Brent Barry
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| Position | Shooting guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs |
| Jersey | #17 |
| Born | December 31, 1971 Hempstead, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | De La Salle (Concord, California) |
| College | Oregon State |
| Draft | 15th overall, 1995 Denver Nuggets |
| Pro career | 1995–present |
| Former teams | Los Angeles Clippers (1995–1998) Miami Heat (1998) Chicago Bulls (1999) Seattle SuperSonics (1999–2004, 2008) San Antonio Spurs (2004–2008) |
| Awards | 1996 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Winner |
| Official profile | Info Page |
Brent Robert Barry (born December 31, 1971 in Hempstead, New York) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs. The 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), 210 lb (95 kg/15 st) shooting guard was selected out of Oregon State University by the Denver Nuggets with the 15th overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft, but was traded shortly after to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Barry is the son of Hall of Famer Rick Barry, and is arguably the best player of the four basketball-playing Barry sons, the others being Scooter, Jon and Drew. Brent, the second youngest, played his high school basketball at athletic powerhouse De La Salle High School in Concord, California before receiving a basketball scholarship to play at Oregon State University. Barry earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology while in college.
He has played professionally for the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, Seattle SuperSonics and San Antonio Spurs and won two NBA Championships with the Spurs, in 2005 and 2007. He also won the 1996 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. He is known by his nickname "Bones".
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He was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the first round (15th pick) of the 1995 NBA Draft before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers where he would go on to average 1.4 three-point field goals made per game, 3.7 three-point field goal attempts per game and 2.8 three-point field goals made per 48 Minutes. He won the Slam Dunk Contest in the NBA All-Star Weekend in 1996 with a Julius Erving-inspired slam dunk in which he took off from the free throw line to sail in and dunk one-handed.
In the summer of 2004, Barry was signed as a free agent by the San Antonio Spurs. After spending most of the season as a back up, Barry was inserted into the starting lineup during the first round of the 2005 NBA Playoffs; the Spurs' new lineup helped them come back from a 0–1 series deficit to beat the Nuggets in the series four games to one. Later in those same playoffs, Barry earned his first championship ring when the Spurs defeated the Detroit Pistons in the 2005 NBA Finals.
Brent and his father, Rick Barry, are only the second father-son duo to each win an NBA Championship as a player; the first was Matt Guokas, Sr. and his son Matt Guokas, Jr.
Brent Barry is generally considered a good passer, and has had three seasons where he averaged more than 5 assists per game. Barry is also a strong three-point shooter; he currently ranks 10th all-time in career three-point field goals made and has shot 40% from behind the arc for his career. These two strengths, combined with Barry's 6 ft 7 in frame, allows him to play a variety of positions, including point guard, shooting guard, and small forward; because he is taller than most point guards, he is often considered a point forward when he is running the offense.
Brent Barry ranks #2 in the NBA in three-point field goals per 48 minutes (3.75). He ranks #4 in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage (0.407), ranks #43 in the NBA in three-point field goal attempts (208.0), and ranks #22 in the NBA in three-point field goals made (95.0) as of March 1, 2007. His highest season score in a game was 31, which occurred twice in his career. In June 2007 he won his second NBA championship ring when the Spurs swept the Cleveland Cavaliers 4–0.
In January of 2008, Barry tore his right calf muscle. On February 20, 2008, (not too long after his injury) Barry, along with Francisco Elson and a 2009 first round draft pick, was traded by the San Antonio Spurs to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for forward/center Kurt Thomas. Barry was waived the following day by the Sonics. After a mandatory 30-day waiting period, he re-signed with San Antonio on March 24, 2008.[1]
[edit] Trivia
- Until he entered the NBA, Barry regularly shot his free throws underhanded (like his father, Rick, did).
- Barry is an avid surfer.
- Barry has two children with wife, Erin: Quinn (b. 2001) and Cade (b. 2006).
- To date, Barry is the only Caucasian to have won the NBA Slam Dunk Competition (1996).
- Has a brief cameo as Calvin Nack in the 1996 film, Jerry Maguire.
- Every year he and his wife Erin host the Spurs' annual 5k run/walk.[2]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Brent Barry Info Page at NBA.com
- Brent Barry Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- Brent Barry at ESPN.com
- Brent Barry at SI.com
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