John Barber (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 27, 1927 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pruitt (Atlanta, Texas) |
| College | Cal State LA (1952–1954) |
| NBA draft | 1956: 7th round, 50th overall pick |
| Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 25 |
| Career history | |
| 1957 | St. Louis Hawks |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John Barber (born June 27, 1927) is a retired American 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 5 games during the 1956–57 season. He was the grandfather of Jason and Jeryl Sasser, who also played in the NBA.
Barber is also one of 25 American basketball players to ever score 100 or more points in a basketball game, and he is the only one to do it more than once. 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]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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- 1927 births
- Living people
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles men's basketball players
- Minneapolis Lakers draft picks
- People from Atlanta, Texas
- St. Louis Hawks players
- Small forwards
- American men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs