| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1927-06-27) June 27, 1927 (age 97) |
| 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 | |
John Barber (born June 27, 1927) is an American former 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 five games during the 1956–57 season. He is the grandfather of Jason and Jeryl Sasser and the great-grandfather of Marcus Sasser, all of whom also played in the NBA.
Barber is also one of 36 American basketball players to ever score 100 or more points in a basketball game, and he is the only one to do it three times. 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.
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
Source
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956–57 | St. Louis | 5 | 3.8 | .250 | .500 | 1.2 | .0 | 1.4 |
References
- "100 point basketball games".
- "John Barber NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
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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
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs