| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1972-11-24)November 24, 1972 (age 53) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 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 | |
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Medals | |
Rowan Alexander Barrett Sr. (born November 24, 1972) is a Canadian[1] former professionalbasketball player. At a height of 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall,[2] he played at theshooting guard andsmall forward positions. He was thetop scorer in the 2002 Israel Basketball Premier League. He isgeneral manager of theCanadian men's national team.
Born in theScarborough district ofToronto, Ontario,[1] Barrett attendedWest Hill Collegiate Institute, where he played high school basketball.
Barrett playedNCAA Division Icollege basketball atSt. John's University, with theSt. John's Red Storm, from 1992 to 1996.
Barrett was under contract with theToronto Raptors (1997 and 1999), andPhiladelphia 76ers (1999), but he never played in anyNBA regular season games with those teams.
Some of the clubs that Barrett played professionally for include: in Spain withEtosa Alicante (2nd Division) (1997–98), in Argentina withBoca Juniors (1998–99), in Venezuela withCocodrilos de Caracas (1999, 2001, 2003), in Cyprus withKeravnos Keo (2000–01), in Greece withDafni (2001), in Israel withMaccabi Rishon LeZion (2002),Hapoel Haifa (2002), andRamat HaSharon (2002–03), in France withJDA Dijon Basket (2003–05),ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (2006–07), andÉlan Chalon (2007–08), and in Italy withVertical Vision Cantù (2005–06).[3][4]
He was thetop 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 thetop scorer of theEuropean-wide 2nd-tier level league, theFIBA Saporta Cup, in the2000–01 season.
Barrett played for the seniorCanadian national basketball team. With Canada, he played at the1998 FIBA World Championship, the2000 Summer Olympic Games, and the2002 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the1993 FIBA AmeriCup, the1997 FIBA AmeriCup, the1999 FIBA AmeriCup, and the2003 FIBA AmeriCup.[6]
He also played at the1999 Pan American Games and the2003 Pan American Games.[citation needed]
Barrett is currently Executive Vice President andGeneral Manager ofCanada Basketball.[7]
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Barrett was born inScarborough, Toronto and is of Jamaican descent.[8] His son,RJ Barrett, was ranked as the number one high-school basketball player in the class of 2018,[9] and enrolled atDuke University for a year before being selected 3rd overall by theNew York Knicks in the2019 NBA draft.
