Drew Barham Explained

Drew Barham
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:194
League:ProA
Team:Hamburg Towers
Number:43
Birth Date:December 29, 1989
Birth Place:Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
High School:Christian Brothers
(Memphis, Tennessee)
College:
Draft Year:2014
Career Start:2014
Years1:2014–2015
Team1:Oita Heat Devils
Years2:2015–2016
Team2:Sluneta Ústí nad Labem
Years3:2016–2017
Team3:Mureș
Years4:2017
Team4:Falco KC Szombathely
Years5:2017–2018
Team5:Maine Red Claws
Years6:2018–present
Team6:Hamburg Towers
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Andrew Patrick Barham (born December 29, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who plays guard for the Hamburg Towers of the German ProA League.

College career

Barham was a star basketball player at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis.[1] He originally signed with Southern Illinois out of high school, but decommitted after a coaching change. He considered Butler before deciding to enroll at Memphis of the Conference USA. He said of his experience at Memphis, "It wasn't the overall best experience in a way, but I learned from it and had a great time."[2] Barham participated in the Athletes in Action tour in Europe.[1] He averaged 2.0 points and 1.1 rebounds per game in six minutes of playing time as a sophomore. After his sophomore year he transferred to finish his college basketball career for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference.[3] As a senior at Gonzaga, Barham scored 6.3 points per game, shooting 49 percent from the field. He helped the team win the West Coast Conference Championship.[4]

Professional career

On September 14, 2014, Barham signed his first professional contract with the Oita Heat Devils in Japan.[5] In the 2015–16 season, Barham joined the Czech club Sluneta Ústí nad Labem and averaged 14.1 points per game in 41 games.[4] Barham has played professionally in Romania for BC Mureș, and in Hungary for Falco KC Szombathely[6] where his team made it to the championship.

Barham spent the 2017–18 season with the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G League. He averaged 4.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, shooting 33 percent on 3-pointers, and made eight starts. Barham competed with Few Good Men in the 2018 The Basketball Tournament. On August 2, 2018, he signed with Hamburg Towers of the German ProA League.[7]

The Basketball Tournament

Drew Barham played for Team A Few Good Men in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In two games, he averaged six points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game and two assists per game. A Few Good Men made it to the Second Round before falling to Team Gael Force.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Withers . Bud . Gonzaga's Drew Barham will face former teammates at Memphis . August 26, 2018 . . February 17, 2014.
  2. News: Drew Barham: Possibly the Most Interesting Player at Gonzaga . August 26, 2018 . KHQ.
  3. News: Frank . Jared . Gonzaga Gets Sharpshooter from Memphis . August 26, 2018 . KHQ.
  4. News: Drew Barham . August 26, 2018 . The Spokesman-Review.
  5. Web site: Oita Heat Devils sign rookie Drew Barham . Sportando . August 26, 2018.
  6. News: Drew Barham Basketball Player Profile, Maine Red Claws, Gonzaga, News, NBA G League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards – eurobasket. EuroBasket. 2018-06-16.
  7. News: Meehan . Jim . Former Gonzaga forward Drew Barham joins German pro team . August 26, 2018 . . August 2, 2018.