Matt Barnes

Matt Kelly Barnes (born March 9, 1980) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Barnes was drafted in the second round of the 2002 NBA draft by Memphis.

Early life

Barnes was born to a Caucasian mother and an African American father. He attended Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks, California, where he was a letterman in football and basketball. He earned All-American, All-State, All-CIF, All-City, and All-League honors in each sport.

Barnes played four seasons of college basketball at UCLA, where he was an All-Pacific-10 Honorable Mention selection in 2001.

Professional career

Early career

Barnes was selected with the 46th overall pick by 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 later joined the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA D-League for the 2002–03 season and the Long Beach Jam of the ABA for the 2003–04 season.

Matt Barnes (ice hockey)

Matt Barnes (born July 25, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently a goalie coach with the Rick Heinz Goalie & Hockey School.

Barnes attended Western Michigan University where he played four seasons of NCAA college hockey with the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team.

Awards and honours

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Matt Barnes (disambiguation)

Matthew or Matt Barnes may refer to:

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