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Alex Barcello

Alexander Barcello (born August 31, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Filou Oostende of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the BYU Cougars of the West Coast Conference (WCC) and for the Arizona Wildcats.

Alex Barcello
Barcello with BYU in 2019
No. 13 – Gipuzkoa Basket
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1998-08-31) August 31, 1998 (age 26)
Phoenix, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High schoolCorona del Sol
(Tempe, Arizona)
College
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022Kolossos Rodou
2022–2023Oostende
2023–presentGipuzkoa Basket
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

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Barcello was born in the metropolitan area of Phoenix, Arizona, to Edward and Shelli Barcello, who were both former basketball players.[1] Edward "led the state in scoring his senior year at Phoenix Brophy Prep in 1987, graduating with more than 1,000 career points and second only to future Duke star and NBA player Mark Alarie (1982) as the school's all-time leading scorers."[2] Shelli "was the leading rebounder and second-leading scorer on Canyon del Oro's undefeated state championship girls team in 1986–87."[2] Barcello started playing basketball when he was two. He grew up with his three sisters, Sarah, Amanda and Julia.[2]

Barcello played varsity basketball all four years at Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona to win two state championship titles.[3]

As a freshman in 2013–14, he scored 15 points coming off the bench in the state championship game to help secure the school's third straight state title in overtime.[4] In his sophomore season, he led the school to a 33–1 record and a second state title, and the Aztecs were ranked the consensus No. 3 team in the nation and when he was teammates with No. 1 2018 player Marvin Bagley III, who later transferred.[5] Arizona coach Miller offered Barcello a scholarship after he poured in 51 points in a game as a sophomore against Gilbert Perry and Markus Howard.[6]

In his junior season, in the state tournament, Barcello surpassed 1,000 points in only his second varsity season.[2] He led his team to the Division I tournament as the top seed.[7] In his senior season, Barcello scored 2,254 career points at Corona shooting over 55 percent from the field and almost 90 percent from the charity stripe.[8] He tallied 31 points in his team's win over Christ the King in the Hoophall Classic. He also advanced to the finals of American Family Insurance National 3-Point Shooting Competition. He averaged 24.2 points, 3.0 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game.[9]

Recruiting

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Barcello was considered as one of the best players in the 2017 recruiting class by Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN.[10][11] He was a consensus four-star prospect in the Class of 2017 and committed to play at Arizona over offers from Virginia, Butler, Indiana and Stanford.[12]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alex Barcello
PG 		Chandler, AZ Corona del Sol (AZ) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 118  247Sports: 124  ESPN: 96
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Arizona 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  • "2017 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.

College career

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Arizona

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In his freshman year at Arizona, Barcello appeared in 21 games from his point guard position.[13] He had a season high of 11 points in their victory over LBSU, which included three makes on four attempts from beyond the arc.[14] He opened his collegiate career with a strong three-game run of 7.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game while shooting 58.3 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from three-point range.[15] Alex scored knocked down a pair of critical baseline jumpers in their run in its win at Oregon State.[16]

In his sophomore season at Arizona, he played in 30 of 32 games for the Wildcats.[9] He registered three double-digit scoring games, opened the season with seven points and three rebounds in 15 minutes against Houston Baptist (11/17).[17] He erupted for 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting in 13 minutes against Georgia Southern (11/29).[18] He scored six points in six minutes at California (1/12/19).[19] He scored seven points in 12 minutes at UCLA (1/25/19).[20] He scored 12 points in 18 minutes at Utah (2/14/19).[21] He notched his third double-digit scoring game of the season versus California (2/21/19), scoring 14 points in 18 minutes, going 7-of-7 from the free throw line.[22] He earned a C.A.T.S. Academics Student-Athlete of the Month for February.[23]

