Harrison Barnes
Harrison Barnes was born in Ames, Iowa, United States on May 30th, 1992 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 31, Harrison Barnes biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Harrison Bryce Barnes (born May 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who competes for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels before being chosen by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 2012 NBA draft as the seventh overall pick.
In 2015, Barnes defeated the Warriors in an NBA championship.
Personal life
Barnes is a Christian. Since winning the 2015 NBA Finals, he became a teetotaler; he had his first sip of alcohol since winning the 2015 NBA Finals. He married Brittany Johnson in Newport, Rhode Island, on July 29, 2017.
Barnes was lauded by his classmates and the local community for his service and collaboration in the new high school after naming the gymnasium and basketball courts after him and inducting him into the school's Hall of Fame on September 15, 2022.
High school career
Harrison Barnes was rated as the number one student in the class of 2010 by Scout.com and the ESPNU 100. Rivals.com ranked him as the nation's number two player. Barnes and teammate Doug McDermott led Ames High School to an Iowa 4A state championship, scoring 24 points and 8 rebounds in the final, capping off a 26-0 record. Barnes and McDermott led Ames to 270-0 seasons and their second straight Iowa 4A state championship, becoming Iowa's first team to go undefeated in consecutive seasons in consecutive seasons. He scored 19 points against Southeast Polk in the semifinals. During his senior years, he averaged 27.1 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.0 steals, and 4.0 assists, earning him a spot on the USA Today All-USA First Team. Barnes led Ames High School as their all-time leading scorer with 1,787 points. Barnes had 18 points for Skip to My Lou in the 4th annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic.
Barnes was selected to the 2010 Junior National Select Team on January 20, 2010. On April 10, the team attended the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. He was also selected to participate in the 2010 McDonald's All-American Game, in which he aided the West team to a 107–104 victory. He scored a team-high 18 points and was named co-MVP with Jared Sullinger. He appeared in the 2010 Jordan Brand Classic, where he was also named co-MVP with Kyrie Irving. Barnes received the Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award on March 10, 2010, which recognizes the country's best player.
Before graduating high school, Barnes earned nine advanced placement credits.
On the AAU Circuit, Barnes and football prospect Seantrel Henderson competed for the All Iowa Attack and Howard Pulley Panthers (MN) in northern Iowa.
Barnes considered offers from Duke, Iowa State, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, and UCLA. Barnes and I traveled to Kansas twice, for Late Night in the Phog in October 2008 and a spring game against Tennessee. Barnes paid official visits to North Carolina, Duke, Kansas, UCLA, and Oklahoma, but he did not take a formal visit to Iowa State because he lived just a mile away from campus. Barnes Skyped coach Roy Williams of North Carolina revealed his intention to join the Tar Heels on November 13, 2009.
College career
In an exhibition game against the Commonwealth Bank Giants, Barnes scored 21 points in his North Carolina debut. The game was won by UNC by 130–87. Barnes' averaged 22 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for UNC in the Bahamas. Barnes was named a pre-season All-American by the Associated Press on November 1, 2010. In his North Carolina debut vs. Lipscomb, Barnes had 14 points and four rebounds. In a 96-91 victory over Long Beach State University, he scored 19 points and snatching 10 rebounds for his first double double double in his career. Barnes continued to be a natural performer in the latter part of his freshman season, as he scored eight of his twelve points in the closing minutes to help the Tar Heels beat Virginia Tech. With 6.6 seconds remaining in the game, Barnes made the eventual game-winning, three-point shot against Miami to give the Tar Heels the lead. Barnes nailed a three-point shot in the Tar Heels' game against Florida State just weeks later. Barnes' second season with the Tar Heels was also fruitful. He led the team in scoring 16 of their 38 games, leading the team to the ACC regular season championship, the final of the NCAA tournament, and the top 8 of the NCAA tournament. On February 1, 2011, Barnes set a career record of 26 points against Boston College. In an ACC tournament game against Clemson, he reached this mark on March 12, 2011, scoring 40 points while simultaneously grabbing 8 rebounds. In addition, Barnes' 40-point performance set the record for points by a freshman in an ACC Tournament game. Despite being a lottery pick for the 2011 NBA draft, Barnes said on April 18, 2011 that he would return to North Carolina for his sophomore season. Barnes was regarded as the potential first pick along with Jared Sullinger, Kyrie Irving, and Derrick Williams.
Barnes was the ninth player to earn ACC Rookie of Year awards in school history, and the fourth to do so under Coach Roy Williams. Since Phil Ford scored 78 points in 1975, Barnes earned the most points as a freshman in the ACC tournament. He scored 84 points in the NCAA tournament, the most points of any UNC freshman in history.
Professional career
Barnes, Tyler Zeller, Kendall Marshall, and John Henson revealed on March 29, 2012, that they were drafts in the 2012 NBA draft. He was a member of four clubs: the Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Bobcats, Washington Wizards, and the Toronto Raptors. The Golden State Warriors selected him seventh overall.
Harrison Barnes was able to cover all five positions on the floor, according to Warriors coach Mark Jackson. Barnes scored 26 points and grabbed ten rebounds in game four of the 2013 NBA Playoffs on May 12. Barnes was invited to the 2012-2013 All-Rookie first team by the NBA on May 14. In a tie with Chris Copeland (8 points total), Barnes also placed sixth in NBA Rookie of the Year polling.
Barnes became a reserve player after the arrival of Andre Iguodala. Barnes also participated in the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge. He was selected as a starter for Team Hill. In the team's victory, Barnes had 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals in 23 minutes. In the Warriors' last regular season game on April 16, 2014, Barnes scored a career-high 30 points against the Denver Nuggets. The Warriors posted a 531-31 record during the regular season, making them the sixth seed in the West, but the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 4–3.
Barnes was recalled into the starting lineup and had an immediate effect under new head coach Steve Kerr's guidance. In a 114-95 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, he scored a season-high 25 points. The Warriors defeated the Phoenix Suns 107–106 on April 2, he had a running shot in the lane with less than a second remaining.
Barnes had a quiet breakout in the Warriors' series against the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2015 NBA Playoffs. He averaged 12.8 points per game and 54% from the field, a performance that was lauded by many basketball insiders due to the Grizzlies' defense's fame. Barnes made several key plays in clutch situations in Games 4, 5, 6, and 6. Barnes got the game off to a promising start in the first quarter of Game 5 when teammate Stephen Curry was able to carry much of the load. Barnes scored 24 points to help his team win in the Western Conference Finals on May 27, the first time in 40 years. After the Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals in six games, Barnes claimed his first NBA championship with the Warriors.
Barnes was a huge success in the start of the season before a strained left ankle ruled him out for 16 games in a row. In a 111-101 victory, he returned to action against the Charlotte Hornets on January 4 with eight points off the bench. Barnes scored 21 points against the San Antonio Spurs on April 7, a career high. With the victory, the Warriors became the second team in NBA history to win 70 games in a season. The Warriors went on to win an NBA record 73 games, eclipsing the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls' 72-108 record.
Barnes shot just 36% from the field in the first two rounds of the playoffs. Barnes shot 48 percent from the field and 8.7 points per game to help the Warriors beat the Thunder in seven games after winning a 3–1 deficit and advance to the 2016 NBA Finals. Barnes had a 13-point game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, helping the Warriors win 104-89. Despite going up 3-1 in the series following Game 4's triumph, the Warriors went on to lose the series in seven games to become the first team in NBA history to lose the championship series after being up 3–1. In the last three games, Barnes only shot 16%.
Barnes and the Dallas Mavericks signed a four-year, $94 million contract on July 9, 2016. In a 130-121 overtime loss to the Indiana Pacers, he made his Mavericks' season opener on October 26, scoring 19 points and nine rebounds. In a 106-98 loss to the Houston Rockets, he scored a career-high 31 points in a 106–98 loss. In an 86–75 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, he surpassed the mark on November 6, scoring 34 points. During the 2016–17 season, Barnes averaged 30 points or more seven times, with five of which were 31-point games. Barnes led the Mavericks to their career-best 19.2 points per game in four seasons with them, finishing fourth in scoring.
Barnes will lead the Mavericks in scoring in 2017--2018, but the team finished 24-58 and 13th of 15 teams in the Western Conference, though the team finished 13th. Barnes scored a season-high 31 points against the Washington Wizards on November 7, 2017. On November 20, he tied for the Boston Celtics to tie that record. Barnes sounded a 30-footer as the horn sounded to lift the Mavericks over the Memphis Grizzlies 95-94. Barnes led the Mavericks to 22 points, nine of whom came in the fourth quarter to help Dallas out of a late Memphis comeback. After scoring 16 points and ten rebounds in a 98-93 victory over the Toronto Raptors on December 26, 2017, he tied his career high with his sixth double-double of the season. In 2014-2015, he earned it for the first time in Golden State's championship season. In the fourth quarter of the Mavericks' 115-111 victory over the Charlotte Hornets, he had 13 of his 25 points on January 10, 2018. In the fourth quarter, he made all five of his shots and added 11 rebounds. He finished the season with eight double-doubles, a new personal record.
Barnes missed the first four games of the 2018-19 season due to a tightened right hamstring. In a 116-107 loss to the Raptors on October 26, he shot 5 for 17 and scored 14 points in his season debut on October 26. In a 114–110 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on December 2, he scored a season-high 30 points. In a 122-102 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on December 31, he scored 25 points and tied his career high with seven 3-pointers in nine attempts.
Barnes was traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Zach Randolph and Justin Jackson, who was in the middle of a game for Dallas against the Charlotte Hornets on February 6, 2019. In a 102-96 victory over the Miami Heat, he made his Kings debut two days later, scoring 12 points in a 102-96 victory. Following the 2019 season, Barnes signed a four-year, $85 million contract extension with the Sacramento Kings.
He tested positive for COVID-19 on July 14, 2020.
Barnes won over the Kings over the Cleveland Cavaliers 100–98 on March 27, 2021. Barnes won the Kings over the Phoenix Suns by 108-107 on October 27, hitting another game-winning fadeaway three pointer.
National team career
Barnes was named in the United States national team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in June 2016. He helped Team USA win the gold medal in Rio, and in four games, he averaged 4.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.
Barnes was named as a member of the United States national team for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in August. He led Team USA to a 6–2 record and a seventh-place finish in the tournament, losing in the quarter-final round to France and in the fifth place game against Serbia before winning the seventh place match against Poland. Barnes averaged 11.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.