Allison Bustamante became the eighth head coach in Barry women's basketball history in the summer of 2025.
Bustamante came to The Shores after serving as the head girl's basketball coach at Doral Academy, leading the Firebirds to back-to-back FHSAA Final Four appearances in 2023 and 2024, the first in school history. She compiled a 44-16 record and was ranked as high as #2 in the state by MaxPreps. She was named the Class 5A-7A Miami-Dade County Coach of the Year by the Miami Herald in 2024, after leading the Firebirds to a 23-8 record and the state semi-finals.
Prior to Doral, Bustamante served as the varsity head coach at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart for six seasons, compiling a 68-32 mark. During her tenure, she transformed Carrollton into a winning program and led the team to their first-ever District Championship.
In addition to coaching, she has run her own skills development company, AB Basketball, since 2017, training players from middle school, high school, collegiate, and professional ranks. Some of her proteges have gone on to play at the D-I level at schools like Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Florida Atlantic and Wofford. She also coached Barry standouts Jackie Perez and Kiara Palmer.
Bustamante was a stand-out high school player in South Florida scoring over 2500 points at Lourdes Academy. She was selected as a four-time First-Team All-Dade player by the Herald, a two-time First Team All-State, and two-time Miami-Dade Player of the Year. She was also recognized as one of the top 50 players in the country.
She played collegiately at Notre Dame and FIU, earning her bachelor's degree in hospitality management from FIU in 2005.
