Former CMSU Coach to be Inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Warrensburg, Mo. (Nov. 14, 1999)--Former Central Missouri State University women's basketball coach Mildred Barnes is one of 24 members of the second class of inductees into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. The Class of 2000 was announced during the State Farm Women's Tip-Off Classic on Sunday, Nov. 14, in Knoxville, Tenn. The formal induction ceremonies will take place in June at the hall in Knoxville.

Dr. Barnes, who was a member of the U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Committee from 1965-76, coached basketball for nine seasons at CMSU and guided the Jennies to a 156-63 record (.712) and five AIAW Division I regional-tournament appearances.