Harrison Barnes

Harrison Barnes

Barnes warming up as a member of the Warriors in 2013
No. 40 – Golden State Warriors
Position Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1992-05-30) May 30, 1992
Ames, Iowa
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Ames (Ames, Iowa)
College North Carolina (2010–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–present Golden State Warriors
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com

Harrison Bryce Jordan Barnes (born May 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] He played two seasons at North Carolina and was one of the top-rated basketball players in the recruiting class of 2010.

High school career

Barnes (right) with Kyrie Irving while playing for the United States.

Harrison Barnes was rated as the number 1 player in the class of 2010 by Scout.com[2] and in the ESPNU 100.[3] He was rated as the number 2 player by Rivals.com.[4] In his junior year, Barnes and teammate Doug McDermott led Ames High School to an Iowa 4A state championship where he had 24 points and 8 rebounds, capping off a 26-0 season.[5] In his senior year, Barnes and McDermott led Ames to a 27-0 season and a second straight Iowa 4A state championship becoming Iowa's big-school class's first team to go undefeated in consecutive seasons. In the finals he scored 19 points against Southeast Polk. He averaged 27.1 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 4.0 assists during his senior year and was selected to the USA Today All-USA First Team.[6] Barnes capped off his Ames High School career as their all-time leading scorer with 1,787 points.[7] Barnes played in the 4th annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic where he scored 18 points for Skip To My Lou.[8]

On January 20, 2010, it was announced that Barnes was selected to the 2010 Junior National Select Team. The team played at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon on April 10.[9] He was also selected to play in the 2010 McDonald's All-American Game where he led the West team to a 107-104 victory. He scored a team high 18 points and was named co-MVP with Jared Sullinger.[10] He also played in the 2010 Jordan Brand Classic where he was named co-MVP with Kyrie Irving.[11] On March 10, 2010, Barnes won the Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award, which goes to the nation's top player.[12]

Barnes completed nine advanced placement credits before graduating high school.[13]

AAU

Barnes played for All Iowa Attack and Howard Pulley Panthers (MN) on the AAU Circuit,[14] along with football prospect Seantrel Henderson.[15]

College recruitment

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Harrison Barnes
SF		 Ames, IA Ames HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 13, 2009 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98

Barnes considered offers from Duke, Iowa State, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and UCLA.[16][17] Barnes unofficially visited Kansas twice, for Late Night in the Phog in October 2008 and a spring game against Tennessee.[18] Barnes took official visits to North Carolina, Duke, Kansas, UCLA, and Oklahoma, but he did not take an official visit to Iowa State; since he only lives a mile from campus, he chose to unofficially visit instead.[19] On November 13, 2009, Barnes Skyped coach Roy Williams of North Carolina to announce his decision to join the Tar Heels.[17]

College career

Barnes playing in the Carrier Classic game in November 2011

Barnes had 21 points in his North Carolina debut in an exhibition game in the Bahamas against the Commonwealth Bank Giants. UNC won the game 130-87.[20] Overall, Barnes averaged 22 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for UNC in the Bahamas.[21] On November 1, 2010, Barnes was named a preseason All-American by the AP.[22] Barnes had 14 points and 4 rebounds in his North Carolina debut vs. Lipscomb.[23] He recorded his first career double double on December 11, 2010, scoring 19 points and snatching 10 rebounds in a 96-91 victory over Long Beach State University.[24] Barnes developed a knack for coming up clutch in the later portion of his freshman season, like when he scored eight of his twelve points in the closing minutes to help the Tar Heels beat Virginia Tech.[25] Barnes made the eventual game winning, three-point shot against Miami to give the Tar Heels the lead with 6.6 seconds remaining in the game.[26] Just weeks later in the Tar Heels game at Florida State, Barnes nailed a three-point shot to give the Tar Heels the victory.[27]

Barnes's previous career high of 26 points came against Boston College on February 1, 2011. He surpassed this mark on March 12, 2011, in an ACC tournament game against Clemson, scoring 40 points while also grabbing 8 rebounds. Additionally, Barnes's 40 point performance set the record for points by a Freshman in an ACC Tournament game.[28] On April 18, 2011, Barnes announced that he would return to North Carolina for his sophomore season despite being projected as a lottery pick for the 2011 NBA draft.

Barnes was the ninth UNC Tar Heel to earn ACC Rookie of Year recognition, and the fourth to do so under Coach Roy Williams. Barnes scored the most points as a freshman in the ACC tournament since Phil Ford scored 78 points in 1975. He then went on to the NCAA tournament where he scored 84 points, the most points of any UNC freshman in history.

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11[29] North Carolina 37 36 29.4 .423 .344 .750 5.8 1.4 0.7 0.4 15.7
2011–12[30] North Carolina 38 37 29.2 .440 .358 .723 5.2 1.1 1.1 0.3 17.1
Career[31] 75 73 29.3 .431 .349 .734 5.5 1.3 0.9 0.4 16.4

NBA career

Golden State Warriors (2012–present)

2012–13 season

On March 29, 2012, Barnes announced that he was entering the 2012 NBA draft along with Tyler Zeller, Kendall Marshall and John Henson. He worked out with 4 teams: Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Bobcats, Washington Wizards, and Toronto Raptors.[32] He was selected 7th overall by the Golden State Warriors.

Warriors coach Mark Jackson said that Harrison Barnes is able to defend all five positions on the floor.[33]

In game four of the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs on May 12, Barnes scored 26 points and added 10 rebounds.[34]

On May 14, the NBA named Barnes to the 2012–13 All-Rookie first team.[35] Barnes also placed sixth in NBA Rookie of the Year voting, in a tie with Chris Copeland (8 points total).[36]

2013–14 season

With the arrival of Andre Iguodala, Barnes became a reserve player. Barnes again participated in BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge. He was chosen as a starter for Team Hill.[37] Barnes finished the game with 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 23 minutes effort for the team's win.[38] On April 16, 2014, Barnes scored a career-high 30 points against the Denver Nuggets in the final regular season game for the Warriors. The Warriors finished the regular season with a 51-31 record, going into the playoffs as the sixth seed in the West, but went on to lose to the Los Angeles Clippers 4-3 in the first round.

2014–15 season: Championship season

Under new head coach Steve Kerr, Barnes moved back into the starting lineup and had an immediate impact. On March 18, 2015, he scored a season-high 25 points in a 114-95 win over the Atlanta Hawks.[39] On April 2, he hit a running shot in the lane with less than a second remaining, lifting the Warriors to a 107-106 win over the Phoenix Suns.[13][40]

In the 2015 NBA Playoffs, Barnes had a quiet breakout performance in the Warriors' series against the Memphis Grizzlies. He averaged 12.8 points per game, while shooting 54.4% from the field, a performance lauded by many basketball insiders due to the reputation of the Grizzlies' defense.[41] In Games 4, 5, and 6, Barnes made several key plays in clutch situations. When the Warriors were losing by double digits in the first quarter of Game 5, Barnes got the comeback started with several key shots, which turned into a rout once teammate Stephen Curry was able to shoulder much of the load. On May 27, in the Warriors' Western Conference Finals clinching Game 5 win, Barnes scored 24 points to help lead his team to the NBA Finals for the first time in 40 years.[42] Barnes won his first NBA championship with the Warriors after they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals in six games.

2015–16 season

Barnes helped the Warriors' go 17–0 to start the season before a sprained left ankle ruled him out for 16 straight games.[43] He returned to action on January 4 against the Charlotte Hornets, scoring eight points off the bench in a 111–101 win.[44] On April 7, Barnes scored 21 points against the San Antonio Spurs, helping the Warriors become the second team in NBA history to win 70 games in a season while scoring in double figures for a ninth straight game, a career high.[45]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
† Denotes season in which Barnes' team won an NBA Championship

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Golden State 81 81 25.4 .439 .359 .758 4.1 1.2 .6 .2 9.2
2013–14 Golden State 78 24 28.3 .399 .347 .718 4.0 1.5 .8 .3 9.5
2014–15† Golden State 82 82 28.3 .482 .408 .720 5.5 1.4 .7 .2 10.1
2015–16 Golden State 66 59 30.9 .466 .383 .761 4.9 1.8 .6 .2 11.7
Career 307 246 28.1 .446 .376 .739 4.6 1.5 .7 .2 10.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013 Golden State 12 12 38.4 .444 .365 .857 6.4 1.3 .6 .4 16.1
2014 Golden State 7 0 22.3 .396 .381 .563 4.0 1.1 .1 .4 7.9
2015† Golden State 21 21 32.4 .440 .355 .735 5.2 1.5 .8 .5 10.6
Career 40 33 32.5 .437 .363 .753 5.4 1.4 .6 .5 11.8

