Bio

Amy (Wing) Barber helped lead the UW-Oshkosh women’s basketball team to three WIAC titles and three NCAA Division III Championship trips from 1991-95. The point guard piloted the program to an 89-19 record and an appearance in the 1995 national championship game.

The Oshkosh Lourdes Academy alumna still holds the UW-Oshkosh records for both season (173) and career (465) assists while ranking 20th in program history with 1,039 points. 

Wing, a three-time All-WIAC first team selection, is among four UW-Oshkosh players to be chosen to the league’s top team at least three times. She concluded her career averaging 9.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.5 steals in 106 games played.

Wing helped UW-Oshkosh to NCAA postseason appearances and WIAC titles in 1991, 1994 and 1995.

In 1991, Wing averaged 12.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.3 steals as UW-Oshkosh clinched its second WIAC title in program history and reached the NCAA postseason for the second straight year. UW-Oshkosh, which concluded Wing’s freshman campaign with a 21-5 record, advanced to the NCAA regional final before falling to Hope College (Mich.) by a 68-67 score. Wing established her eventual career high when she poured in 28 points during an 87-76 victory over UW-Eau Claire in 1991.

After missing the 1992 season due to a knee injury, Wing returned to the starting lineup in 1993, averaging 10.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.8 steals as the Titans compiled a 16-8 record.

In 1994, Wing was named to the NCAA All-Great Lakes Region First Team after contributing 9.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 3.0 steals per game to help UW-Oshkosh reach the quarterfinal round of the national tournament for the first time. The Titans ended the season with a 28-3 record, including NCAA tournament wins over Alma College (Mich.) and Bethel University (Minn.). 

Wing helped UW-Oshkosh reach the 1995 NCAA championship game by averaging 8.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.0 steals in a team-leading 31.2 minutes per game. Her 173 assists on the year are still the program record. The floor general also paced the team in rebounds nine times as UW-Oshkosh went on to win five NCAA Championship games before falling, 59-55, to Capital University (Ohio) in the national final.

Wing, who was inducted to the Lourdes Academy Hall of Fame in 2001, received her bachelor’s degree from UW-Oshkosh in 1995 and an associate’s degree in physical therapy from St. Catherine University (Minn.) in 1999. Wing also attained a master’s degree from Cardinal Stritch University in 2010.

Spurred by her interest in physical therapy following her collegiate knee injury, Wing has held positions in the medical field since 1995. She is currently the director of medical group operations for the Ascension Wisconsin Medical Group in Racine, overseeing three primary care practices and 12 specialty departments.

Wing lives in Racine with her husband, UW-Oshkosh alumnus Matt Barber, and their children Megan, Jackson, Luke and Mitchell.