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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Barrett, RJ
Jersey Number 5
RJ Barrett
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mississauga, Ont.
- High School:
- Montverde Academy [Fla.]
Bio
Career
- Consensus first-team All-America selection and named the USA Today National Player of the Year
- Was an honorable mention All-ACC selection
- Joined teammate Zion Williamson as a consensus first-team All-American, marking the first time in NCAA history a pair of freshman teammates accomplished the feat
- Barrett and Williamson also became the first freshman teammates in NCAA history to each average 20.0+ points in a season, finishing as the ACC co-leaders at 22.6 points per game
- Scored 860 points, the second most in a season at Duke by any player and trailing only the 964 points by J.J. Redick as a senior in 2006
- His point total set both the Duke and ACC freshman records, and were the most scored by any ACC player since NC State’s TJ Warren scored 871 in 2013-14
- Declared for the NBA Draft on April 10, 2019
- Drafted with the third overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks
- He joined freshman teammates Zion Williamson (No. 1 pick by New Orleans) and RJ Barrett (No. 10 pick by Atlanta) in the first round to mark just the second time in draft history that one college had three players taken in the top 10 (Florida in 2007)
2018-19
- Named the USA Today National Player of the Year
- Consensus first-team All-America selection
- Earned the Jerry West Award as the nation’s best shooting guard
- Joined teammate Zion Williamson as a consensus first-team All-American, marking the first time in NCAA history a pair of freshman teammates accomplished the feat
- Barrett and Williamson also became the first freshman teammates in NCAA history to each average 20.0+ points in a season, finishing as the ACC co-leaders at 22.6 points per game
- Earned mention as a first-team All-ACC selection, an ACC All-Freshman honoree and on the ACC All-Tournament Team
- Honored five times with ACC weekly awards
- Named to the Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team and the NCAA All-East Region Team
- Scored 860 points, the second most in a season at Duke by any player and trailing only the 964 points by J.J. Redick as a senior in 2006
- His point total set both the Duke and ACC freshman records, and were the most scored by any ACC player since NC State’s TJ Warren scored 871 in 2013-14
- The first ACC freshman to score 800 points and just the third to surpass 700
- Finished as the only major conference player in 2018-19 to score 13+ points in every game of the season
- Set the ACC freshman record for most consecutive double-figure scoring games (38)
- Scored 402 points in games at Cameron Indoor Stadium, breaking the venue’s season scoring record previously held by J.J. Redick (390 points in 2006)
- Was the only Blue Devil to start all 38 games and set the Duke freshman record for minutes (1,341)
- Set the ACC freshman record for most 20-point games (26) and was one shy of tying Marvin Bagley III’s ACC freshman record of seven 30-point games.
- Posted just the fourth triple-double in Duke history with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the win over NC State (2/16) – it was the first triple-double at Duke since Shelden Williams versus Maryland in 2006
- Flirted with two other triple-doubles, had 23-16-9 versus Syracuse (1/14) and 19-10-7 versus Miami (3/2)
- Scored 33 points in Duke’s win over Kentucky in the Champions Classic – the most by a Duke freshman in a debut game
- Also scored 33 points against North Carolina (2/20) – the most by a Duke freshman against the Tar Heels
- Averaged 24.0 points in nine games against AP top 10 opponents – no player in college basketball averaged more against top 10 teams
- Recorded back-to-back 30-point games against North Carolina (2/20) and Syracuse (2/23), becoming just the second Duke freshman to accomplish it (Marvin Bagley III last season)
Duke Canada Tour
- Led the team in both points and assists, averaging 30.7 points and 5.0 assists across the three games on the Duke Canada Tour
- Added 6.3 rebounds per game to tie for second on the squad
- Provided a pair of 30-point outings in the first two contests, scoring 34 against Ryerson and 35 against Toronto
- Notched a double-double in the final game of the tour with 23 points and 10 points against McGill
Canada Basketball
- Averaged 21.6 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists a game as Canada won a gold medal at the FIBA U19 Men’s Basketball World Cup in June 2018
- Had 38 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in Canada’s 99-87 semifinal win over the United States at the FIBA U19 Men’s Basketball World Cup
- Averaged 18.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists while helping Canada finish in fifth at the 2016 FIBA U17 World Championships
- Averaged 14.6 points to lead Canada to a silver medal at the 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championships
High School
- A five-star recruit ranked as the No. 1 overall prospect in the class of 2018 by ESPN
- Honored as a McDonald’s All-American
- Rated as the No. 1 overall prospect in the class by Rivals.com
- Ranked No. 1 overall in the 2018 recruiting class by Scout.com
- Ranked No. 1 overall in the 2018 24/7 Sports composite list
- Reclassified from the Class of 2019 to 2018
- Selected as the 2017-18 National Gatorade Player of the Year
- Led the 2017 Nike EYBL circuit in scoring, averaging 28.0 points along with 10.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists for the UPlay Canada team
- Earned Most Valuable Player Honors the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic International Game after tallying 22 points and eight assists in the game
- Narrowed his list to Duke, Kentucky and Oregon before signing with the Blue Devils
Personal
- Full name is Rowan Alexander Barrett
- Born on June 16, 2000, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Son of Kesha and Rowan Barrett
- Has a brother, Nathan
- Father played basketball for St. John's and played professionally overseas from 1997 to 2008
- Father is the Executive Vice President and Assistant General Manager of Canada Basketball
- Mother ran track in college at St. John's
- Godfather is former NBA star Steve Nash
(updated June 2019)
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