Kelsey Barlow (born February 14, 1991) is an American professional

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High school career

Barlow played high school basketball at Cathedral High School in

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, being coached by Scott Hicks. He was tabbed the No. 41 small forward in the country by

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and was a three-star ranking by

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. He garnered a spot on the Indianapolis Star All-City second team in 2009 and was named to the IBCA All-State Underclassmen Team in 2008. Barlow named the MVP of the City-County All-Star Game after pouring in 18 points. As a senior, he averaged 11 points, six rebounds and five assists per game .

College career

Barlow played

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at Purdue, with the

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, from 2009 to 2012. As a freshman, Barlow was a role player averaging 3.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in 16.0 minutes per game. As a sophomore, he played in 32 games averaging 5.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 19.5 minutes per game. From 2013 to 2014 he played at UIC, with the

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. During his senior year, Barlow averaged 14.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists, leading his team in points and assists.

Professional career

Grand Rapids Drive and Lille Métropole (2014–2016)

Barlow started his pro career in 2014, with the

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of the NBA Development League where he was selected in Round 5 with Pick 5 in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft, During his first season, Barlow averaged 7.2 points and 2.7 rebounds with the Drive. In July 2015, Barlow joined the

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for the

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, where he averaged 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2.5 assists in two games. Then he re-signed with the Grand Rapids Drive for the season. On April 7, 2016, Barlow signed with Lille Métropole of the

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for the rest of the 2015–16 season. At the end of the full season, Barlow went on to average 11.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 11 games for Lille.

Aries Trikala (2016–2017)

On August 26, 2016, Barlow signed with the Greek League club Aries Trikala. On February 7, 2017, he was voted as the Stoiximan.gr MVP of the week along with

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after having 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal against Rethymno Cretan Kings. At the end of the full season, Barlow went on to average 14 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.3 steals in 26 games for Trikala. During the season, Barlow scored in double figures 20 times, having also 1 double-double in points and rebounds. He also was the second best scorer of the regular season of the league with 363 points behind

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, who had 367.

AEK Athens (2017–2018)

After the end of the season, it was rumored that Barlow was close to join with

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. On April 8, 2017, he confirmed his move to AEK Athens. On July 5, 2017, AEK announced that Barlow signed a two-year contract. He was officially released from the club on March 6, 2018.

Kymis (2018)

On August 24, 2018, it was announced that Barlow had signed with Kymis. On September 23, however, he left from the Greek club before the start of the season.

Hispano Americano (2019–2021)

Barlow joined Hispano Americano of the Argentine

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in 2019. In 27 games he averaged 18.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game. During the 2020–21 season, Barlow averaged 17.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

Panteras de Aguascalientes (2021–present)

On October 1, 2021, Barlow signed with

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of the

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Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

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FIBA Champions League

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Personal life

Barlow's father,

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, was also a professional basketball player who also played at the

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for PAOK from 1990 until 1993. His brother Keenan, played also for the

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before finishing his collegiate career at

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. (OH). Kelsey was born in Thessaloniki few weeks before PAOK won FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup in

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References

External links

RealGM.com ProfileEurobasket.com Profile
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