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John Barber
Forward ·Atlanta Hawks ·NBA ·#25

John Barber

Age99 BornJun 27, 1927 FromUSA Height198 cm (6'6") Weight95 kg CollegeCalifornia State-Los Angeles Draft1956
Career averages
7.2PPG
5.4RPG
1.6APG
99 games · 4 seasons

At a glance

ATL hub
Career snapshot
4Seasons
99Games
712Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: OHS · 63 games · 2014-2015 to 2015-2016
Career highsSingle season
9.4PPG · 2014-2015 · OHS
7.1RPG · 2014-2015 · OHS
2.4APG · 2015-2016 · OHS
Draft1956
-Round
-Overall pick
From California State-Los Angeles

Career by team

UCP
2016-2017 - 2016-2017 · 1 seasons
5.4 PPG 4.6 RPG 1.3 APG
31 games
OHS
2014-2015 - 2015-2016 · 2 seasons
8.5 PPG 6.1 RPG 1.9 APG
63 games
Atlanta Hawks
1956-57 - 1956-57 · 1 seasons
1.4 PPG 1.2 RPG 0.0 APG
5 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1956-57 ATL 5 0 3.8 1.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 50.0 - -
2014-2015 OHS 31 0 29.1 9.4 7.1 1.4 1.2 0.4 46.1 45.3 52.8 - -
2015-2016 OHS 32 0 28.2 7.7 5.1 2.4 0.9 0.5 45.1 42.9 63.6 - -
2016-2017 UCP 31 0 19.9 5.4 4.6 1.3 0.7 0.2 38.4 28.3 62.5 - -

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Born on June 27

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About John Barber

John Barber is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately for California State University, Los Angeles and was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1956 NBA draft. Barber played for the St. Louis Hawks in the NBA for five games during the 1956–57 season. He is the grandfather of Jason and Jeryl Sasser and the great-grandfather of Marcus Sasser, all of whom also played in the NBA.