PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Averaging 18.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 33.3 minutes in 329 career NBA games (328 starts) with New York and Toronto … Shooting .435 (2192-5037) from the field, .346 (536-1550) from three-point range and .710 (1150-1619) at the free throw line … Has scored 20+ points in 147 games, 30 or more 21 times and 40+ twice … Owns 16 career double-doubles … Has grabbed double-digit rebounds in 18 games … Named to the Rising Stars Game during NBA All-Star weekend as a rookie and sophomore … Playoffs: Averaging 17.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 33.7 minutes in 16 career postseason games (all starts) … Shooting 42 percent (97-231) from the floor, .315 (28-89) from beyond the arc and .775 (62-80) at the foul line … Has scored 10+ points in 14 career playoff contests, 20 or more seven times, and posted one double-double … 2022-23: In 73 games (all starts) with New York, averaged 19.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 33.9 minutes … Shot .434 (510-1176) from the field, .310 (121-390) from three-point range and 74 percent (290-392) at the foul line … Scored in double figures in 70-of-73 appearances … Recorded 20+ points 34 times and 30 or more in seven contests … Posted three doubles-doubles … Paced the Knicks in scoring in 15 games … Missed two games (Apr. 2-5) with an illness … Matched a career high playing 50 minutes in a double overtime victory Mar. 5 at Boston; tallied 29 points and a season-best 11 rebounds against the Celtics … Did not dress Feb. 5 vs. Philadelphia with an illness … Missed six games (Dec. 29 – Jan. 9) after sustaining a lacerated right index finger Dec. 27 at Dallas … Poured in a season-high 44 points Dec. 23 vs. Chicago … Scored 20+ points in five straight games (Dec. 9-18), averaged 25.2 points during this stretch … Playoffs: Helped New York reach the Eastern Conference Semifinals … Averaged 19.3 points (second on the team), 4.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 34.3 minutes in 11 contests (all starts) … Shot .433 (71-164) from the floor, .328 (20-61) from three-point territory and .769 (50-65) at the free throw line … Scored 10 or more points in 10 games and 20+ six times … Had a postseason career-high 26 points three times: Apr. 23 vs. Cleveland (Game 4), Apr. 30 vs. Miami (Game 1) and May 10 vs. Miami (Game 5) … 2021-22: Averaged 20.0 points (second on the team), a career high-tying 5.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 34.5 minutes in 70 games (all starts) with New York … Shot .408 (487-1194) from the floor, .342 (138-404) from three-point distance and .714 (290-406) at the free throw line … Scored in double figures in 62 games, 20+ points 34 times and 30 or more in 11 contests … Posted four double-doubles … Collected 10+ rebounds in five games … Led the Knicks in scoring 30 times … Did not play in the regular season finale Apr. 10 against Toronto with a sprained right knee … Poured in a career-high 46 points (13-22 FG, 6-11 3PT, 14-22 FT) Feb. 25 vs. Miami … Sat out four games (Feb. 10-16) due to a left ankle sprain … Tallied 36 points in a career-high 50 minutes in an overtime loss on the road Feb. 5 against the LA Lakers … Scored 30+ points in consecutive games (Jan. 10-12); became the youngest player in Knick history to have back-to-back 30-point performances … Banked in the game-winning three at the buzzer in a 108-105 victory Jan. 6 vs. Boston … Had 32 points (11-20 FG, 7-8 3PT, 3-4 FT) Dec. 7 at San Antonio; made a career-high seven threes against the Spurs … Missed six games (Dec. 12-23) due to health and safety protocols … Sat out Dec. 2 vs. Chicago (Illness) … Matched a career best with 15 rebounds Nov. 21 at Chicago … 2020-21: Posted averages of 17.6 points (second on the team), a career-best 5.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and a career-high 34.9 minutes (T-13 in the NBA) in 72 games (all starts) with New York … Was the only Knick to appear in all 72 regular season contests … Shot .441 (467-1060) from the field and career highs of .401 (124-309) from three-point range and .746 (206-276) at the foul line … Ranked fourth among sophomores in scoring … Named to Rising Stars Game for the second straight year (game was not played in Atlanta) … Scored 10+ points 59 times and 20 or more in 33 games … Grabbed 10+ rebounds six times … Recorded five double-doubles … Paced New York in scoring in 11 games … Set season highs with 32 points Mar. 13 at Oklahoma City and 12 rebounds Apr. 24 vs. Toronto … Playoffs: Averaged 14.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 32.4 minutes in five games (all starts) against Atlanta in the first round … Shot .388 (26-67) from the floor and 80 percent (12-15) at the free throw line … Scored in double figures in four-of-five games, including 21 points in Game 4 at Atlanta on May 30 … Made playoff debut in Game 1 in New York on May 23; finished with 14 points and a postseason career-high 11 rebounds in 32 minutes … 2019-20: Averaged 14.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 30.4 minutes in 56 games (55 starts) as a rookie with New York … Shot .402 (292-727) from the field, 32 percent (63-197) from three-point territory and .614 (156-254) at the foul line … Ranked third among rookies in scoring, fourth in rebounds, steals and minutes, and seventh in assists … Named to Team World for the Rising Stars Game in Chicago; scored a game-high 27 points … Scored in double figures in 39 games and 20 or more points 13 times … Had two double-doubles … Missed nine games (Jan. 18 – Feb. 3) with a right ankle sprain … Recorded a season high-tying 27 points (10-18 FG, 3-8 3PT, 4-7 FT) five rebounds and five assists Mar. 2 vs. Houston; became the second youngest player in NBA history, behind only LeBron James, to have at least 25 points, five rebounds, five assists and three threes in the same game … Scored a season-high 27 points against Atlanta on Dec. 17 … Dished out a career-best nine assists Nov. 12 at Chicago … Scored a team-high 26 points in New York’s home opener Oct. 26 vs. Boston – one point shy of the Knicks’ rookie record for points in a home debut (27 by Bill Cartwright on Oct. 13, 1979 vs. Washington) … Made NBA debut Oct. 23 at San Antonio; tallied 21 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in 37 minutes of action against the Spurs.

BEFORE NBA

Played one season at Duke (2018-19), averaging 22.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 35.3 minutes in 38 games (all starts) … Shot .454 (319-702) from the field, .308 (73-237) from beyond the arc and .665 (149-224) at the free throw line … Helped the Blue Devils reach the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament … Set both the Duke and ACC freshman scoring record with 860 total points … Named the USA Today National Player of the Year … Joined teammate Zion Williamson as a consensus first-team All-American, marking the first time in NCAA history a pair of freshman teammates accomplished the feat … Barrett and Williamson also became the first freshman teammates in NCAA history to each average 20.0 points, finishing as the ACC co-leaders in scoring (22.6 ppg) … Won the Jerry West Award, given annually to the nation’s best shooting guard … Was named to All-ACC First Team and Freshman Team … Scored in double digits in all 38 games … Recorded 20+ points 26 times (an ACC freshman rookie record) and 30 or more in six contests … Posted 10 doubles-doubles … Scored a season-high 33 points twice: Feb. 20 vs. North Carolina and Nov. 6 against Kentucky … Posted just the fourth triple-double in school history with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a victory over NC State on Feb. 16.

PERSONAL LIFE

Rowan Alexander “RJ” Barrett Jr … Last name pronounced BEAR-it … Son of Rowan Barrett, Vice President and General Manager of the Canadian Men’s National Team and former player at St. John’s, and Kesha Duhaney, who was a track and field athlete at St. John’s … Godson of Hall of Famer Steve Nash … Fluent in French … Lived for a time in France while his father was playing professionally there, before settling in Mississauga, Ontario in 2008 … At Montverde Academy, was honored as a McDonald’s All-American and ranked No. 1 overall prospect in the Class of 2018 by ESPN … Named 2017-18 National Gatorade Player of the Year … Earned MVP honors at the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic International Game.

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