Awards/Honors

High school

College

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ames High guard Harrison Barnes is nation's top hoops recruit - Kevin Armstrong - SI.com". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  2. ↑ "Scout.com: Football Recruiting". Scouthoops.scout.com. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  3. ↑ "College Basketball Recruiting - ESPNU 100 - ESPN". Insider.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  4. ↑ "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking - Rivals150 for class of 2010". Rivalshoops.rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  5. ↑ "Top-Rated Basketball Recruit Harrison Barnes Chooses North Carolina". Daily Contributor. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  6. ↑ Halley, Jim (April 21, 2010). "2010 All-USA boys basketball: Harrison Barnes leads the way". USA Today. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Carolina-bound Barnes named Mr. Basketball - TimesRepublican.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Community info". Times Republican. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  8. ↑ Name, Author (2009-08-22). "Elite 24 Recap". Slam Online. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  9. ↑ Name, Author (2010-01-20). "It’s the USA Against Everyone Else". Slam Online. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  10. ↑ "McDonald's All-American night: Knight's 3-pointer wins it for the West - MaxPreps News". Maxpreps.com. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  11. ↑ "Jordan Brand Classic". Nike.com. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  12. ↑ Halley, Jim (2010-03-10). "Iowa's Harrison Barnes named Morgan Wootten Player of the Year". Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  13. 1 2 Brown, Daniel (May 17, 2015). "Harrison Barnes' Approval Rating Through the Roof". MercuryNews.com. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  14. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Harrison-Barnes-67225
  15. ↑ Winkeljohn, Matt (November 12, 2009), "Harrison Barnes and Seantrel Henderson formed a one-two punch on the Twin Cities-based Pulley Panthers AAU team", ESPN.com
  16. ↑ "Barnes chooses Tar Heels". Sports.espn.go.com. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  17. 1 2 "Scout.com: Barnes to UNC". Northcarolina.scout.com. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  18. ↑ Temple, Jesse (2009-05-04). "Pump N Run ‘n’ done". KUsports.com. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  19. ↑ "The Daily Reflector". Reflector.com. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  20. ↑ "Impressive debut for Barnes in the Bahamas – ACC Insider - Wilmington Star News - Wilmington, NC - Archive". Acc.blogs.starnewsonline.com. 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  21. ↑ Perry Missner (2010-08-14). "Harrison Barnes shines in Bahamas". College Fantasy Hoops Insider. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  22. ↑ Jim O'Connell (2010-11-01). "Singler, Pullen top AP preseason All-America team". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  23. ↑ "Super freshman Harrison Barnes scores 14 as UNC rolls in opener". ESPN News. November 12, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  24. ↑ "Harrison Barnes Records First Career Double Double". CarolinaUpdate.com. December 12, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  25. ↑ "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. North Carolina Tar Heels - Recap - January 13, 2011 - ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  26. ↑ "North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Miami (FL) Hurricanes - Recap - January 26, 2011 - ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  27. ↑ "Barnes' 3 gives No. 13 UNC win at Florida State". Usatoday.Com. 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  28. ↑ "Tar Heels seal spot in ACC final as Harrison Barnes scores season-high 40". ESPN News. March 12, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  29. ↑ "Barnes freshman season stats". UNC athletics. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  30. ↑ "Barnes sophomore season stats". UNC athletics. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  31. ↑ "Carolina Basketball 2012-13" (PDF). UNC athletics. p. 192. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  32. ↑ Wang, Gene (2012-06-19). "Harrison Barnes works out for Wizards". The Washington Post.
  33. ↑ "Press Pass: Mark Jackson". NBA. 2013-04-27. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  34. ↑ Lepper, Geoff (May 12, 2013). "Notebook: Warriors 97, Spurs 87". NBA. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  35. ↑ "Lillard headlines 2012-13 All-Rookie Team". NBA. May 14, 2013.
  36. ↑ Portland's Lillard named 2012-13 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year
  37. ↑ "Lillard, Carter-Williams headline 2014 Rising Stars Challenge". NBA.com. January 29, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  38. ↑ "Team Hill at Team Webber". NBA.com. February 14, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  39. ↑ Warriors cruise past Hawks 114-95 for best record in NBA
  40. ↑ Barnes' shot lifts Warriors to 107-106 win over Suns
  41. ↑ Bay Area Bellwether: How the Improvement of Harrison Barnes Mirrors Golden State’s Ascent
  42. ↑ Warriors eliminate Rockets, end 40-year NBA Finals drought
  43. ↑ Harrison Barnes 2015-16 Game Log
  44. ↑ Green's triple-double leads Warriors past Hornets 111-101
  45. ↑ Warriors become 2nd NBA team to win 70, beat Spurs 112-101
  46. ↑ "ACSMA Announces 2010-11 Individual Awards for ACC Men's Basketball". theacc.com. March 8, 2011.

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