David Barlow (born 22 October 1983) is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for

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of the National Basketball League (NBL). He has won five NBL championships.

Junior career

Born in the Melbourne suburb of

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, Barlow played for the Sandringham Sabres of the Big V from 2001 to 2003. In 2002, Barlow moved to the United States to attend

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. In 2002–03, he played 30 games (13 starts) for the Roadrunners, averaging 2.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Early years in the NBL (2003–2009)

Barlow returned to Australia in 2003 and signed with the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He spent four seasons with the Kings and was a member of two championship-winning teams. On 28 November 2006, he was ruled out of the rest of the

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after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee at training the day before. Between 2004 and 2006, Barlow also played in the

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for the Sydney Comets. In April 2007, Barlow signed with the

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. He spent two seasons with the Tigers and helped the club win the 2007–08 NBL championship.

Spain (2009–2013)

In August 2009, Barlow parted ways with the Tigers and signed a one-year deal with Spanish club

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. In 2009–10, he helped Zaragoza win the

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championship. In May 2010, he re-signed with CAI Zaragoza for the 2010–11 season. In August 2011, Barlow signed a one-year deal with UCAM Murcia. In July 2012, he re-signed with Murcia on a two-year deal. In July 2013, he parted ways with Murcia.

Poland (2013–2014)

On 9 August 2013, Barlow signed a two-year deal with Polish club Stelmet Zielona Góra. On 14 January 2014, he parted ways with Stelmet.

Melbourne United (2014–2023)

On 2 July 2014, Barlow signed a two-year deal with

. In 2014–15, he averaged 9.0 points and 3.7 rebounds in 25 games. Barlow sat out the entire 2015–16 season with an achilles injury. On 24 May 2016, Barlow re-signed with Melbourne United for the

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. He missed the team's first nine games of the season with a calf injury. Following the NBL season, he joined Obradoiro in Spain but only appeared in one game to finish the

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. On 16 June 2017, Barlow re-signed with Melbourne United for the

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. In March 2018, he helped United win the NBL championship. During the 2018 off-season, he was initially set to play in New Zealand for the

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but ultimately played for the Sandringham Sabres in the

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. On 7 May 2018, Barlow re-signed with United for the

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. In March 2019, Barlow set a new record for NBL Grand Final appearances with his 26th appearance. In April 2019, he re-joined the Sandringham Sabres. On 29 April 2019, Barlow re-signed with United for the 2019–20 NBL season. After injuring his thumb in a pre-season game he missed both of United's pre-season

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games and the first two rounds of the season, however he returned to help them recover from a poor start to the season and reach the semi-finals. On 22 July 2020, Barlow re-signed with United for the

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. In June 2021, he helped United win the NBL championship. On 5 July 2021, Barlow re-signed with United for the

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. Following the NBL season, he served as player-coach of the Sandringham Sabres for the 2022

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season. After initially announcing his retirement and joining United's coaching staff, Barlow reversed his retirement decision and re-signed with the United on 16 September 2022 for the

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National team career

In 2006, Barlow made his debut for the Australian national team at the

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in Japan. He went on to make his Olympic debut in Beijing 2008 where the Boomers finished seventh. In 2010, Barlow was part of the Boomers team to contest the World Championships in Turkey where the team placed 10th. Barlow returned to Olympic competition at the London 2012 Games. With Australia losing their opening two preliminary matches to Brazil and Spain, they went on to defeat China, hosts Great Britain and Russia to set up a quarter-final match against the USA. The Boomers went down 119–86 to the eventual gold medallists to finish seventh.

Personal life

Barlow and his wife Tiwi have one child. His wife is a native of Bali.Age is just a number, and Barlow's numbers are good
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