Barry Stevens (basketball)

Barry Stevens
Personal information
Born (1963-01-17)January 17, 1963
Flint, Michigan
Died February 21, 2007(2007-02-21) (aged 44)
Gary, Indiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Flint Northwestern (Flint, Michigan)
College Iowa State (1981–1985)
NBA draft 1985 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43rd overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career 1986–1994
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
Number 35, 34
Career history
1986–1987 Wisconsin Flyers
1986–1987 Wyoming Wildcatters
1988–1990 Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets
1990–1992 Columbus Horizon
1991–1992 Wichita Falls Texans
1992–1993 Fargo-Moorhead Fever
1992–1993 Rockford Lightning
1993 Golden State Warriors
1993–1994 Tri-City Chinook
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Barry Wayne Stevens (January 17, 1963 February 21, 2007) was an American basketball player. He was born in Flint, Michigan. Stevens was the second-leading scorer in Iowa State college basketball history.[1]

Stevens, a 6'5" (1.96 m) shooting guard, played professionally as well; briefly for the NBA's Golden State Warriors during 1992-93 season. Stevens played six total NBA minutes in two game appearances with the Warriors. He also played in Asia, South America and Europe.[2]

From June 2001 to June 2002 he was both the director of basketball operations and head coach of the CBA's Gary Steelheads, lasting one season.

In February 2007, Stevens died of a heart attack[1] while exercising in Gary, Indiana, aged 44.[3] A celebrity all-star game was played in July 2007, in order to raise money for the Barry Stevens Foundation and the American Heart Association.[1]

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