Canyon Barry

Last updated

Canyon Barry
Free agent
Position Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1994-01-07) January 7, 1994 (age 29)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Cheyenne Mountain
(Colorado Springs, Colorado)
College
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017 Salon Vilpas Vikings
2017–2018 Brno
2018–2022 Iowa Wolves
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Amsterdam Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Vienna Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team

Canyon Barry (born January 7, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He is the son of Lynn Norenberg Barry and Rick Barry, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.

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College career

He played college basketball for three years at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, as well as one year at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. As a redshirt junior at the College of Charleston, Barry averaged a team-high 19.7 points per game. [1] Following that season, Barry graduated from the College of Charleston Honors College with a bachelor's degree in physics. [2] On May 9, 2016, he announced his transfer to the University of Florida as an immediately-eligible graduate transfer studying nuclear engineering. [3]

He is most notable for this free-throw shooting, as he shoots "granny style," a method his father popularized during his career. [4] Barry had a .883 free throw percentage as a senior. [5] He set a Florida Gators men's basketball school record for consecutive free throws, surpassing Taurean Green's streak of 37 on February 11, 2017. [6] His streak ended at 42 on February 14 on a night when he posted a season-high 30 points against Auburn. [7] He earned NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Academic All-American of the Year recognition in 2017. [8]

Professional career

Vilpas Vikings (2017)

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Barry joined the New York Knicks in the NBA Summer League on June 23, 2017. [9]

On August 16, 2017, Barry signed with Finnish club Salon Vilpas Vikings for the 2017–18 season. [10]

Brno (2017–2018)

On December 9, 2017, Barry signed with Brno of the Czech National Basketball League (NBL). [11]

Iowa Wolves (2018–2022)

On October 13, 2018, Barry was signed and then waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves. [12] He was added to the Iowa Wolves opening night roster. [13] During the 2020–21 season, Barry averaged 12.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Charleston Cougars 2015-16 Statistics - Team and Player Stats - Men's College Basketball - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Canyon Barry - 2016-17" . Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Son of Hall of Famer Barry transfers to Florida". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ Gardner, David (February 28, 2017). "Underhanded Strategy: Florida's Canyon Barry, son of Rick, brings back the granny shot". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Canyon Barry Stats, Bio". ESPN . Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Canyon Barry's underhanded shots set Florida free throw streak record". ESPN. February 11, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Barry scores 30, No. 15 Florida races past Auburn 114-95". ESPN. Associated Press. February 14, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ally Disterhoft of Iowa, Canyon Barry of Florida Highlight CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I Basketball Teams" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  9. ↑ Vorkunov, Mike (June 23, 2017). "Knicks Sign Canyon Barry, a Student of Triangles". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  10. ↑ "NBA-LEGENDAN POIKA CANYON BARRY TÄYDENTÄÄ VILPPAAN KOKOONPANON". Salon Vilpas Vikings (in Finnish). August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  11. ↑ Russnáková, Lenka (December 9, 2017). "Canyon Barry: Američan se šestkami v krvi". basketbrno.cz (in Czech). Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Timberwolves waive Canyon Barry, Darius Johnson-Odom, William Lee and Jonathan Stark". twitter.com. October 13, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  13. ↑ Nutting, Seth (November 2, 2018). "Wolves Finalize 2018-19 Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  14. ↑ Summers, Danny (March 16, 2021). "Faces to Follow: Canyon Barry, Joey Geisz and Jamarkus Brown". The Gazette . Retrieved November 8, 2021.


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