Rowan Barrett
| Canada men's national basketball team | |
|---|---|
| Position | General manager |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 24, 1972 Scarborough, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | West Hill Collegiate Institute (Toronto, Ontario) |
| College | St. John's (1992–1996) |
| NBA draft | 1996: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1997–2008 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Number | 5, 8, 9 |
| Career history | |
| 1997–1998 | Lucentum Alicante |
| 1998–1999 | Boca Juniors |
| 1999, 2001, 2003 | Cocodrilos de Caracas |
| 2000–2001 | Keravnos |
| 2001 | Dafni |
| 2002 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 2002 | Hapoel Haifa |
| 2002–2003 | Ramat HaSharon |
| 2003–2005 | JDA Dijon |
| 2005–2006 | Cantù |
| 2006–2007 | ASVEL |
| 2007–2008 | Élan Chalon |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
Rowan Barrett Sr. (born November 24, 1972) is a Canadian[1] former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.98 m (6'6") tall,[2] he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the top scorer in the 2002 Israel Basketball Premier League. He currently serves as general manager of the Canadian men's national team.
High school career
Born in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario,[1] Barrett attended West Hill Collegiate Institute, where he played high school basketball.
College career
Barrett played NCAA Division I college basketball at St. John's University, with the St. John's Red Storm, from 1992 to 1996.
Professional career
NBA
Barrett was under contract with the Toronto Raptors (1997 and 1999), and Philadelphia 76ers (1999), but he never played in any NBA regular season games with those teams.
International
Some of the clubs that Barrett played professionally for include: in Spain with Etosa Alicante (2nd Division) (1997–98), in Argentina with Boca Juniors (1998–99), in Venezuela with Cocodrilos de Caracas (1999, 2001, 2003), in Cyprus with Keravnos Keo (2000–01), in Greece with Dafni (2001), in Israel with Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2002), Hapoel Haifa (2002), and Ramat HaSharon (2002–03), in France with JDA Dijon Basket (2003–05), ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (2006–07), and Élan Chalon (2007–08), and in Italy with Vertical Vision Cantù (2005–06).[3][4]
He was the top scorer in the 2002 Israel Basketball Premier League, scoring 25.5 points per game on 57% two-point shooting and 41% three-point shooting, as he added 5.2 rebounds per game; his one-game highs were 42 points and 10 rebounds.[5] He was the top scorer of the European-wide 2nd-tier level league, the FIBA Saporta Cup, in the 2000–01 season.
National team career
Barrett played for the senior Canadian national basketball team. With Canada, he played at the 1998 FIBA World Championship, the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, and the 2002 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the 1993 FIBA AmeriCup, the 1997 FIBA AmeriCup, the 1999 FIBA AmeriCup, and the 2003 FIBA AmeriCup.[6]
He also played at the 1999 Pan American Games and the 2003 Pan American Games.
Post-playing career
Barrett is currently Executive Vice President and General Manager of Canada Basketball.[7]
Personal life
Barrett's son, RJ Barrett, was ranked as the number one high-school basketball player in the class of 2018,[8] and enrolled at Duke University for a year before being selected 3rd overall by the New York Knicks in the 2019 NBA draft.
References
- ^ a b "Rowan Barrett | EuroCup (2007) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com.
- ^ "BARRETT, ROWAN - Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup". www.eurocupbasketball.com.
- ^ "Legabasket". 195.56.77.208.
- ^ "Rowan Barrett Chalon/Saône". www.lnb.fr (in French). Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2002-03 Season | Ramat Hasharon | Rowan Barrett". basket.co.il.
- ^ "archive.fiba.com: Players".
- ^ "Canada Basketball". www.basketball.ca.
- ^ "Barrett, Bassey headline the new ESPN 25 - ESPN Video".
External links
- EuroCup Profile
- FIBA Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Italian League Profile (in Italian)
- Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
- French League Profile (in French)
- Israeli Super League Profile
- Rowan Barrett at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1972 births
- Living people
- 1998 FIBA World Championship players
- 2002 FIBA World Championship players
- ASVEL Basket players
- Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Basketball people from Ontario
- Black Canadian basketball players
- Boca Juniors basketball players
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in France
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Canadian people of Jamaican descent
- CB Lucentum Alicante players
- Cocodrilos de Caracas players
- Dafni B.C. players
- Élan Chalon players
- Hapoel Haifa B.C. players
- JDA Dijon Basket players
- Keravnos B.C. players
- Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players
- Olympic basketball players of Canada
- Pallacanestro Cantù players
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Scarborough, Toronto
- St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players
- Universiade bronze medalists for Canada
- Universiade medalists in basketball
- Universiade silver medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade
- Basketball players from Toronto