Murray State University Athletics
Women's Basketball
Kerensa Barr
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Kerensa Barr begins her first season on the Racers staff.
She comes to Murray State from Missouri, where she played four seasons for the Tigers and served as an assistant coach for the last two seasons. She earned bachelor’s degrees in finance and banking and real estate from Missouri in 2003 and earned her master’s in business administration from Missouri in 2005.
As a player, at the time of her graduation, she held Mizzou career records in assists (489) and free-throw percentage (.812). She ranked second in career steals (242) and career three-point field-goals attempted (319) and third in career three-pointers made (109). She held the top two single-season free-throw marks and had three of the top 10 single-season assists marks and two of the top 10 single-season steals marks. She was also a member of the Tigers’ 1,000-point club, finishing her career ranked 17th with 1,186 career points.
In her time at Missouri, she was a team captain for three seasons — including Mizzou’s 2001 run to the Sweet Sixteen — and was a member of the Big 12 All-Star European Tour. In 2001, she was invited to the USA basketball tryouts. A true student-athlete, she was a CoSIDA Academic All-American, earning Dean’s List honors in all eight of her semesters at Missouri. She was a Sporting News/March of Dimes Socrates Award national finalist and a Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year national semifinalist.
She came to Missouri after earning the highest honor a girls’ basketball player can earn in the state, Miss Show-Me Basketball, as a senior at West Plains (Mo.) High School in 1999.
As an assistant coach with the Tigers, she was responsible for the development of the guards. She also worked on opponent scounting reports and in all areas of recruiting. She was the camp coordinator and was involved in marketing and community service projects.
Away from the bench, she has served as a color analyst for Missouri women’s basketball games for Cumulus Broadcasting’s KFRU-AM in Columbia, Mo., for two seasons, and was a personal banking representative for UMB Bank.
“I’ll be working with the guards, as well as being involved with scouting and recruiting,” Barr said. “Eventually, I would like to become a head coach, and Jody will be a great person to learn from. I am excited about the opportuninty to make a difference here at Murray State.
“I enjoy being able to help the players on the team, whether it’s in the classroom or on the court — help them be the best they can and challenge them to do more.”Barr’s mother is the reading teacher at West Plains Elementary School. Her father is a teacher and the boys’ basketball head coach at West Plains High School. She has one brother, Jared, who is the farm manager at 5G Farms.
She comes to Murray State from Missouri, where she played four seasons for the Tigers and served as an assistant coach for the last two seasons. She earned bachelor’s degrees in finance and banking and real estate from Missouri in 2003 and earned her master’s in business administration from Missouri in 2005.
As a player, at the time of her graduation, she held Mizzou career records in assists (489) and free-throw percentage (.812). She ranked second in career steals (242) and career three-point field-goals attempted (319) and third in career three-pointers made (109). She held the top two single-season free-throw marks and had three of the top 10 single-season assists marks and two of the top 10 single-season steals marks. She was also a member of the Tigers’ 1,000-point club, finishing her career ranked 17th with 1,186 career points.
In her time at Missouri, she was a team captain for three seasons — including Mizzou’s 2001 run to the Sweet Sixteen — and was a member of the Big 12 All-Star European Tour. In 2001, she was invited to the USA basketball tryouts. A true student-athlete, she was a CoSIDA Academic All-American, earning Dean’s List honors in all eight of her semesters at Missouri. She was a Sporting News/March of Dimes Socrates Award national finalist and a Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year national semifinalist.
She came to Missouri after earning the highest honor a girls’ basketball player can earn in the state, Miss Show-Me Basketball, as a senior at West Plains (Mo.) High School in 1999.
As an assistant coach with the Tigers, she was responsible for the development of the guards. She also worked on opponent scounting reports and in all areas of recruiting. She was the camp coordinator and was involved in marketing and community service projects.
Away from the bench, she has served as a color analyst for Missouri women’s basketball games for Cumulus Broadcasting’s KFRU-AM in Columbia, Mo., for two seasons, and was a personal banking representative for UMB Bank.
“I’ll be working with the guards, as well as being involved with scouting and recruiting,” Barr said. “Eventually, I would like to become a head coach, and Jody will be a great person to learn from. I am excited about the opportuninty to make a difference here at Murray State.
“I enjoy being able to help the players on the team, whether it’s in the classroom or on the court — help them be the best they can and challenge them to do more.”Barr’s mother is the reading teacher at West Plains Elementary School. Her father is a teacher and the boys’ basketball head coach at West Plains High School. She has one brother, Jared, who is the farm manager at 5G Farms.
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