Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Thursday, February 24, 2005

It's been a nightmarish season for Colorado. Last night the Buffs got slammed by Texas; they have now lost 10 in a row for the first time in school history. Colorado sits at the bottom of the Big 12.

Ceal Barry has had enough. The Boulder Daily Camera reports that she will retire at the end of the season. After last night's record-setting loss, she informed her team of her plans.

Barry has had a solid career. Last year she reached 500 wins. But the program fell off a cliff recently.

Barry struggled to keep top local recruits like Ann Strother in Colorado, a problem she blamed in part on Rick Lopez. After a good year last year, Tera Bjorklund graduated, and Emily Waner and Amber Metoyer transferred. They were followed by Leslie Howard this year. Last month brought news of possible misconduct by one of Barry's former assistants.

Earlier this month, Barry said her frustration level was "about maxed out." Things probably couldn't get any worse, but Ceal doesn't want to stay around to see.