Brent Barry

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Brent Barry

Position	Guard
Nickname	Bones
League	NBA
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Team	San Antonio Spurs
Nationality	United States
Born	December 31, 1971 (age 35) Hempstead, New York
College	Oregon State University
Draft	15th overall, 1995 Denver Nuggets
Pro career	1995–present
Former teams	Los Angeles Clippers 1995-1998 Miami Heat 1998 Chicago Bulls 1999 Seattle SuperSonics 1999-2004
Awards	1996 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Winner 2003 Three-Point Shootout 3rd Place

Brent Robert Barry (born December 31, 1971 in Hempstead, New York) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's San Antonio Spurs. He is known by his nickname, "Bones", and stands 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m).

Barry is the son of Hall of Famer Rick Barry, and is arguably the best player of the four basketball-playing Barry sons, the others being (from oldest) Scooter, Jon, and Drew. Brent, the second youngest, has also played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, and Seattle SuperSonics.

Brent Barry played his high school basketball at athletic powerhouse, De La Salle High School in Concord, California before receiving a basketball scholarship to play at Oregon State University. Barry earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology while in college.

[edit] Professional career

He was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the first round (15th pick) of the 1995 NBA Draft before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers where he would go on to average 1.4 3-Point Field Goals Made Per Game, 3.7 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Per Game and 2.8 3-Point Field Goals Made per 48 Minutes, team records he still holds.^{[citation needed]} He won the Slam Dunk Contest in the NBA All-Star Weekend in 1996 with a Julius Erving-inspired slam dunk in which he took off from the free throw line to sail in and dunk one-handed. He is the only white player to have ever won the NBA dunk contest.^{[citation needed]}

In the summer of 2004, Barry was signed as a free agent by the San Antonio Spurs. After spending most of the season as a reserve, Barry was inserted into the starting lineup during the first round of the 2005 NBA Playoffs; the Spurs' new lineup helped them come back from a 0-1 series deficit to beat the Nuggets in the series four games to one. Later in those same playoffs, Barry earned his first championship ring when the Spurs defeated the Detroit Pistons in the 2005 NBA Finals.

Brent and his father, Rick Barry, are only the second father-son duo to each win an NBA Championship as a player; the first was Matt Guokas, Sr. and his son Matt Guokas, Jr.

Brent Barry is generally considered a good passer, and has had three seasons where he averaged more than 5 assists per game. Barry is also a strong three-point shooter; he currently ranks 21st all-time in career 3-point field goals made and has shot 40% from behind the arc for his career. (As of February 12, 2007, Brent Barry is the fourth ranked three-point shooter for the season, at 47%.) These two strengths, combined with Barry's 6-6 frame, allows him to play a variety of positions, including point guard, shooting guard, and small forward; because he is taller than most point guards, he is often considered a point forward when he is running the offense.

Brent Barry ranks #2 in the NBA in Three-Point Field Goals Per 48 Minutes(3.75).He Ranks #4 in the NBA in Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage(0.457), Ranks #43 in the NBA in Three-Point Field Goal Attempts(208.0), and Ranks #22 in the NBA in Three-Point Field Goals Made(95.0)as of March 1st 2007. His highest season score in a game was 31 twice in his career. Barry may not be the teams #1 scorer but he works behind the scenes and sets up many plays for the others to score. Not to mention his all-time high of 7 consecutive 3pt shots made twice in his career.

Every year he and his wife Erin host the Spurs annual 5k run/walk. This year it is the third annual one for more information you can go to http://www.nba.com/spurs/community/runwalk_07.html

[edit] Trivia

• Until he entered the NBA, Barry regularly shot his free throws underhanded (like his father, Rick, did).
• Barry is an avid surfer.
• Barry has two children with wife, Erin: Quinn (b. 2001) and Cade (b. 2006).

[edit] External links

• NBA.com Official Profile
• Si.com Official Profile