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Sedrick Barefield

Sedrick Lee Barefield (born November 18, 1996) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs and the Utah Utes.

Sedrick Barefield
Barefield with the Utah Utes in 2019
No. 2 – Blackwater Bossing
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1996-11-18) November 18, 1996 (age 28)
Corona, California, U.S.
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolCentennial (Corona, California)
College
  • SMU (2015–2016)
  • Utah (2016–2019)
NBA draft2019: undrafted
PBA draft2024: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Blackwater Bossing
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Oklahoma City Blue
2020–2021Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2021Apollon Patras
2022Oklahoma City Blue
2022Tainan TSG GhostHawks
2023Bay Area Dragons
2023SLAC
2023–2024Taipei Fubon Braves
2024–presentBlackwater Bossing
Career highlights and awards
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High school career

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In 2013, Barefield averaged 17.4 points, 4.4 assists, 2.2 rebounds and 2.3 steals in 33 matches while piloting his school to the championship game of the 2014 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Division 1 Basketball tournament.[1] Some of his individual accolades include being named as co-MVP with fellow Fil-Am Ethan Alvano in the Big VIII tournament that season, as well as being selected to the CIF All-State Team. He also got to play in the international showcase Adidas Nations.[2]

In 2014, Barefield helped his team win the Tip-Off Tournament.[3] He averaged 20.6 points, 4.2 assists, 2.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game that season, led the Huskies to a 25–6 record, the CIF-State Div.1 regional final and a No.4 final state ranking by MaxPreps.[4] He was selected Big VIII League MVP and All-CIF, to go along with his multiple all-tournament awards and honors.

On February 17, 2014, Barefield committed to SMU.[5] He made formal his desire to suit up for the Larry Brown-mentored squad by signing his Letter of Intent on November 12 of that year.[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sedrick Barefield
PG 		Corona, California Centennial 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 17, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 128  247Sports: 157, 29 (PG)  ESPN: 35 (PG)
  • 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:

  • "2015 SMU Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  • "2015 SMU Basketball Commitment List". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

College career

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Barefield played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs before transferring to Utah.[6] At SMU, he only played in five games. Coach Brown assisted his transfer to Utah with a call to Larry Krystkowiak, Utah's head coach.[7]

Barefield missed several of the first games of Utah's 2016–17 season due to transfer rules.[8] In his debut, he scored 18 points.[9] He then scored 35 points several days later in a loss to the San Francisco Dons.[7] He then cooled down after that, scoring only a total of nine points in his next two games. In a close loss to the UCLA Bruins, he scored 13 points.[10] In March, he helped Utah beat the California Golden Bears with his 14 points.[11] That season, Utah lost to California in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament when he missed a three that could have sent the game to overtime.[12] They also lost in the first round to the Boise State Broncos in the NIT.[13]

In his junior season debut, Barefield scored 22 points in a win over the Prairie View A&M Panthers.[14] He then contracted a stomach virus, causing him to miss the following game, yet Utah won by 40 over the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils without him. Later that season, he had 23 points in a loss to the Arizona Wildcats.[15] In a matchup against fellow Fil-Am point guard Remy Martin of the Arizona State Sun Devils, he had 21 points, but Martin's team took the victory.[16] He then had a shooting slump and had to come off the bench after starting for majority of the season.[17] He then had 14 points and three assists off the bench in a win over the Washington State Cougars.[18] In a rematch with Arizona State, he scored 17 points and hit the game-tying 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in regulation, helping Utah knock off the Sun Devils in overtime.[19] The following game, a rematch with Arizona, he led Utah with 26 points, but they lost.[20] That season, Utah made it all the way to the championship round of the NIT, in which he scored 22 points with six threes, but they lost to the Penn State Nittany Lions.[21]

Barefield declared for the 2018 NBA draft, and had worked out for the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers.[22] However, he backed out and returned for one more season with Utah.[23] He started that season with 18 points and nine assists in a win over the Maine Black Bears.[24] He started the Utes’ first nine games and then, after going 1 for 7 against the Kentucky Wildcats, began coming off the bench.[25] Three games later, he dropped 33 points on the Nevada Wolf Pack off the bench and moved back in the lineup. Against Arizona State, he had a game-high 24 points.[26] Against Arizona, he had 26 points, but fouled out, allowing Arizona to win in overtime.[27] He matched his season high in points in a win over Washington State.[28] He earned All-Pac-12 honors that season while also totaling 1,000 points in his college career.[29] His college career ended with a loss to the Oregon Ducks in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.[30] As a senior at Utah, he averaged 16.8 points, 3.8 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game.[31]

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Barefield signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for NBA Summer League.[32] He subsequently joined the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. Barefield posted 29 points, one rebound, one assist and one steal in a 149–117 win over the Stockton Kings on January 17, 2020.[33] He averaged 9.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, shooting 39 percent from behind the arc.[34]

On July 16, 2020, Barefield signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[35] He scored 22 points in a close loss to BC Šiauliai.[36] Against Rytas Vilnius, he put up 29 points, but they still lost their sixth consecutive game.[37] Several months later, he recorded 28 points in the final game of the regular season, but his team still fell to dead last in the league.[38]

Barefiel joined Apollon Patras in Greece after his stint in Lithuania. In three games, he registered 3.0 points in 12.6 minutes of play.[39]

On February 27, 2022, Barefield was reacquired by the Oklahoma City Blue.[40]

In May 2022, Barefield declared for the PBA Season 47 draft.[41] However, he was not able to join the draft, as he failed to submit his passport to the league before the deadline.[42]

On September 8, 2022, Barefield signed with the Taipei Fubon Braves of the P. League+.[43] However, he never played for the team.

On October 11, 2022, Barefield signed with the Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League.[44] He only played one game for them before being released by the team.[45]

On February 7, 2023, it was reported that Barefield signed with the Bay Area Dragons of the East Asia Super League as their Asian import.[46] The contract only lasted for the EASL Champions Week. He helped Bay Area claim third place in that tournament.[47]

In April 2023, Barefield joined Guinean club SLAC of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), qualifying as an import player in the 2023 season.[48]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played  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     Led the league

International

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Nevėžis Kėdainiai LKL 28 28.1 .388 .359 .802 1.8 2.5 .8 .0 15.5
2021–22 Apollon Patras GBL 3 12.6 .235 .125 .000 .3 .0 .7 .0 3.0
Career All Leagues 31 26.6 .382 .350 .802 1.7 2.3 .7 .1 14.3

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 SMU 5 0 3.2 .000 .000 .000 .8 .4 .0 .0 .0
2016–17 Utah 24 3 22.6 .417 .393 .737 1.8 2.0 .8 .0 9.0
2017–18 Utah 32 24 29.2 .401 .354 .847 2.2 2.5 .8 .1 12.0
2018–19 Utah 31 28 32.2 .408 .388 .825 2.1 3.8 .9 .0 16.8
Career 92 55 27.1 .406 .376 .811 2.0 2.7 .8 .0 12.2

BAL

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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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023 SLAC 1 1 22.5 .333 .400 .000 2.0 3.0 2.0 .0 8.0

Personal life

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Barefield is of Filipino descent through his mother.[49] He became a Filipino citizen prior to joining the PBA Season 47 draft.[41] His father, Ray Barefield, is a former point guard for San Diego State and current head coach of Rancho Christian's boys' basketball program.[2][50] He has a sister, Tia, who is currently playing basketball for the girls' program of Rancho Christian.

References

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