American basketball player
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
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
Vilpas Vikings (2017)
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)
On December 9, 2017, Barry signed with Brno of the Czech National Basketball League (NBL).[11]
Iowa Wolves (2018–2022)
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
^ "Charleston Cougars 2015–16 Statistics – Team and Player Stats – Men's College Basketball – ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved August 28, 2017 .
^ "Canyon Barry – 2016–17" . Retrieved August 28, 2017 .
^ "Son of Hall of Famer Barry transfers to Florida" . ESPN.com . Retrieved August 28, 2017 .
^ 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 .
^ "Canyon Barry Stats, Bio" . ESPN . Retrieved October 31, 2017 .
^ "Canyon Barry's underhanded shots set Florida free throw streak record" . ESPN . February 11, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017 .
^ "Barry scores 30, No. 15 Florida races past Auburn 114–95" . ESPN . Associated Press . February 14, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017 .
^ "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 .
^ Vorkunov, Mike (June 23, 2017). "Knicks Sign Canyon Barry, a Student of Triangles" . The New York Times . Retrieved June 25, 2017 .
^ "NBA-LEGENDAN POIKA CANYON BARRY TÄYDENTÄÄ VILPPAAN KOKOONPANON" . Salon Vilpas Vikings (in Finnish). August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017 .
^ Russnáková, Lenka (December 9, 2017). "Canyon Barry: Američan se šestkami v krvi" . basketbrno.cz (in Czech). Retrieved February 8, 2018 .
^ "Timberwolves waive Canyon Barry, Darius Johnson-Odom, William Lee and Jonathan Stark" . twitter.com . October 13, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018 .
^ 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 .
^ 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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