Jordan Kahlil Barnett (born December 31, 1995) is an American basketball player for

Soproni KC Soproni Kosárlabda Club, commonly known as Soproni KC or Sopron, is a professional basketball team based in Sopron, Hungary. The team competes in the Hungarian first tier Nemzeti Bajnokság I, and play their home games at the MKB Aréna Sopron, w ...

of the Hungarian

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(NB1). He played

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for the

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and the

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High school career

Barnett attended

Christian Brothers College High School Christian Brothers College High School (CBC High School) is a Lasallian Catholic college preparatory school for young men in Town and Country, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis and is ...

. As a junior, Barnett posted 17.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.7 blocks per game. He averaged 20.8 points and 8.2 rebounds as a senior and led the team to the Missouri Class 5 state title. In Nike EYBL circuit, he played under coach Corey Tate with the St. Louis Eagles. Barnett scored 43 points and collected 20 rebounds in an 86–77 overtime win against Columbia-Hickman in the championship game. He was the 70th ranked player in his high school class according to

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College career

Barnett began his collegiate career at

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. He averaged 3.3 points and 2.0 rebounds in four games as a sophomore before deciding to transfer. Barnett selected

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because he was excited to play for Kim Anderson. He averaged 12.2 points per game in 23 games as a junior but was unable to save Anderson's job. After

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was forced to miss much of the 2017–18 season, Barnett was forced to shoulder much of the scoring alongside

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. Barnett scored a career-high 28 points in a 77–75 loss to

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on January 6, 2018. As a senior, Barnett averaged 13.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game and was one of the top 3-point shooters in the SEC at 41.4 percent. He was arrested for a DWI on March 13, and missed the Tigers' loss to

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in the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Barnett signed with the

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in the NBA Summer League. In 18.6 minutes per game, he averaged 6.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in summer league. On August 8, 2018, he signed with the Bucks for training camp. On September 17, 2018, Barnett was waived by the Bucks. Barnett was added to the opening night roster of the

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on November 1, 2018. On January 22, 2019, the

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announced that they had acquired Barnett and Ike Nwamu from the

for

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and the returning player rights to Alex Hamilton. On July 30, 2019, Barnett signed with the

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of the

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. He averaged 10.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game. On July 22, 2020, Barnett signed with

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of the

. He averaged 8.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. On July 22, 2021, Barnett signed with

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of the Hungarian

References

External links

Missouri Tigers bioTexas Longhorns bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barnett, Jordan 1995 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Hungary Basketball players from St. Louis Fort Wayne Mad Ants players Giessen 46ers players Missouri Tigers men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) SC Rasta Vechta players Small forwards Texas Longhorns men's basketball players Wisconsin Herd players ZTE KK players