Barvenia Wooten a native of Cincinnati, Ohio recently published her first book, Up & Running, The Journey Continues, an autobiography her life’s journey thus far. After spending well over twenty years of coaching at the NJCAA, NCCA and Professional levels, and twenty-one years in the financial industry, she has started her own franchise, The Richmond Roadrunners Women’s Professional Organization of the newly formed Women’s Professional Basketball Association (TheWPBA). Her coaching experience includes coaching at her Alma Mater, Virginia Union University where she was a standout student-athlete who’s 1983 DII National Women’s Basketball Championship Team was recently inducted into the 2020 CIAA Hall of Fame; Florida State College at Jacksonville, Prince George’s Community College and the Washington Mystics. As a collegiate coach she was named Coach of the Year four times and earned numerous awards along the way. As a student -athlete, Wooten’s commitment to reaching her goals would earn her recognition by many prestigious organizations. In 1986, Wooten was inducted into the Communiplex Women’s Sports Hall of Fame in Cincinnati, Ohio, along with Cheryl Miller. In 1988, she was inducted into the Virginia Union University Sports Hall of Fame. In 1999, Wooten was inducted into the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame for her outstanding display of Athleticism and selected to the “NCAA Division II 40th Anniversary Tribute Team” in 2013. Her jersey was retired by VUU in 2009 and currently hangs in the rafters. Barvenia prides herself on giving back to the community. She has spoken at numerous community organizations, schools, colleges and churches along the east coast. She believes in helping others to understand that we were all born with a purpose and each of us has gifts and talents that should lead us to our “Greatness” if we pursue them. Her coaching experience includes coaching at her Alma Mater, Virginia Union University where she was a standout student-athlete who’s 1983 DII National Women’s Basketball Championship Team was recently inducted into the 2020 CIAA Hall of Fame; Florida State College at Jacksonville, Prince George’s Community College and the Washington Mystics. As a collegiate coach she was named Coach of the Year four times and earned numerous awards along the way. As a student -athlete, Wooten’s commitment to reaching her goals would earn her recognition by many prestigious organizations. In 1986, Wooten was inducted into the Communiplex Women’s Sports Hall of Fame in Cincinnati, Ohio, along with Cheryl Miller. In 1988, she was inducted into the Virginia Union University Sports Hall of Fame. In 1999, Wooten was inducted into the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame for her outstanding display of Athleticism and selected to the “NCAA Division II 40th Anniversary Tribute Team” in 2013. Her jersey was retired by VUU in 2009 and currently hangs in the rafters. Barvenia prides herself on giving back to the community. She has spoken at numerous community organizations, schools, colleges and churches along the east coast. She believes in helping others to understand that we were all born with a purpose and each of us has gifts and talents that should lead us to our “Greatness” if we pursue them.

Barvenia Wooten