Dominick Barlow
No. 26 – San Antonio Spurs
PositionPower forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2003-05-26) May 26, 2003 (age 20)
Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022Team Overtime
2022–presentSan Antonio Spurs
2022–present→Austin Spurs
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Dominick Barlow (born May 26, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League.

High school career

Barlow played basketball for St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia as a freshman, receiving limited playing time. After one year, he transferred to Dumont High School in his hometown of Dumont, New Jersey. Barlow assumed a leading role in his junior season and averaged 23.3 points and 12.6 rebounds per game.[1] During his senior season, which was limited to eight games by the COVID-19 pandemic, he averaged 27.6 points, 17 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.6 blocks per game. Barlow was named North Jersey Player of the Year.[2] He played for the New York Rens at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League, helping the team reach the Peach Jam semifinals.[3] Barlow was a four-star recruit and intended to play a postgraduate season at Bridgton Academy in Bridgton, Maine before pursuing professional options.[2]

Professional career

Overtime Elite (2021–2022)

On September 2, 2021, Barlow signed with Team Overtime for the Overtime Elite's inaugural season.[4] He played for Team Overtime in OTE, averaging 14.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.[3][5]

San Antonio Spurs (2022–present)

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Barlow signed a two-way contract with the San Antonio Spurs, becoming the first Overtime Elite player to make an NBA roster.[6] Barlow joined the Spurs' 2022 NBA Summer League roster and made his Summer League debut on July 8, 2022, scoring nine points and seven rebounds in a 90–99 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[7][8] Barlow made his proper NBA debut with the Spurs on November 2, 2022 by getting two points and three assists in a 143-100 blowout loss against the Toronto Raptors.[9]

On January 28, 2023, in 126-110 loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the NBA G League, Barlow finished with a double-double career-high game of 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks for Austin.[10][11] On April 2, 2023, Barlow recorded his first double-double in the NBA with 12 points and 10 rebounds alongside a season-high 5 assists in a 142-134 overtime win over the Sacramento Kings.[12] In the final game of Barlow's rookie season just a week later, he recorded career-highs of 21 points and 19 rebounds in a 138-117 win over the Dallas Mavericks.[13]

On July 27, 2023, Barlow signed a two-way contract for the 2023–24 NBA season.[14]

Career statistics

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

NBA

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 San Antonio 28 0 14.6 .535 .000 .720 3.6 .9 .4 .7 3.9
Career 28 0 14.6 .535 .000 .720 3.6 .9 .4 .7 3.9

References

  1. ^ Polacheck, Jacob (February 24, 2022). "Dominick Barlow is Storming His Way onto NBA Draft Boards with a Rather Unique Pathway". Zagsblog. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Mattura, Greg (September 14, 2021). "North Jersey basketball star, just a few months out of HS, signs million-dollar deal". The Record. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Zagoria, Adam (May 22, 2022). "NBA Draft Combine: 18-year-old N.J. native Dominick Barlow could hear his named called at the NBA Draft after pursuing unique path". NJ.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Overtime Elite Signs Skilled Forward Dominick Barlow". Overtime Elite. September 2, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Graham, Pat (May 19, 2022). "New league for prep standouts sends 2 players to NBA Draft combine". Associated Press. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "Spurs Sign Dominick Barlow To Two-Way Contract". nba.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  7. ^ "San Antonio Spurs 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster". nba.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  8. ^ "San Antonio Spurs vs Cleveland Cavaliers Jul 8, 2022 Box Scores". nba.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  9. ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202211020SAS.html
  10. ^ "Spurs' Dominick Barlow: Posts double-double". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  11. ^ "Spurs vs. Vipers - NBA G League Box Score - January 28, 2023". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  12. ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202304020SAC.html
  13. ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202304090DAL.html
  14. ^ "Spurs Re-Sign Dominick Barlow to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
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