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Mildred Barnes is an American basketball coach and executive. She was a member of the U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Committee from 1965 through 1972 and served as the chair of that committee from 1974 to 1976. Barnes was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.

Barnes attended Boston University, where she earned both an undergraduate degree from Boston University's Sargent College as well as a doctoral degree from Boston University's School of Education.

While at Boston University, she competed in multiple sports:

A 1951 graduate of Sargent College, Millie started her teaching career at Winchester High School in Winchester, MA where she coached field hockey, basketball and softball. While in the Massachusetts area, she was active in MAHPERD, chairing the DGWS Committee as well as the softball and basketball committees. From 1952 through 1955, she served on the executive committee of the USFHA. An active official, Millie held national ratings in basketball, lacrosse, softball, volleyball, and field hockey.

Barnes served as the head coach for the Iowa from 1966 to 1969. The Iowa team was part of the first postseason intercollegiate invitational tournament in 1969, where they placed fourth. Barnes then went on to coach Central Missouri from 1971 to 1980.

She was the head coach of the team representing the US in the inaugural Jones Cup Tournament in 1977.

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