John Evans Barr (August 8, 1918 – July 1, 2002) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

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John Barr

Personal information
Born	(1918-08-18)August 18, 1918 Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Died	July 1, 2002(2002-07-01) (aged 83)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Shamokin (Shamokin, Pennsylvania)
College	Penn State (1938–1941)
Playing career	1945–1949
Position	Forward
Number	8, 13
Career history
As player:
1945–1946	Wilmington Bombers
1946–1947	St. Louis Bombers
1947–1948	Wilkes-Barre Barons
1948–1949	Sunbury Mercuries
As coach:
1948–1949	Sunbury Mercuries
1957–1969	Susquehanna
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American – Converse (1941)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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Barr played for the St. Louis Bombers of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) for 58 games during the 1946–47 season. He was player-coach for the Sunbury Mercuries of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) during the 1948–49 season.^[1] He led the Mercuries to a 9–21 record during his only season as head coach of the team.^[2]

Barr served as head coach of the Susquehanna River Hawks men's basketball team from 1957 to 1969, compiling a 107–115 record.^[3]

He is credited for having the first buzzer-beating game winner in the history of the league that is now the NBA.