Canyon Barry (born January 7, 1994) is an American professional
basketball
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player who last played for the
Iowa Wolves
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of the
NBA G League
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. Barry also represents the United States in
FIBA 3x3
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basketball competition. He is the son of
Lynn Norenberg Barry and
Rick Barry
Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player who starred at the NCAA, American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) levels. Barry ranks among the m ...
, a
Basketball Hall of Fame
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inductee.
College career
He played college basketball for three years at the
College of Charleston
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in
Charleston, South Carolina
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, as well as one year at the
University of Florida
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in
Gainesville, Florida
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. As a
redshirt
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junior at the College of Charleston, Barry averaged a team-high 19.7 points per game. Following that season, Barry graduated from the College of Charleston Honors College with a bachelor's degree in physics. On May 9, 2016, he announced his transfer to the
University of Florida
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as an immediately-eligible graduate transfer studying
nuclear engineering
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. After graduating, he got a job as system engineer at
L3Harris
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.
He is most notable for this free-throw shooting, as he shoots "granny style," a method his father popularized during his career. Barry had a .883 free throw percentage as a senior. He set a
Florida Gators men's basketball
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school record for consecutive free throws, surpassing
Taurean Green
Taurean James Green (born November 28, 1986) is a Georgian-American professional basketball player who last played for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Green played college basketball for the University of Flori ...
's streak of 37 on February 11, 2017. His streak ended at 42 on February 14 on a night when he posted a season-high 30 points against
Auburn. He earned
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Academic All-American of the Year recognition in 2017.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the
2017 NBA draft
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...
, Barry joined the
New York Knicks
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in the
NBA Summer League
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on June 23, 2017.
On August 16, 2017, Barry signed with Finnish club
Salon Vilpas Vikings
Salon Vilpas is a professional basketball club based in Salo, Finland. The team currently plays in the top level Korisliiga. The Vikings are a part of the Salon Vilpas multi-sport club.
In 2021, Vilpas won its first Korisliiga championship.
Curre ...
for the 2017–18 season.
On December 9, 2017, Barry signed with
Brno
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of the Czech
National Basketball League (NBL).
On October 13, 2018, Barry was signed and then waived by the
Minnesota Timberwolves
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. He was added to the
Iowa Wolves
The Iowa Wolves are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Des Moines, Iowa, and are affiliated with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves play their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena and compete in the Western ...
opening night roster. During the 2020–21 season, Barry averaged 12.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.
Barry competed at the
3x3 tournament of the
2024 Summer Olympics
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.
References
External links
College of Charleston Cougars bio
Florida Gators bio
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Canyon Barry
at USA Basketball
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Canyon Barry
at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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(archived
alternate link
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1994 births
Living people
3x3 basketball players at the 2023 Pan American Games
3x3 basketball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic
American expatriate basketball people in Finland
American men's 3x3 basketball players
American men's basketball players
American people of Lithuanian descent
Basketball players at the 2023 Pan American Games
Basketball players from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Basketball players from Fort Wayne, Indiana
BC Brno players
Charleston Cougars men's basketball players
Florida Gators men's basketball players
Iowa Wolves players
Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
Pan American Games 3x3 basketball players
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in basketball
Shooting guards
Vilpas Vikings players
Olympic 3x3 basketball players for the United States
University of Florida College of Engineering alumni
21st-century American sportsmen
Hunan Changsha Yongsheng players