One of the longest tenured voices in women’s college basketball is calling it a career. WKU Lady Topper play-by-play man Barry Williams has announced his retirement after 33 seasons. Williams’ tenure saw WKU make three Final Four appearances and a national championship game appearance in 1992.
Williams reached a milestone in his final season with the program as he called his 1,000th career game in a 96-32 victory over Alabama A&M in the 2016-17 season opener. Among the highlights of Williams’ career are 12 conference tournament championships, 19 NCAA Tournament appearances, the lone 30-win season (2014-15) in either men’s or women’s basketball in WKU history and Lillie Mason’s legendary last-second shot to defeat Texas at Diddle Arena in the 1985 NCAA Tournament.
Officials at WKU say a nationwide search will begin immediately for Williams’ replacement on the sidelines.
(Courtesy WKU Athletics)