Arkansas State University

Corey Barker will embark on his second season as a member of the Arkansas State University men's basketball coaching staff for the 2013-14 campaign.

Barker arrived to A-State in June 2012 after spending the 2010-11 season as an assistant coach at Paris (Texas) Junior College where he helped lead the Blazers to a 23-6 overall record and a Region XIV Zone Conference Championship title.  While at Paris JC, Barker's responsibilities included recruiting and player development.

"I'm excited to have Corey as part of our (coaching) staff," said ASU head coach John Brady.  "Corey has always wanted to be a Division I coach and recruit at this level.  He's shown to be very good at that (recruiting) and has a great number of contacts throughout the area which we're going to recruit.  Corey is a hard worker and adept at conducting individual workouts."

Prior to his coaching stint at Paris JC, Barker served as an assistant for the 2010-11 campaign at North Forest High School in Houston, Texas.  Barker played a key role in helping NFHS improve its season wins total to 22 overall compared to 13 in the previous 2009-10 season.  From 2005-10, Barker was an assistant coach at Humble Christian Life Center Academy in Humble, Texas where he recruited and coached some of the nation's top players such as Augustine Rubit (South Alabama), Latavious Williams (NBA draft pick-Miami), Junior Cadougan (Marquette), and Kourtney Roberson (Texas A&M).  Barker handled film breakdown, practice organization and player evaluation along with directing preseason and off-season individual workouts.

A native of Houston, Texas, Barker graduated from Prairie View A&M University in 2003 with a Kinesiology degree.  He helped lead the Panthers to their first conference title since 1962.  Following his playing career, Barker served as a graduate assistant at Prairie View A&M under former head coach Jerome Francis. 

Barker, a 1998 graduate of Eisenhower High School in Houston, Texas, played on the school's varsity basketball team from 1995-98.

The son of Miki White Barker, Corey has two brothers and two sisters.  Barker comes from a strong basketball pedigree as his grandfather and uncle served as Division I head coaches in the collegiate ranks.

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