NBA.com: Dana Barros Bio

2000-2001:
Appeared in 60 games, averaging 8.0 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 18.0 minutes...Connected on 44-of-105 (.419) three-pointers, ranking third on the team in three-point field goals made...Shot 44.4% (183-412 FG) from the field sinking a season-high 10 field goals on a season-high 15 attempts vs. Milwaukee (1/21)...Tallied 10-plus points on 22 occasions and 20-plus points once...Led the team in scoring on three occasions, including a season-high 22 points vs. Milwaukee (1/21)...Scored 16 points on two other occasions, vs. Cleveland (12/1) and vs. Philadelphia (4/4)...Led the team in assists once with a team-high-tying four assists vs. Philadelphia (2/23)...Dished out a season-high eight assists at New Jersey (1/31)...Among all-time NBA leaders, ended the season ranked sixth all-time in three-point field goal percentage at 41.3% (1,066-2,581 3FG) and ranked 17th in three-point field goals made (1,066)...Missed 14 games (10/31 thru 11/26) while on the injured list with a strained lower back...Missed one game with the stomach flu (4/11 vs. Toronto)...DNP-CD on seven occasions.

1999-2000:
Netted 19 points in a 122-87 loss in Orlando on 3/28 Activated from the injured list on 3/10, after missing two weeks with lower back spasms Notched 18 points in a 115-89 loss in Miami on 1/25 Scored 18 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in a 103-94 loss in San Antonio on 12/17 Totaled 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in a 95-85 victory over Indiana on 11/22

1998-1999:
Registered 26 points (4-9 3FG), a game-high 9 assists, 7 rebounds and 3 steals against the Charlotte Hornets on 5/5 Notched his 2,500th career assist, posting a season-high 27 points (9-10 FG, 4-4 3FG, 5-6 FT), team-highs of 8 assists and 5 steals, and 5 rebounds in a 107-96 victory over the Miami Heat on 4/29 Totaled 20 points (7-8 FG, 4-4 3FG, 2-2 FT), a game-high 8 assists and 6 rebounds in a 113-84 win over the Washington Wizards on 4/25 Recorded 23 points (3-5 3FG) and a game-high 13 assists in a 103-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on 4/12 Registered 10 points and game-high 12 assists in an 87-81 victory over the Chicago Bulls on 4/11 Scored 17 points, hitting 5-of-6 three-pointers, and notched 6 assists in a 111-79 victory over the Orlando Magic on 2/24

1997-1998:
Registered 14 points and a game-high 9 assists against the Milwaukee Bucks on 4/15 Posted 16 points, a team-high 8 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals against the Indiana Pacers on 4/12 Scored 26 points (10-17 FG, 6-9 3FG) and added 6 assists in an 82-80 victory over the Orlando Magic on 4/10 Recorded 17 points, a game-high 10 assists and 5 rebounds in a 98-87 victory over the Orlando Magic on 4/1 Totaled 14 points (4-5 3FG), a team-high 7 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals against the Chicago Bulls on 3/23 Registered team-highs of 27 points (4-6 3FG) and 9 assists and grabbed 9 rebounds in a 108-90 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on 3/22 Posted a season-high 29 points (11-18 FG, 4-5 FT) and a career-high 7 steals in a 114-105 win over the Vancouver Grizzlies on 2/18 Recorded 16 points (6-7 FG, 3-3 3FG) and 4 assists, in 14 minutes, in a 110-99 win over the Dallas Mavericks on 2/4 Totaled 23 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals in a 107-96 victory over the Houston Rockets on 2/1 Registered 16 points (7-11 FG) and 4 assists against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 1/21 Posted 18 points (7-10 FG) and 6 assists in a 102-96 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on 12/23 Recorded 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in a 99-77 victory over the L.A. Clippers on 12/21 Totaled 17 points (7-10 FG, 3-5 3FG), 9 assists and 7 rebounds against the Phoenix Suns on 11/28 Scored 18 points (6-6 FG), in 17 minutes, in a 103-99 victory over the Toronto Raptors on 11/14

