Harry Barnes (basketball)

Harry Barnes
Barnes, circa 1969
Personal information
Born (1945-07-25) July 25, 1945 (age 78)
Youngstown, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolBoston Tech
CollegeNortheastern (1965–1968)
NBA draft1968: 4th round, 37th overall pick
Selected by the San Diego Rockets
Playing career1968–1969
PositionSmall forward
Number30
Career history
1968–1969San Diego Rockets
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Harry J. Barnes (born July 25, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.

Barnes was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and moved to the South End of Boston around the age of 11, where he started playing basketball at the South End Boys Club.[1][2] He attended Boston Tech, where he earned all-Scholastic honors.[1]

Barnes played college basketball for Northeastern University.[1] As a senior, he averaged 16.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while shooting 47 percent from the field.[3] He scored 1,114 points in his career, which ranked third in program history at the time of his graduation.[3]

He was selected by the San Diego Rockets in the 4th round (37th pick overall) of the 1968 NBA draft.[3]

He played for the Rockets (1968–69) in the NBA for 22 games.

Career statistics

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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

NBA

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Source[4]

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1968–69 San Diego 22 5.7 .281 .538 1.2 .2 2.0

References

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  1. ^ a b c Monahan, Bob (May 9, 1968). "Rockets Draft Barnes of N.U." The Boston Globe. p. 64. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Concannon, Joe (January 11, 1968). "Barnes Sheds 'Spotty' Tag, Comes Through for Husky Five in Pinch". The Boston Globe. p. 47. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c "Rockets' fourth choices sign in". Daily Times-Advocate. May 23, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Harry Barnes NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
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