph Spry Jr. as the only two minority head coaches at the university.
Barbee was also linked to openings at DePaul and Iowa. Barbee, who was making $300,000 annually at UTEP, is likely due for a big raise at Auburn. Athletic director Jay Jacobs said the Tigers would be competitive in the SEC arena of coaching salaries after letting go of Jeff Lebo, who made an SEC-low $785,000 salary.
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