Harrison Bryce Jordan Barnes was born on May 30,1992 and is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association.
49 Facts About Harrison Barnes
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Harrison Barnes played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels before being selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 2012 NBA draft with the seventh overall pick.
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Harrison Barnes was rated as the number 1 player in the class of 2010 by Scout.
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Harrison Barnes was rated as the number 2 player by Rivals.
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Harrison Barnes averaged 27.1 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 4.0 assists during his senior year and was selected to the USA Today All-USA First Team.
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Harrison Barnes capped off his Ames High School career as their all-time leading scorer with 1,787 points.
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Harrison Barnes played in the 4th annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic where he scored 18 points for Skip to My Lou.
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On January 20,2010, it was announced that Harrison Barnes was selected to the 2010 Junior National Select Team.
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Harrison Barnes scored a team high 18 points and was named co-MVP with Jared Sullinger.
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Harrison Barnes played in the 2010 Jordan Brand Classic where he was named co-MVP with Kyrie Irving.
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On March 10,2010, Harrison Barnes won the Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award, which goes to the nation's top player.
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Harrison Barnes completed nine advanced placement credits before graduating high school.
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Harrison Barnes played for All Iowa Attack and Howard Pulley Panthers on the AAU Circuit, along with football prospect Seantrel Henderson.
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Harrison Barnes considered offers from Duke, Iowa State, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and UCLA.
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Harrison Barnes unofficially visited Kansas twice, for Late Night in the Phog in October 2008 and a spring game against Tennessee.
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Harrison Barnes took official visits to North Carolina, Duke, Kansas, UCLA, and Oklahoma, but he did not take an official visit to Iowa State; since he lived only a mile from campus, he chose to unofficially visit instead.
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On November 13,2009, Harrison Barnes Skyped coach Roy Williams of North Carolina to announce his decision to join the Tar Heels.
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Harrison Barnes had 21 points in his North Carolina debut in an exhibition game in the Bahamas against the Commonwealth Bank Giants.
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On November 1,2010, Harrison Barnes was named a preseason All-American by the AP.
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Harrison Barnes had 14 points and 4 rebounds in his North Carolina debut vs Lipscomb.
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Harrison Barnes developed a knack for coming up clutch in the later portion of his freshman season, like when he scored eight of his twelve points in the closing minutes to help the Tar Heels beat Virginia Tech.
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Harrison Barnes made the eventual game winning, three-point shot against Miami to give the Tar Heels the lead with 6.6 seconds remaining in the game.
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Just weeks later in the Tar Heels game at Florida State, Harrison Barnes nailed a three-point shot to give the Tar Heels the victory.
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Harrison Barnes led the team in scoring 16 of their 38 games, helping the team to the ACC regular season title, the final of the ACC tournament, and the elite 8 of the NCAA tournament.
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Harrison Barnes set a career high of 26 points against Boston College on February 1,2011.
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Harrison Barnes surpassed this mark on March 12,2011, in an ACC tournament game against Clemson, scoring 40 points while grabbing 8 rebounds.
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Harrison Barnes was seen as the potential first pick along with Jared Sullinger, Kyrie Irving and Derrick Williams.
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Harrison Barnes was the ninth player in school history to earn ACC Rookie of Year recognition and the fourth to do so under coach Roy Williams.
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Harrison Barnes scored the most points as a freshman in the ACC tournament since Phil Ford scored 78 points in 1975.
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On March 29,2012, Harrison Barnes announced that he was entering the 2012 NBA draft along with Tyler Zeller, Kendall Marshall, and John Henson.
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Harrison Barnes worked out with four teams: Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Bobcats, Washington Wizards, and Toronto Raptors.
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Harrison Barnes was selected 7th overall by the Golden State Warriors.
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Warriors coach Mark Jackson said that Harrison Barnes was able to defend all five positions on the floor.
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In game four of the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs on May 12, Harrison Barnes scored 26 points and added 10 rebounds.
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Harrison Barnes placed sixth in NBA Rookie of the Year voting, in a tie with Chris Copeland.
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Harrison Barnes was chosen as a starter for Team Hill.
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Harrison Barnes finished the game with 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 23 minutes in the team's win.
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Under new head coach Steve Kerr, Harrison Barnes moved back into the starting lineup and had an immediate impact.
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In Games 4,5, and 6, Harrison Barnes made several key plays in clutch situations.
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Harrison Barnes won his first NBA championship with the Warriors after they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals in six games.
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On November 7,2017, Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 31 points against the Washington Wizards.
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Harrison Barnes led the Mavericks with 22 points, nine of them coming in the fourth quarter to help Dallas thwart a late Memphis comeback.
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Harrison Barnes made all five of his shots in the fourth quarter and added 11 rebounds.
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Harrison Barnes finished the season with eight double-doubles, setting a new personal best.
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On February 6,2019, while in the middle of a game for Dallas against the Charlotte Hornets, Harrison Barnes was traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Zach Randolph and Justin Jackson.
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Harrison Barnes signed a four-year, $85 million contract extension with the Sacramento Kings following the 2019 season.
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In June 2016, Harrison Barnes was named in the United States national team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Harrison Barnes helped Team USA win the gold medal in Rio, and in four games, he averaged 4.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.
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Harrison Barnes is a teetotaler; he had his first sip of alcohol after winning the 2015 NBA Finals.