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Marvin Barnes
Forward ·Los Angeles Clippers ·NBA ·#27

Marvin Barnes

Age74 BornJul 27, 1952 FromUSA Height206 cm (6'9") Weight95 kg CollegeProvidence Draft1974 · #2
Career averages
9.8PPG
6.4RPG
1.9APG
178 games · 3 seasons

At a glance

LAC hub
Career snapshot
3Seasons
178Games
1,742Career points
12.7PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Clippers · 68 games · 1977-78 to 1979-80
Honors and awards5 total
2×
All-Star Selection1975, 1974
1×
ABA Rookie of the Year1974
1×
All-ABA Team1974
1×
All-Rookie Team1974
All awards
Career highsSingle season
11.8PPG · 1977-78 · LAC
7.3RPG · 1977-78 · -
2.4APG · 1977-78 · LAC
12.3PER · 1978-79 · BOS
1.0Win shares · 1978-79 · BOS
Draft1974
1Round
2Overall pick
From Providence
Position rank1977-78
#36PPG rank
#69PER rank
#68Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 89 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Clippers
1977-78 - 1979-80 · 2 seasons
9.3 PPG 6.3 RPG 2.0 APG
68 games
Boston Celtics
1978-79 - 1978-79 · 1 seasons
8.1 PPG 4.7 RPG 1.4 APG
38 games
Detroit Pistons
1977-78 - 1977-78 · 1 seasons
10.0 PPG 7.6 RPG 1.6 APG
12 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 NBA 60 0 27.4 11.4 7.3 2.3 1.1 1.4 42.2 0.0 70.3 - -
1977-78 LAC 48 0 28.7 11.8 7.3 2.4 1.2 1.5 41.6 0.0 74.5 - -
1977-78 DET 12 0 22.4 10.0 7.6 1.6 0.6 0.9 44.9 0.0 48.3 13.0 0.2
1978-79 BOS 38 0 20.9 8.1 4.7 1.4 1.0 1.0 49.1 0.0 65.2 12.3 1.0
1979-80 LAC 20 0 14.4 3.2 3.9 0.9 0.3 0.6 40.0 0.0 50.0 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1979 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Clippers season change
Jul 1978 Detroit Pistons Boston Celtics season change
Jul 1978 Los Angeles Clippers Boston Celtics season change
Oct 1977 Los Angeles Clippers Detroit Pistons mid season trade From 1977-78 to 1977-78

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Born on July 27

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About Marvin Barnes

Marvin Jerome "Bad News" Barnes was an American professional basketball player. A forward, he was an All-American at Providence College, and played professionally in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA).