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John Barber (basketball)

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John Barber
Personal information
Born (1927-06-27) June 27, 1927 (age 97)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolPruitt (Atlanta, Texas)
CollegeCal State LA (1952–1954)
NBA draft1956: 7th round, 50th overall pick
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
PositionForward
Number25
Career history
1957St. Louis Hawks
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

John Barber (born June 27, 1927) is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately for California State University, Los Angeles and was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1956 NBA draft. Barber played for the St. Louis Hawks in the NBA for five games during the 1956–57 season. He is the grandfather of Jason and Jeryl Sasser and the great-grandfather of Marcus Sasser, all of whom also played in the NBA.

Barber is also one of 36 American basketball players to ever score 100 or more points in a basketball game, and he is the only one to do it three times. Barber scored a career high and NCAA record 188 points vs. Chapman College in 1953. He also scored 150 points in an exhibition game vs LA Scribes magazine team, and 103 vs Los Angeles Community College.[1]

Career statistics

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Legend
  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

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1956–57 St. Louis 5 3.8 .250 .500 1.2 .0 1.4

References

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  1. ^ "100 point basketball games".
  2. ^ "John Barber NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
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