Matt Kelly Barnes (born March 9 1980 in Santa Clara, California) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Golden State Warriors.
| Golden State Warriors | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 9, 1980 Santa Clara, California |
| Nationality | USA |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Del Campo Fair Oaks, California |
| College | UCLA |
| NBA draft | 2002: 2nd round, 46th overall |
| Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies | |
| Playing career | 2002–present |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
High school years
Barnes attended Del Campo High School (Fair Oaks, California) and was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, he was an All-American honoree.
College and professional career
After a college career at UCLA, Barnes was a second round draft choice of the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2002 NBA Draft. He was then traded that summer along with Nick Anderson to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Wesley Person, but was cut that October. He has since played for the Los Angeles Clippers, the Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers, averaging 4.1 points per game.
He was traded by the Kings halfway through the 2004-05 season along with Chris Webber to the 76ers, in exchange for Kenny Thomas, Corliss Williamson and Brian Skinner, but never suited up for a game with them due to knee tendinitis. He was waived and then signed a free agent contract with the New York Knicks in the 2005 NBA offseason. He was waived by the Knicks during the 2005-06 season after playing six games. He was then claimed by the 76ers to serve a second stint in Philadelphia,[1] where he finished out the season.
Barnes signed with the Golden State Warriors before their first day of training camp in October 2006[2], and has effectively raised his status in the league since joining the team. With struggling forward Mike Dunleavy, Jr. placed on the bench, Barnes was given more playing time by coach Don Nelson. On December 26, 2006, he hit 7 three-point field goals to tie a Warriors franchise record.[3] The record was broken later that season by Jason Richardson, who hit 8 three-pointers on March 29, 2007.[4] Barnes, a high-school All-American wide receiver, says that if he had not been signed by the Warriors he would have tried out for the NFL.[5]
Before signing with Golden State, Barnes had only made 10 three-pointers in his career. In the 2006-07 season, he made 106.
Notes
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2253987
- ^ http://www.sacunion.com/pages/sports/articles/8543/
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=261226009
- ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/30/SPGT1OUQDF1.DTL&hw=richardson+three&sn=015&sc=258
- ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/14/SPG4RMVILC1.DTL&hw=matt+barnes+nfl&sn=001&sc=1000