Scooter Barry

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Scooter Barry
Personal information
Born (1966-08-13) August 13, 1966 (age 58)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school De La Salle (Concord, California)
College Kansas (1985–1989)
NBA draft 1989: undrafted
Playing career1989–2006
Position Guard
Career history
1989–1990 San Jose Jammers
1990 Erie Wave
1990 Nashville Stars
1990–1991San Jose Jammers
1991–1992 SG Braunschweig
1992 Tau Cerámica
1992 Wichita Falls Texans
1993–1994 Fort Wayne Fury
1994–1995 Yakima Sun Kings
1995 South East Melbourne Magic
1995–1996Hertener Löwen
1996–1998SG Braunschweig
1998–2000 Gießen 46ers
2000–2001 Media Broker Messina
2001 FC Mulhouse Basket
2001–2003 Cholet Basket
2003–2004 Spirou Charleroi
2004–2005 Tenerife
2005–2006 Baloncesto León
Career highlights

Richard Francis "Scooter" Barry IV (born August 13, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. [1]

His nickname "Scooter" was given to him shortly after he was born in San Francisco. The son of NBA Hall of Fame member Rick Barry, he has three younger brothers Jon, Brent and Drew, who also share his profession. He has a sister, Shannon. The basketball Barry family [2] shares an NCAA Championship, an NBA Slam Dunk Championship and three NBA Championship titles between them. He has a half brother, Canyon Barry, who played at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina (then for University of Florida in Gainesville as a graduate transfer) and whose mother, Lynn Barry, was also a distinguished basketball player at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Barry played college basketball at Kansas in Lawrence and was a junior on the 1987–88 Jayhawks team which won the NCAA title. He played a vital part in the team's championship run, scoring a career-high 15 points in the Jayhawks' 71–58 win over Kansas State, sending them to the Final Four. [3] He then played for 17 years professionally in the United States and overseas in Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, and Australia. He won a CBA title in 1995, a Belgian League title in 2004 and reached the NBL finals in 1995.

Barry has two children from his first marriage, Lauren (2003) and Grant (2006). As of March 2020, he is married to Ruby Palmore, and they live in the Bay Area.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. Logan, Bob (March 29, 1988). "Rick Barry's Son Knows The Score". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  2. "College basketball: 5 of the greatest families in hoops history".
  3. "Greatest Unsung Heroes in March Madness History". www.stadiumtalk.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.