1996-1997:
Barros played just 24 games, including eight starts, with his season coming to an end on Feb. 8 when he underwent surgery for impingement syndrome synovitis and removal of bone spurs in his left ankle. He was on the injured list from Jan. 3-14 because of the ankle, played in two games, then was out until undergoing surgery. Barros averaged 12.5 points and 3.4 assists in 29.5 minutes in his 24 outings, leading the Celtics in scoring five times and assists five times. He tallied a season-high 24 points in a 107-98 loss to Chicago on opening night, Nov. 1, and matched that figure in a 105-95 loss at Atlanta on Dec. 3. He also scored 22 points, on 9-of-10 field goal shooting, in a 101-100 loss at New Jersey on Dec. 21. Barros' three-point shooting percentage of .410, on 43-for-105, was the best on the Celtics.

1995-1996:
The Celtics had high hopes for Dana Barros after signing him as a veteran free agent during the offseason, but his playing time and scoring average both dipped in his first year in Boston. Barros finished as the Celtics' third-leading scorer, averaging 13.0 points per game, but that was down from his average of 20.6 ppg in Philadelphia in 1994-95. His playing time also was down to 29.1 minutes per game from 40.5 mpg a year earlier, and he started only 25 games for the Celtics after being a fixture in Philadelphia's starting lineup. Barros shared playing time in the Boston backcourt with David Wesley, Dee Brown and swingmen Rick Fox, Todd Day and Greg Minor. Barros set an NBA record by making at least one three-point field goal in 80 consecutive games on Dec. 22 against Minnesota, breaking Michael Adams' mark of 79. Barros' streak, which began on Dec. 23, 1994, finally reached 89 games before coming to an end on Jan. 12 against New York, when he was 0-for-9 from behind the arc. Barros topped the Celtics with 150 three-pointers and 368 attempts, and his .408 percentage marked the third time in his career he has shot better than 40 percent from three-point range. He competed in the AT&T Shootout on All-Star Weekend for the fourth year in a row, finishing fifth among eight competitors. Barros, whose free-throw percentage of .884 ranked fourth in the NBA, finished third on the Celtics with 306 assists, an average of 3.8 per game, and was the team's top playmaker in 23 games. He scored a season-high 27 points in a 112-106 win over New Jersey on April 19 and finished the season strongly, scoring 114 points in the last six games for an average of 19.0 ppg. Barros nailed the winning basket with 0:00.8 left on the clock in a 100-99 triumph at Miami on Feb. 3. After suffering a sprained ankle on Nov. 20 against Houston, Barros did not play at Charlotte two nights later, ending a streak of 167 consecutive games played that dated back to Nov. 12, 1993.

1994-1995:
Sixth-year guard Dana Barros suddenly emerged as one of the NBA's top guards in 1994-95, finishing among the league's top 20 in scoring and assists, placing third in the NBA in both three-point and free-throw percentages, and earning his first spot in the All-Star Game. After entering the season with modest career averages of 9.2 points and 1.6 assists per contest, Barros averaged 20.6 points per game (18th in the league) and 7.5 assists (11th) for the Philadelphia 76ers in 1994-95 while shooting .464 from three-point territory and .899 from the foul line. With 3,318 minutes, Barros finished second in the league in minutes played to Vin Baker of the Milwaukee Bucks. At season's end he was a landslide winner of the NBA Most Improved Player Award. The campaign was his second in Philadelphia and, because of an extended injury to Jeff Malone, Barros was virtually the team's only weapon in the backcourt. As the main gun, Barros put on some impressive exhibitions. On March 14 he knocked in 50 points against the Houston Rockets to become only the third player in NBA history shorter than 6 feet (along with Michael Adams and Calvin Murphy) to reach the 50-point mark. His 19 assists at Phoenix on January 14 were the most on the road by a player in franchise history. He recorded his first triple-double on April 8 against the Orlando Magic, registering 25 points, 15 assists, and 10 rebounds. He canned a franchise-record 9 three-point baskets against the Phoenix Suns on January 27. However, the Sixers recorded their lowest points-per-game average (95.4) in franchise history since 1954-55, when they were the Syracuse Nationals. For the season, Barros recorded 20 double-doubles (compared with 4 the previous year) and 16 games in which he handed out at least 9 assists without giving up more than 2 turnovers. He broke an all-time NBA single-season mark by stringing together 58 consecutive games with at least one three-point shot made. The streak began on December 23, 1994, and was still alive when the season ended. (The longest overall streak stands at 79, accomplished by Michael Adams in two seasons.) Barros led the Sixers in scoring, assists, minutes, free-throw shooting, three-point shots made, and steals (1.82 per game). He was among the few bright spots in a dismal 24-58 season for Philadelphia.

1993-1994:
Barros finally got the opportunity to showcase his talents when a series of trades sent him from the Seattle SuperSonics to the Charlotte Hornets to the Philadelphia 76ers before the season's first jump ball. He immediately became the Sixers' starting point guard, shattering his previous career highs in nearly every statistical category. The former Boston College star led Philadelphia in three-point percentage (.381), assists (424), and steals (107), starting 70 times in 81 appearances and averaging 13.3 points in 31.1 minutes per contest. In a game against the Milwaukee Bucks on January 29, Barros tied a then career high with 28 points and set a new career mark with 13 rebounds. At the NBA All-Star Weekend in Minneapolis, he made his second straight appearance in the Long Distance Shootout and finished second to repeat champion Mark Price.

1992-1993:
The Sonics' three-point specialist (64-of-169, .379), Barros averaged 7.8 points, 2.2 assists, and 18.0 minutes in 69 games. He finished fourth in the Long Distance Shootout at the NBA All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City. He recorded a season-high 26 points against the Mavericks at Dallas on November 27 and dished for a season-high 8 assists on three occasions. Barros contributed an average of 3.4 points per game in 16 postseason games, sinking 5 of 16 three-pointers to help the Sonics reach the Western Conference Finals, which they lost to the Phoenix Suns in seven games.

1991-1992:
Despite his reserve role on a deep and talented Seattle team, Barros led the NBA in three-point percentage (.446), hitting 83-of-186 from long range. He became the first Sonic to win a season statistical title since 1979-80, when Fred Brown was the NBA's top three-point marksman. For the season, Barros averaged 8.3 points and 1.7 assists. During Seattle's playoff run to the Western Conference Semifinals, Barros averaged 7.4 points in seven games. He also hit 8 straight three-pointers to set an NBA Playoff record.

1990-1991:
Barros saw his playing time drastically reduced from the 20.1 minutes he had averaged as a rookie to only 11.4 minutes in 66 games. He had to wait his turn behind Ricky Pierce, Eddie Johnson, Sedale Threatt, and Nate McMillan in the Sonics' backcourt-all four played at least 78 games. For the year, Barros averaged 6.3 points and 1.7 assists. He led the team in three-point percentage at .395 (32-for-81) and ranked second to Johnson (33) in three-pointers made. Barros averaged 7.7 points and 1.7 assists in three playoff games as the Sonics lost a five-game opening-round series to the Portland Trail Blazers.

1989-1990:
Dana Barros left Boston College in 1989 as the school's all-time leading scorer. He had led the Big East Conference in scoring in his junior and senior seasons, becoming the first player in conference history to do so. A long-range shooting specialist, he canned more than 100 three-pointers in each of his final two collegiate seasons. Barros also had a streak of 70 straight games in which he sank at least one trey, the second-longest string in NCAA history. The Seattle SuperSonics selected Barros with the 16th overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft. His rookie season proved to be the most productive of the four he would spend with the Sonics; he averaged 9.7 points in 81 games, starting 25 times when injuries sidelined Dale Ellis and Sedale Threatt. He scored a season-high 28 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on February 27 and dished out a then career-best 10 assists versus the Hawks in Atlanta on March 9.

COLLEGE:
A compact 5-11 guard built like the outstanding high school defensive back and receiver that he was, Barros combines quickness and jitterbug moves with a quick pull-up three-point shot. He was a terror at Boston College, where he racked up averages of 21.9 and 23.9 points per contest in his junior and senior seasons, respectively, to become the first player in Big East history to lead the conference in scoring for two consecutive years.