Barry Huckeby joined Head Coach Randy Baruth's coaching staff in 2015.

The Cardinals finished the 2022-23 season at 9-9 in the GLIAC, earning a six seed in the GLIAC tournament, falling to eventual champion Northern Michigan. Three Cardinals earned All-GLIAC honors: Freddie McIntosh (All-GLIAC Second Team), Tre Garrett (All-Defensive and All-GLIAC Second Team), and Kevonne Taylor (All-Defensive Team). Garrett broke program records for free throw makes and attempts in a single season. Taylor led the Midwest Region and was 8th in the country in Division II in blocks per game.

The 2021-22 season was filled with success, as the Cardinals were named GLIAC South Division Champions after going 19-11 overall and 12-8 in GLIAC play. On November 18, the Cardinals earned the program’s first-ever win against a Division I opponent, with an 80-63 win over Western Michigan University. The Cardinals defeated Grand Valley State University three times during the season and advanced to the semifinals of the GLIAC Tournament before falling to tournament champion Davenport. Delano Smith earned First Team All-GLIAC honors, while Tyler Witz and Darnell Hoskins Jr. earned Second Team All-GLIAC honors. Hoskins earned GLIAC All-Tournament team honors as well. Hoskins broke the program record for most career made 3's, while James Toohey ended his career ranked second overall for made three-point field goals, first in career games played, and first in career free throw percentage.

In 2020-21, Huckeby was part of the Cardinal coaching staff that took SVSU to the GLIAC Semifinals. Delano Smith and Myles Belyeu earned Second Team All-GLIAC honors.

He helped lead the Cardinals to 16 victories in the 2019-20 campaign and an appearance in the 2020 GLIAC Tournament.

Sophomore guard Myles Belyeu garnered All-GLIAC First Team honors, while junior guard Malik Ellison was named to the All-GLIAC Second Team. Belyeu was also named to the D2CCA All-Midwest Region Second Team and NABC All-District Second Team.

Huckeby came to Saginaw Valley after serving as the assistant men's basketball coach at Northwood University for six seasons. He spent the previous three seasons before Northwood as an assistant coach at Saginaw Valley State under head coach Frankie Smith. He helped the Cardinals reach the GLIAC Tournament for the first time in more than 10 years in 2010 in his first stint with SVSU.

Prior to arriving at SVSU, Huckeby coached seven seasons at Blue River Valley High School in Indiana. He went 117-45 in seven seasons, winning five conference, four sectional, and two regional championships. His 2001 team was the state runner-up. Huckeby also was a member of two MAC Championship teams at Miami University.

Huckeby received his bachelor's degree in Math Education from Miami University in 1996 and his master's degree in education from Indiana Wesleyan University in 1999. Huckeby and his wife, Jennifer, an elementary school teacher, reside in Freeland. They have three sons — Jackson, Bryson, and Wilson.