Canyon Barry

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Canyon Barry
Free agent
PositionShooting guard
Personal information
Born (1994-01-07) January 7, 1994 (age 30)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolCheyenne Mountain
(Colorado Springs, Colorado)
College
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017Salon Vilpas Vikings
2017–2018Brno
2018–2022Iowa Wolves
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Amsterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Vienna Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 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.

College career[edit]

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[edit]

Vilpas Vikings (2017)[edit]

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)[edit]

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

Iowa Wolves (2018–2022)[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  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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