Women's Basketball Assistant Coach Meg Barber

01/01/00 12:00PM

- Meg Barber (New York University, 2002)

Having helped William and Mary achieve two of the most successful seasons in the program’s history, Meg Barber enters her third year as an assistant coach with the Tribe. Barber brings a combination of coaching and playing experience to the College, and she is responsible for pre- and post-season conditioning, academic monitoring, practice planning, scouting, recruiting, and assisting Coach Taylor with the post players.

Prior to joining the Tribe staff, she spent three seasons at Utica College in New York as an assistant coach. At Utica, Barber was responsible for film breakdown and scouting, as well as coordinating recruiting visits. Additionally, Barber monitored Pioneer student-athletes in their academic progress, while assisting in game scheduling. She was also responsible for a variety of communications activities and was the co-director for the Utica College Girls Basketball Camp from 2002 to 2004.

Barber is a 2002 graduate of NYU with a bachelor of arts degree in economics. A four-year member of the Violets women’s basketball squad, she helped lead the team to NCAA Elite Eight appearances in 1999 and 2001, as well as two ECAC Metro Championships. She was named the ECAC Metro Most Outstanding Player in the 2000 and 2002 seasons. Barber’s coaching experience is complimented by her standout playing career at New York University. Barber played in every game during her four-year career, starting in all but two of those games. She is ranked seventh on the Violets’ career scoring list with 1,228 points.

A native of Hoosick Falls, N.Y., and a fan of the New York Giants and New York Mets, Barber resides in Williamsburg.