BYU

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Barcello announced he planned to transfer from Arizona prior to the 2019–20 season.[24] He opted to come to BYU where he received a waiver and played immediately instead of sitting out a season.[25] Barcello scored 18 points in a 91–61 win over Weber State on December 21, 2019.[26] He had 18 points and a career-high six three pointers, part of a BYU record 18 three pointers, in a 77–54 win over Loyola Marymount on February 14, 2020.[27] In the regular season finale against Pepperdine, Barcello broke the left scaphoid bone in his wrist, which required surgery after the season was suspended. In his first season at BYU, Barcello averaged 9.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.[28]

Coming into his senior season, Barcello was named to the Preseason All-West Coast Conference team.[29] On February 25, 2021, Barcello scored a career-high 29 and hit 7-of-7 three-pointers, a program record, in a 79–73 win against San Francisco.[30]

Barcello was again named to the First Team All-WCC in 2022.[31]

Professional career

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On June 24, 2022, Barcello joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2022 NBA Summer League.[32]

Kolossos H Hotels Rodou (2022)

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On August 12, 2022, Barcello signed his first professional contract overseas with Kolossos Rhodes of the Greek Basket League. On November 7 of the same year, he mutually parted ways with the club.

Filou Oostende (2022-2023)

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On November 7, 2022, he signed with Filou Oostende of the BNXT League.[33]

Acunsa Gipuzkoa BC San Sebastian (2023-2024)

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On August 10, 2023, Barcello signed with Gipuzkoa Basket of the Primera FEB.[34]

On April 8, 2024, Barcello received Hoops Agents LEB Gold Player of the Week for Round 28. He had 39 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists to lead his team to victory. [35]

MLP Academics Heidelberg (2024-Present)

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On July 17, 2024, he signed with USC Heidelberg of Basketball Bundesliga.[36]

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

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Arizona 21 0 9.6 .391 .308 .750 1.0 .9 .1 .0 2.4
2018–19 Arizona 30 0 9.6 .393 .292 .905 .9 .5 .3 .0 3.3
2019–20 BYU 32 32 30.1 .493 .486 .879 3.1 1.8 .9 .1 9.3
2020–21 BYU 27 27 32.0 .523 .477 .856 4.7 4.3 1.0 .0 16.1
2021–22 BYU 35 35 32.1 .451 .421 .865 3.8 3.3 .9 .0 16.8
Career 145 94 23.7 .472 .429 .863 2.8 2.2 .7 .0 10.1

Accomplishments and awards

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He received national honors including the (2x) Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year, Azcentral.com Big School Boys Basketball Athlete of the Year, Arizona BCA Division I Player of the Year, and (2x) East Valley Tribune Boys Basketball Player of the Year.[8][37][38][39]

High School
  • All-Arizona Division I boys basketball team (2015, 2016)[40]
  • 2x Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year (2015, 2017)[8]
  • azcentral.com Big School Basketball Boys Athlete of the Year (2017)[37]
  • Arizona Basketball Coaches Association Division I Player of the Year (2015)[38]
  • 2x 6A Central League state champions (2015–16)[3]
  • 2x East Valley Tribune Boys Basketball Player of the Year (2015–16)[39]
  • All-East Valley Tribune Boys Basketball first team (2016)[39]
  • MaxPreps.com High School Boys Basketball All-American honorable mention (2017)[41]
  • FloHoops All-Peach Invitational First Team (2016)[42]
  • FloHoops Peach Invitational MVP (2016)[42]
College

Personal life

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He has three younger sisters that also play basketball named Sarah, Amanda and Julia.[2] Sarah and Julia are also college basketball players, playing for Marist College and Colgate. He was coached by the “godfather” of basketball, Art Dye who now coaches at Benjamin Franklin High School

References

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  1. ^ "Alex Barcello". NBADraft.net. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Obert, Richard. "Another Barcello joins the family 1,000-points club". azcentral. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Kelapire, Ryan (June 24, 2019). "Alex Barcello to transfer from Arizona". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Tribune, Chris Gabel (March 2014). "Corona needs OT but completes threepeat". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Obert, Richard. "Corona del Sol leaves no doubt in fourth straight title". azcentral. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Obert, Richard. "Corona del Sol PG Alex Barcello commits to UA". azcentral. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Obert, Richard. "Corona del Sol, Shadow Mountain sit atop Divisions I, II for boys basketball state tournament". azcentral. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c Obert, Richard. "Alex Barcello named Gatorade Arizona POY". azcentral. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "What does newly eligible transfer Alex Barcello bring to BYU basketball?". www.ksl.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Rivals.com". N.rivals.com. August 26, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  11. ^ "Alex Barcello, Corona Del Sol, Point Guard". 247sports.com. November 9, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  12. ^ Obert, Richard (August 27, 2016). "Corona del Sol PG Alex Barcello commits to Arizona basketball". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  13. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  14. ^ "Men's Basketball vs Long Beach State on 11/29/2017 - Box Score". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  15. ^ "Alex Barcello - Men's Basketball". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  16. ^ "Men's Basketball vs Oregon State on 2/22/2018 - Box Score". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  17. ^ "Men's Basketball vs Arizona on 11/7/2018 - Box Score". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  18. ^ "Men's Basketball vs Georgia Southern on 11/29/2018 - Box Score". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  19. ^ "Men's Basketball vs California on 1/12/2019 - Box Score". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  20. ^ "Men's Basketball vs UCLA on 1/26/2019 - Box Score". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  21. ^ "Men's Basketball vs Utah on 2/14/2019 - Box Score". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  22. ^ "Men's Basketball vs California on 2/21/2019 - Box Score". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  23. ^ "Student-Athletes of the Month Named for February". University of Arizona Athletics. March 4, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  24. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (June 24, 2019). "Alex Barcello says he's leaving Arizona Wildcats". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  25. ^ Kelapire, Ryan (October 25, 2019). "Arizona transfer Alex Barcello cleared to play immediately at BYU". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  26. ^ "Childs scores 28 to lift BYU past Weber St. 91–61". ESPN. Associated Press. December 21, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  27. ^ "BYU makes school-record 18 3-pointers in 77–54 win". ESPN. Associated Press. February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  28. ^ Gonzalez, Norma (May 8, 2020). "BYU's Alex Barcello broke his wrist at the end of the college basketball season; he's now healed and ready for what's next". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  29. ^ "Gonzaga Picked to Win Ninth Straight WCC Championship". West Coast Conference. October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  30. ^ Call, Jeff (February 21, 2020). "In 1st game this season with fans, Alex Barcello scores career-high 29 points, sets 3s record in BYU win over San Francisco". Deseret News. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  31. ^ "Timme Tabbed WCC Player Of The Year" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  32. ^ "Alex Barcello set to play with Toronto Raptors in NBA Summer League". BYU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - BYU Cougars. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  33. ^ "Welcome Alex Barcello". bcoostende.be (in Dutch). November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  34. ^ "Gipuzkoa signs Alex Barcello, ex Oostende". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  35. ^ "Spanish LEB Gold round 28 best performance: Alex Barcello". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  36. ^ "Heidelberg inks Alex Barcello, ex Gipuzkoa". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  37. ^ a b "Former Corona del Sol standout Alex Barcello to transfer from Arizona Wildcats basketball". Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  38. ^ a b "Arizona Boys Basketball POY: Alex Barcello". USA Today High School Sports. March 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  39. ^ a b c Tribune, Jason P. Skoda (March 21, 2016). "Barcello named Tribune POY for 2nd straight year". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  40. ^ "Former Arizona point guard Alex Barcello is reportedly transferring to BYU, but will probably have to sit out a year". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  41. ^ "2016-17 MaxPreps High School Boys Basketball All-American Team - MaxPreps". MaxPreps.com. April 6, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  42. ^ a b "FloHoops Names All-Peach Invitational Teams". FloHoops. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
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