Dominick Barlow
| No. 26 – San Antonio Spurs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 26, 2003 Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
undrafted | |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021–2022 | Team Overtime |
| 2022–present | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2022–2024 | →Austin Spurs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats 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).
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] He was converted to a standard NBA contract on March 2, 2024.[15]
Career statistics
| 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 |
| 2023–24 | San Antonio
|
33 | 1 | 12.7 | .496 | .333 | .690 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .4 | .4 | 4.4 |
| Career | 61 | 1 | 13.6 | .513 | .231 | .701 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .4 | .5 | 4.2 | |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Overtime Elite Signs Skilled Forward Dominick Barlow". Overtime Elite. September 2, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Graham, Pat (May 19, 2022). "New league for prep standouts sends 2 players to NBA Draft combine". Associated Press. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ saslpederson (July 11, 2022). "SPURS SIGN DOMINICK BARLOW TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "San Antonio Spurs 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "San Antonio Spurs vs Cleveland Cavaliers Jul 8, 2022 Box Scores". NBA.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Toronto Raptors at San Antonio Spurs Box Score, November 2, 2022". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Spurs' Dominick Barlow: Posts double-double". CBSSports.com. January 29, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ "Spurs vs. Vipers – NBA G League Box Score – January 28, 2023". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ "San Antonio Spurs at Sacramento Kings Box Score, April 2, 2023". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks Box Score, April 9, 2023". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Spurs Re-Sign Dominick Barlow to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ Orsborn, Tom [@tom_orsborn] (March 2, 2024). "#Spurs make the following moves reported earlier official: 1, They've converted Barlow's two-way deal to a standard NBA contract; 2, They've signed RaiQuan Gray and Jamaree Bouyea to two-way deals; 3, They've waived forward Mamadi Diakite" (Tweet). Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Twitter.