 Barry working forESPN'sNBA Wednesday in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1969-07-25)July 25, 1969 (age 56) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | De La Salle (Concord, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1992: 1st round, 21st overall pick |
| Drafted by | Boston Celtics |
| Playing career | 1992–2006 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 17, 20 |
| Career history | |
| 1992–1995 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1995–1996 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1996–1997 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1997–1998 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1999–2001 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2001–2003 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2003–2004 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2004 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2004–2006 | Houston Rockets |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,715 (5.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,513 (1.8 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,784 (2.2 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Jon Alan Barry (born July 25, 1969) is an American former professionalbasketball player and television analyst forABC andESPN.[1] Barry is currently the lead analyst forESPN Radio's coverage of the NBA.[2]
Barry is the son ofHall of FamerRick Barry and Pam Connolly, and has three brothers:Scooter,Brent, andDrew, all of whom are also basketball players. In 1979, his father left the family; his parents divorced the following year when Jon was eleven.[3] Jon played his high school basketball atDe La Salle High School inConcord, California.[4] He then played one year each atUniversity of the Pacific andParis Junior College, before receiving a basketballscholarship to attendGeorgia Tech inAtlanta, Georgia.[5]
Out ofGeorgia Tech, he was selected in the first round of the1992 NBA draft by theBoston Celtics, but refused to sign a contract and sat out the season. The Celtics traded their rights to him, mid season, to the Milwaukee Bucks forAlaa Abdelnaby. Barry joined theMilwaukee Bucks, who finished last, tied for last, and 2nd to last in their division Barry's first three years in the NBA.
Off to a slow start of a career as primarily a backup player, Barry did get chances to contribute to playoff runs of some good teams (scored 739 points in 82 appearances with the 2001–2002 Central Division champion Detroit Pistons) and scored 326 career playoff points in 63 NBA playoff games over 14 seasons. He had two games with 5 three-point shots and had six games with 5 steals, and has 5,041 season and playoff points total.
In addition to theMilwaukee Bucks andDetroit Pistons, Jon played for theAtlanta Hawks,Los Angeles Lakers,Golden State Warriors,Sacramento Kings,Denver Nuggets and most recently theHouston Rockets. Barry had 12 first-half points in a 3-minute span in the deciding game 5 of the first round of the2002 NBA playoffs in the Detroit Pistons' series against theToronto Raptors.[6] Barry left the Pistons after the 2002–03 season, and was also released from the Rockets on March 1, 2006, which marked the end of his NBA playing career.[7]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | Milwaukee | 47 | 0 | 11.7 | .369 | .333 | .673 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| 1993–94 | Milwaukee | 72 | 7 | 17.3 | .414 | .278 | .795 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 6.2 |
| 1994–95 | Milwaukee | 52 | 0 | 11.6 | .425 | .333 | .763 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| 1995–96 | Golden State | 68 | 0 | 10.5 | .492 | .473 | .838 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 1996–97 | Atlanta | 58 | 8 | 16.6 | .407 | .387 | .804 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| 1997–98 | Los Angeles | 49 | 1 | 7.6 | .365 | .295 | .931 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 1998–99 | Sacramento | 43 | 0 | 17.1 | .428 | .304 | .845 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
| 1999–00 | Sacramento | 62 | 1 | 20.7 | .465 | .429 | .922 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8.0 |
| 2000–01 | Sacramento | 62 | 2 | 16.3 | .404 | .348 | .877 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| 2001–02 | Detroit | 82 | 6 | 24.2 | .489 | .469 | .931 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 9.0 |
| 2002–03 | Detroit | 80 | 0 | 18.4 | .450 | .407 | .860 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 6.9 |
| 2003–04 | Denver | 57 | 9 | 19.3 | .404 | .370 | .845 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 6.2 |
| 2004–05 | Atlanta | 16 | 0 | 17.2 | .403 | .344 | .769 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
| 2004–05 | Houston | 53 | 2 | 23.2 | .447 | .451 | .897 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.0 |
| 2005–06 | Houston | 20 | 0 | 17.1 | .385 | .375 | .828 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Career | 821 | 36 | 16.9 | .434 | .392 | .848 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.7 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1997–98 | Los Angeles | 7 | 0 | 2.6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1998–99 | Sacramento | 5 | 0 | 22.4 | .353 | .263 | .917 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 8.0 |
| 1999–00 | Sacramento | 5 | 0 | 20.4 | .429 | .583 | .875 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 7.8 |
| 2000–01 | Sacramento | 7 | 0 | 7.9 | .412 | .286 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| 2001–02 | Detroit | 10 | 0 | 17.7 | .475 | .447 | .625 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 8.0 |
| 2002–03 | Detroit | 14 | 0 | 12.3 | .426 | .455 | 1.000 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
| 2003–04 | Denver | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| 2004–05 | Houston | 7 | 0 | 26.1 | .438 | .478 | .875 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 8.6 |
| Career | 62 | 1 | 15.0 | .404 | .403 | .857 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.3 | |