Harrison Barnes
Ames High School
Impact Statement
“Believe in yourself no matter what. When you have a dream there’s only one person who can achieve it.”
-Harrison Barnes
Biography
Some are calling Ames High, which has gone 53-0 the last two years and won back-to-back 4A state titles, the greatest boys’ basketball team in Iowa high school history. Barnes, a 6-foot-8, 210-pound forward and a University of North Carolina recruit, is the main reason. Barnes was named Player of the Year by USA Today and earned Mr. Basketball honors from ESPN RISE – the first Iowa player to earn the honor in the award’s 56-year history – after averaging 26.1 points, 10 rebounds, 3.1 steals and three assists per game.
Barnes was named the state tournament MVP after averaging 19.7 points in three Ames double-digit tourney wins and the Little Cyclones (27-0) finished with a No. 3 ranking from USA Today and a No. 10 ranking from ESPN RISE. He also earned MVP honors in the McDonald’s All-American Game (18 points, 7-of-10 shooting, five rebounds) and the Jordan Brand Classic (20 points, 15 rebounds), and hit a three-pointer and led a fourth-quarter rally to help the USA Junior National Select team to victory in the Nike Hoop Summit.
Barnes was name as the ACC Rookie of the Year his freshman year as a Tar Heel. He then declared his intent to enter the 2012 NBA Draft, where he was the 7th overall pick by the Golden State Warriors. He was named to the NBA’s All Rookie team and was a member of the 2015 NBA Championship Team.
Barnes was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 2016, where he played until 2019. Barnes was traded to the Sacramento Kings and signed a four year extension.
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