Matt Barnes life and biography

Background

2009-10: Appeared in 81 games (58 starts) with Orlando, averaging 8.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 25.9 minutes ... In 58 starts, averaged 10.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 28.7 minutes ... Appeared in 14 playoff games (14 starts), averaging 6.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 23.3 minutes ... Led (or tied) the team in scoring four times, in rebounding six times and in assists twice … Scored in double figures 38 times, including a season-high 28 points on 1/13 at DEN … Pulled down 10+ rebounds six times, including a career-high 16 rebounds 1/20 vs. Indiana … Handed out a season-best seven assists 1/18 at L.A. Lakers … Recorded at least one steal 40 times, including a career-high six steals 11/1 at Toronto … Blocked at least one shot 26 times … Had five double-doubles … Played in his 400th career NBA game 1/9 vs. Atlanta … Handed out 700th career NBA assist 1/18 at L.A. Lakers … On the Inactive List on 3/14 due to a sprained left big toe.

2008-09: Appeared in 77 games (40 starts) with Phoenix, averaging career-highs of 10.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 27.0 minutes ... Shot .343 (117-341) from three-point range … In 40 starts, averaged 12.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 30.7 minutes ... Scored in double figures 36 times and had 20+ points eight times … Tallied five double-doubles … Totaled 20 points, six rebounds and a career-high 11 assists 3/15 at Golden State … Connected on game-winning three-pointer with 26.7 seconds left 11/25 at Oklahoma City … Missed three games (Nov. 5-8) due to personal reasons (birth of his twin sons) and was suspended by the NBA for two games (Nov. 14-16) following an altercation 11/12 vs. Houston.

2007-08: Played in 73 games (18 starts) with Golden State, averaging 6.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 19.4 minutes ... In 18 starts, averaged 10.3 points, 6.1 rebounds., 3.4 assists and 1.11 steals in 29.5 minutes ... Scored in double figures 18 times including one 20+ point game … Pulled down 10+ rebounds in three games and tallied two double-doubles … Recorded a career-high-tying three blocks on 2/9 vs. Sacramento … Missed six games due to personal reasons ... Scored a season-high 20 points 1/21 vs. Minnesota.

2006-07: Appeared in 76 contests with Golden State, averaging 9.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 23.9 minutes ... Scored in double-figures 34 times including eight 20+ point games and two 30+ point games ... Recorded eight double-doubles ... Totaled 32 points and 11 rebounds 12/12 vs. Sacramento ... Scored a career-high 36 points on 1/3 at Memphis ... In 11 playoff games, averaged 11.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.45 steals in 30.0 minutes, helping the 8th-seeded Warriors to an upset over the #1-seed Dallas Mavericks … Totaled a playoff career-high 20 points and 10 rebounds 5/7 at Utah ... Posted 16 points a playoff career-high 11 rebounds 5/3 vs. Dallas.

2005-06: Played in 56 combined games with New York and Philadelphia, averaging 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 11.3 minutes ... Appeared in six games with the Knicks, averaging 4.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 15.5 minutes ... In 50 games with the 76ers, averaged 3.0 points and 1.9 rebounds in 10.8 minutes ... Scored in double-figures twice ... Scored a season-high 14 points 3/14 vs. Toronto.

2004-05: Appeared in 43 games with Sacramento and Philadelphia, averaging 3.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 16.6 minutes ... Scored in double figures four times ... Posted a season-high 17 points and nine rebounds 11/2 at Dallas ... Totaled 10 points, eight rebounds and a season-high seven assists 2/2 at Golden State ... Recorded second career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds 2/22 vs. Atlanta.

2003-04: Played in 38 games with the L.A. Clippers after joining the team in January, averaging 4.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 19.1 minutes ... Scored in double-figures seven times ... Recorded first career double-double with 13 points and a season-high 10 rebounds 1/21 vs. Golden State ...Totaled a season-high 14 points and seven rebounds 3/19 at LA Lakers ... Also played in 17 games with Long Beach of the American Basketball Association, averaging 19.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists.

2002-03: In 50 games with Fayetteville of the NBA Development League, averaging 9.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 18.6 minutes.

College: Played 121 career games during four seasons at UCLA, averaging 8.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 22.6 minutes ... Became 43rd player in school history to reach 1,000 career points ... In his four-year collegiate career, all four Bruins teams played in the NCAA Tournament, including three straight NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances in each of his last three seasons … As a senior (2001-02), averaged 13.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and a team-high 3.5 assists while shooting .417 (43-103) from three-point range, which ranked ninth in the Pac-10 … Also ranked 10th in the conference in assists … Scored a career-high 34 points 1/10/02 vs. USC ... Grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds 2/14/02 vs. Arizona ... Handed out a career-high 11 assists vs. Cincinnati in NCAA Tournament win as a senior ... As a junior (2000-01), earned All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors and received team award for outstanding play after averaging 11.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals ... Ranked sixth in the conference in rebounding and steals his junior season.

Personal

Full name is Matt Kelly Barnes ... Father of twin boys, Isaiah Michael and Carter Kelly, born in November 2008 … Son of Henry and Ann Barnes … Co-hosted the Athletes vs. Cancer Golf Invitational in Roseville, CA with Bobby Jackson in August 2009 … Lost his mother to lung cancer in November 2007 … Has one brother, Jason, and one sister, Danielle … Jason plays wide receiver in the Canadian Football League … Averaged 30 points, 10 rebounds, six blocks, five steals and three assists as a senior at Del Campo High School in Sacramento, CA ... In addition to his outstanding basketball play, was an All-American wide receiver and led the nation with 28 touchdown catches during his senior year ... Was considering an attempt to play in the NFL if training camp invite with Golden State was not successful back in 2006.

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