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Dominick Barlow
American basketball player
Dominick Barlow (born May 26, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| No. 26 – San Antonio Spurs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2003-05-26) May 26, 2003 (age 20) Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| NBA draft | 2022: 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 | |
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]
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]
| 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 | |
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.