Dominick Barlow Explained

Dominick Barlow
Position:Power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:215
League:NBA
Team:Atlanta Hawks
Birth Date:26 May 2003
Birth Place:Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
High School:
Draft Year:2022
Career Start:2021
Years1:2021–2022
Team1:Team Overtime
Years2:
Team2:San Antonio Spurs
Years3:20222024
Team3:Austin Spurs
Years4:–present
Team4:Atlanta Hawks
Years5:2024–present
Team5:College Park Skyhawks
Highlights:

Dominick Barlow (born May 26, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the College Park Skyhawks 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

Team Overtime (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 / Austin Spurs (2022–2024)

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]

Atlanta Hawks / College Park Skyhawks (2024–present)

On July 30, 2024, Barlow signed a two-way contract with the Atlanta Hawks.[16]

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio| 28 || 0 || 14.6 || .535 || .000 || .720 || 3.6 || .9 || .4 || .7 || 3.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio| 33 || 1 || 12.7 || .496 || .333 || .690 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .4 || .4 || 4.4|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 61 || 1 || 13.6 || .513 || .231 || .701 || 3.5 || 1.0 || .4 || .5 || 4.2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Polacheck . Jacob . Dominick Barlow is Storming His Way onto NBA Draft Boards with a Rather Unique Pathway . Zagsblog . June 18, 2022 . February 24, 2022.
  2. Web site: Mattura . Greg . North Jersey basketball star, just a few months out of HS, signs million-dollar deal . . June 17, 2022 . September 14, 2021.
  3. Web site: Zagoria . Adam . NBA Draft Combine: 18-year-old N.J. native Dominick Barlow could hear his named called at the NBA Draft after pursuing unique path . . June 17, 2022 . May 22, 2022.
  4. Web site: Overtime Elite Signs Skilled Forward Dominick Barlow . Overtime Elite . June 17, 2022 . September 2, 2021.
  5. Web site: Graham . Pat . New league for prep standouts sends 2 players to NBA Draft combine . . June 17, 2022 . May 19, 2022.
  6. Web site: saslpederson. SPURS SIGN DOMINICK BARLOW TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT. NBA.com. July 11, 2022. July 13, 2022.
  7. Web site: San Antonio Spurs 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster. NBA.com. July 13, 2022.
  8. Web site: San Antonio Spurs vs Cleveland Cavaliers Jul 8, 2022 Box Scores. NBA.com. July 13, 2022.
  9. Web site: Toronto Raptors at San Antonio Spurs Box Score, November 2, 2022. Basketball-Reference.com. March 2, 2024.
  10. Web site: Spurs' Dominick Barlow: Posts double-double. CBSSports.com. January 29, 2023. February 13, 2023.
  11. Web site: Spurs vs. Vipers – NBA G League Box Score – January 28, 2023. ESPN.com. February 13, 2023.
  12. Web site: San Antonio Spurs at Sacramento Kings Box Score, April 2, 2023. Basketball-Reference.com. March 2, 2024.
  13. Web site: San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks Box Score, April 9, 2023. Basketball-Reference.com. March 2, 2024.
  14. Web site: Spurs Re-Sign Dominick Barlow to Two-Way Contract. NBA.com. July 27, 2023. July 27, 2023.
  15. Tom. Orsborn.
    1. 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.
    . 1764032846534959265. tom_orsborn. March 2, 2024. March 2, 2024.
  16. Web site: Atlanta Hawks Sign Forward Dominick Barlow to a Two-Way Contract. NBA.com. July 30, 2024. July 30, 2024.