Kelsey Barlow

Kelsey Barlow (born February 14, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Beroe of the NBL. He played college basketball for Purdue and UIC. His website is www.stambi.com .

Kelsey Barlow
Barlow in action with Aries Trikala
No. 11 – Beroe
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard / point guard
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1991-02-14) February 14, 1991
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolCathedral
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016Grand Rapids Drive
2016Lille Métropole
2016–2017Aries Trikala
2017–2018AEK Athens
2018Hoops Club
2018–2019Sakarya BB
2019–2021Hispano Americano
2021Panteras de Aguascalientes
2021–2022Defensor Sporting
2022Hispano Americano
2022–presentBeroe
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Barlow played high school basketball at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, being coached by Scott Hicks. He was tabbed the No. 41 small forward in the country by ESPN and was a three-star ranking by Scout.com. He garnered a spot on the Indianapolis Star All-City second team in 2009 and was named to the IBCA All-State Underclassmen Team in 2008. Barlow named the MVP of the City-County All-Star Game after pouring in 18 points. As a senior, he averaged 11 points, six rebounds and five assists per game .[1]

College career

Barlow played college basketball at Purdue, with the Purdue Boilermakers, from 2009 to 2012. As a freshman, Barlow was a role player averaging 3.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in 16.0 minutes per game. As a sophomore, he played in 32 games averaging 5.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 19.5 minutes per game. From 2013 to 2014 he played at UIC, with the UIC Flames.[2] During his senior year, Barlow averaged 14.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists, leading his team in points and assists.

Professional career

Grand Rapids Drive and Lille Métropole (2014–2016)

Barlow started his pro career in 2014, with the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League where he was selected in Round 5 with Pick 5 in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft,[3] During his first season, Barlow averaged 7.2 points and 2.7 rebounds with the Drive.

In July 2015, Barlow joined the Detroit Pistons for the 2015 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2.5 assists in two games. Then he re-signed with the Grand Rapids Drive for the season. On April 7, 2016, Barlow signed with Lille Métropole of the LNB Pro B for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[4] At the end of the full season, Barlow went on to average 11.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 11 games for Lille.

Aries Trikala (2016–2017)

On August 26, 2016, Barlow signed with the Greek League club Aries Trikala.[5] On February 7, 2017, he was voted as the Stoiximan.gr MVP of the week along with Vlado Janković after having 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal against Rethymno Cretan Kings. At the end of the full season, Barlow went on to average 14 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.3 steals in 26 games for Trikala.[6] During the season, Barlow scored in double figures 20 times, having also 1 double-double in points and rebounds. He also was the second best scorer of the regular season of the league with 363 points behind Will Cummings, who had 367.

AEK Athens (2017–2018)

After the end of the season, it was rumored that Barlow was close to join with AEK Athens.[7] On April 8, 2017, he confirmed his move to AEK Athens.[8] On July 5, 2017, AEK announced that Barlow signed a two-year contract.[9] He was officially released from the club on March 6, 2018.[10]

Kymis (2018)

On August 24, 2018, it was announced that Barlow had signed with Kymis.[11] On September 23, however, he left from the Greek club before the start of the season.[12]

Hispano Americano (2019–2021)

Barlow joined Hispano Americano of the Argentine Liga Nacional de Básquet in 2019. In 27 games he averaged 18.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[13] During the 2020–21 season, Barlow averaged 17.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[14]

Panteras de Aguascalientes (2021–present)

On October 1, 2021, Barlow signed with Panteras de Aguascalientes of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional[14]

Career statistics

Regular season
Legend
  GP Games played  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     Led the league

Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Trikala GBL 2632.5.433.281.6354.33.21.40.314.0
2017–18 A.E.K. GBL 1519.4.409.320.8952.41.10.80.17.1

FIBA Champions League

[15]

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 A.E.K. 1417.5.204.208.8332.1.8.4.12.7

Personal life

Barlow's father, Ken Barlow, was also a professional basketball player who also played at the Greek Basket League for PAOK from 1990 until 1993. His brother Keenan, played also for the Indiana State Sycamores before finishing his collegiate career at Tiffin. (OH). Kelsey was born in Thessaloniki few weeks before PAOK won FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup in Geneva.

References
  1. "Purdue Bio". Purduesports.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  2. Ex-Purdue Guard Kelsey Barlow Transfers To UIC.
  3. Kelsey Barlow Drafted Into NBA D-League.
  4. "Kelsey Barlow joins Lille". Interperformances.com.au. April 7, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  5. "Trikala inks Kelsey Barlow". Sportando.com.au. August 26, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  6. KELSEY BARLOW Career stats & achievements.
  7. "AEK BC closing in on Kelsey Barlow's signing". sdna.gr. April 7, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  8. "Kelsey Barlow confirms his summer transfer move to AEK BC". sdna.gr. April 8, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  9. AEK Athens signs Kelsey Barlow to a two-year deal.
  10. "Barlow's contract terminated". aekbc.gr. March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  11. "Kelsey Barlow signs with Kimis". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  12. gazetta.gr Τέλος ο Μπάρλοου από την Κύμη
  13. "Kelsey Barlow (ex Hispano Am.) is a newcomer at Soles". Latinbasket. July 31, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  14. "Panteras ink Kelsey Barlow, ex H.Americano". Latinbasket. October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  15. "AEK at the Basketball Champions League 2017-2018".
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