Drew Barry


Drew William Barry is an American former professional basketball player.

Early life

Born in Oakland, California, he is the son of Basketball Hall of Famer Rick Barry and Pamela Hale, the daughter of Bruce Hale who played in the NBA and was Rick's college coach at Miami of Florida. Drew has three brothers: Scooter, Jon, and Brent, who are also basketball players. In 1979, Rick left the family and divorced Pamela the following year. She married Bill Connolly, Drew's stepfather, in 1987. Rick later married Lynn Barry and they had a son, Canyon Barry, who was also a basketball player.

Playing career

Barry graduated from De La Salle High School in Concord in 1991 and played four seasons with the Yellow Jackets basketball team at the Georgia Institute of Technology after redshirting his freshman year. The all-time assists leader of Georgia Tech, Barry played briefly for the Fort Wayne Fury in the CBA and in the NBA for the Atlanta Hawks, Seattle SuperSonics, and Golden State Warriors.
Prior to being signed by the Hawks on March 27, 2000, Barry played eight games with the Sydney Kings during the 1999–2000 NBL season. In his eight games for the Kings, Barry averaged 7.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1 steal per game. His best game was on November 13, 2000, in a 99–86 loss against the Cairns Taipans where he recorded 20 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
He also played professionally in Poland.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs