Honors
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2019-20)
W&M's Kraze Award (2020)
W&M's Mark Batzel Award (2020)
Graduate Student Season (2019-20)
Named the team’s winner of the Kraze Award and the Mark Batzel Award … The Kraze award is given for a player's ability to inspire his teammates and is named in honor of former Tribe team captain John Kratzer, who received the inaugural United States Basketball Writers Association Most Courageous Athlete award … The Batzel Award is given to the player that displays leadership, determination, mental toughness and heart, while having the ability to instill those qualities in his teammates … Started 29 of his 30 games … Ranked fourth on the team in scoring (8.3) and topped the program with 103 assists on the year … Ranked fourth in the CAA in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9), sixth in assists (3.4), 14th in steals (1.3) and 15th in field goal % (45.1) … His 51.4% from field in CAA play ranked eighth in the league … Shot 73.2% (41-of-56) from the free throw line and 32.6% (15-of-46) from 3-point range … Scored in double figures in 12 games … Tallied a career-high 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range, to go with seven assists in a home win over Hampton (11/15) … His lone bucket at Wofford (11/12) was a driving lay-up with 3.8 seconds remaining to lift the Tribe its third-straight road win to open the season … Knocked down a trio of 3-pointers and finished with 10 points with seven assists in a win over Morehead State (11/26) … In the Tribe’s 77-72 win over Drexel (2/13), tallied 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting … During the Gold Rush victory over Delaware (2/15), notched 12 points, seven assists and five rebounds … On Senior Day, finished with 15 points and six assists in a win over Elon (2/29) … Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
Junior Season at Milwaukee (2018-19)
Played in 25 games overall, missing time due to injury … Made 15 starts  … Served as a team captain … Averaged 6.1 points, 2.7 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game … Shot 34.9 percent from the field (53-of-152), 34.1 percent from 3-point range (14-of-41) and 67.3 percent from the free throw line (33-of-49) … Tallied 22 steals, which ranked second on the team … Led Milwaukee in assists with 68 … Scored in double figures on seven occasions … Broke out with 16 points at North Dakota (12/9) … Tied a career-high with six field goals made and set a collegiate-best with a trio of 3-pointers against the Fighting Hawk … Came up with the game-winning steal and pass to set up the go-ahead layup in the closing seconds to win at UMKC (12/13) … Tallied five points and handed out four assists in 34 minutes vs. the Kangaroos … Chipped in 10 points and four assists in the win over Wisconsin Lutheran (12/16) … Helped out in the comeback win at Western Michigan with 12 points, six rebounds, three assists and a career-high three steals in 35 minutes … Tallied 12 points against Green Bay (12/29) … Returned to the lineup after missing three games with injury at Detroit Mercy (1/12), scoring five points and adding four assists in 23 minutes … Chipped in 13 points and three assists in the win over UIC (1/17) … Scored a season-high 18 points at Green Bay (2/1) and finished with five assists … Recorded six rebounds and added a career-best seven assists against Detroit Mercy (2/14) … Netted 13 points and grabbed four rebounds in the season finale against Wright State (3/2).
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Sophomore Season at Milwaukee (2017-18)
Started 26 of his 32 appearances … Averaged 6.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game … Finished second on the squad in steals (28) … Tallied six points and two steals in the exhibition contest at Marquette (10/22) … Notched a career-high 19 points in the opener against La Crosse (11/10) … Hit 6-of-7 from the floor and 6-of-7 from the free throw line in just 19 minutes … Finished in double-figures at Iowa State (11/13), netting 10 points on the strength of 8-of-11 from the free throw line … Scored five points and grabbed six rebounds against FIU (11/18) … One of five players in double-figures in the win at Northern Illinois (11/29), finishing with 10 points and three assists … Posted six points, three rebounds and four assists at Western Illinois (12/9) … Went 4-of-4 at the free throw line, finishing with nine points, three assists and a pair of rebounds against Northern Kentucky (1/18) … Scored in double-figures with 12 points and four rebounds in the win over Wright State (1/20) in a career-high 37 minutes … Scored 14 points in the win over CSU (1/27). including a pair of big 3-pointers … Paced the Panthers with 13 points at NKU (2/8), adding seven rebounds … Notched six points, three assists and three steals at Detroit Mercy (2/22) … Chipped in eight points and six assists at Oakland (2/24).
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Freshman Season at Milwaukee (2016-17)
Appeared in all 35 games as a freshman, playing 12.1 minutes per game and helping the Panthers to the Horizon League Championship Game … Averaged 4.1 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per outing … Shot 42.7 percent from the floor and a team-best 45.2 percent on 3-pointers (14-of-31) … Made 72.5 percent of his free throws (37-of-51) … Impressed in debut exhibition against Concordia (11/5), finishing with eight points and seven rebounds in 17 minutes of playing time … Tallied eight points, three rebounds and a pair of steals in the season-opener against MSOE (11/11) … Posted an impressive outing in front of hometown family and friends at DePaul (11/20), leading the team in scoring with a season-high 14 points … Made 5-of-8 from the floor and 4-of-5 from the free throw line in 21 minutes … Chipped in four points, three rebounds and three steals in the win over UC Irvine (11/26) … Provided a spark off the bench against SDSU (11/27), dropping 13 points in just 13 minutes of playing time on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor to go with four rebounds … Scored nine points and handed out three assists at Loyola (12/10) ... Scored 11 points in just 17 minutes off the bench at Ohio (12/14) … Was a season-best 6-for-6 effort from the line against the Bobcats ... Contributed eight points, three rebounds and three assists against Western Illinois (12/17) in a season-high 25 minutes … Chipped in eight points and a pair of rebounds against Belmont Dec. 19 … Pumped in nine points in just 14 minutes at Green Bay (1/6) … Hit a key 3-pointer to help spur the UWM comeback against Cleveland State (1/20) … Went for 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Valparaiso (2/21) … Scored seven points - all from the line - against Oakland (2/26) … Scored seven points in the win over UIC (3/6), hitting a key 3-pointer late to help UWM stay on top.
Prep
A four-year varsity player and three-year varsity starter at Bogan Prep in Chicago … Led his team to a 20-8 record and a spot in the 2016 IHSA Boys Basketball Sectional Finals as a senior … A two-year team captain for the Bengals, averaged 13.4 points, 5.5 assists, 2.4 steals and 2.7 rebounds per game his final season on his way to earning Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 3A/4A Third-Team All-State honors … Was named Third Team Chicago Sun-Times All-City as well as First-Team All-City CPS … Helped Bogan earn a CPS City Championship in 2015 and a Red South Conference Championship in 2014 … As a junior, the team went 23-7 overall while Barnes averaged 9.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per contest … Played for the Mac Irvin Fire for two years on the AAU circuit and was the co-winner of its Summer Award for "Most-Improved Player" in Illinois from the class of 2016 ... Averaged 16.6 points per game in the regular season and topped that with a 19.6 points per game average at the Nike Peach Jam … Played one season of AAU with Meanstreets … In the classroom, held a 5.0 grade point average on a 5-point scale … Was ranked as one of the top seniors in Illinois according to GetBucketsIllinois.com … Was the Vice President of the National Honor Society in high school.
Personal
Son of Lester and Carolyn Barnes ... Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a degree in marketing in three years … Enrolled in the MBA program at the Raymond A. Mason School of Business, focusing on consulting.
