Media report on contract extension for women’s basketball coach Barron
Multiple news organizations, including the Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7) and WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) reported University of Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron has signed a four-year contract extension. “This is a great day. I’m really excited about continuing to build the program,” Barron told media. “This is a great place. I have a lot invested in the people that are here and they obviously have a lot invested in me.” Barron, originally hired as the Black Bears’ head coach in 2011, is currently in his fifth year at the helm at UMaine and his 16th overall.