2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Kentrell Barkley
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Durham, N.C.
- High School:
- Northern Durham
- Major:
- Recreation and Leisure Studies
Career Notes
Played in 87 games and made 63 starts ... Averaged 11.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 30.8 minutes per game during his three-year career ... Finished his Pirate career ranked 29th on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,024 points and 14th in rebounds with 613 ... One of 10 players in school history with over 1,000 points and 600 rebounds during his career ... Led ECU in rebounds each of his three seasons in Greenville ... Was the team leader in steals and free throws made as a freshman and sophomore ... Posted 19 double-doubles … Named to The American Weekly Honor Roll four times ... Selected to the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team ... Inked his NLI with ECU during the 2014 fall signing period.
As A Junior (2017-18)
Game-By-Game Statistics
Played in 23 games during the season before being suspended for the last four games of the year ... Averaged 12.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 32.2 minutes per game ... Ranked fifth in The American in rebounds per game, 11th in steals per game (1.3) and 14th in minutes played per game ... His 18 rebounds against Tulane (1/31/18) were the most by any player in The American during the season as were his seven steals against USF (1/17/18) ... Posted the fifth-most double-doubles in the conference with six ... Scored double figures in 16 games and grabbed double digit rebounds six times ... Led the Pirates in scoring five times and in rebounds during 11 games ... Scored a season-high 20 points at Temple (2/7/18) ... Netted 19 points in three additional games ... In additional to his seven steals at home versus USF, he scored 18 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and distributed seven assists ... Played all 45 minutes in an overtime loss to Tulane (1/31/18) ... Was on the court all 40 minutes against N.C. A&T (11/26/17) and for 44 of 45 minutes in the Pirates' overtime win over Memphis (2/3/18) ... Played 35 or more minutes in nine games.
As A Sophomore (2016-17)
Game-By-Game Statistics
Played in all 33 games and made 31 starts ... Averaged 13.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 32.3 minutes per game ... Shot 40.7 percent from the field and 34.2 percent from outside the 3-point arc ... Led the Pirates in scoring, rebounding, field goals made (134), free throws made (128), steals (33) and minutes ... Ranked among the league leaders in The American in scoring (14th), rebounding (6th) and double-doubles (3rd) with nine ... Tied for fourth in rebounding (8.2) during conference play ... Named to The American Weekly Honor Roll three times ... Led the Pirates in scoring 15 times and rebounding in 18 games ... Scored double figures in 23 games and grabbed double digit rebounds 10 times ... Averaged 25.0 points and 10.0 rebounds, shooting 50 percent (17-of-34) from the field and outside the arc (7-of-14) in two games at The American Basketball Championship tournament, scoring a career-high 26 points against Temple and 24 versus SMU ... Pulled down a career-best 16 rebounds in the first round against Temple ... Posted back-to-back 20-point games against Florida A&M (20) and Mercer (21) ... Scored double figures in 11 straight games from Jan. 15 - March 1 ... Grabbed double digit rebounds in five of seven games from Jan. 15 - Feb. 15 ... Registered a double-double in five of six games from Jan. 25 - Feb. 15 ... Distributed three or more assists in 13 games with a season-high seven against Stetson ... Credited with multiple assists in nine games ... Made four 3s one the road against UCF and during the conference tournament versus SMU, playing all 40 minutes ... Also played all 40 minutes at Charlotte ... Saw 35 or more minutes of action in 13 games, including each of the final five games.
As A Freshman (2015-16)
Game-By-Game Statistics
Named to The American All-Rookie Team ... Played in 31 games and made 11 starts, all during conference play ... Averaged 10.1 points, a team-high 6.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and an ECU-best 1.2 steals in 28.1 minutes per game ... Shot .464 from the field. .353 from outside the arc (24 makes) and .679 at the free throw line ... Registered a 1.9 assist-turnover ratio ... First freshman in school history to post more than 300 points, 190 rebounds and 90 assists ... Ranked among the top-10 in The American in assist-turnover ratio (eighth) and steals (ninth) ... Was second among all conference freshmen in rebounds and assists and fourth in scoring ... Posted the highest assists per game (3.6), steals per game average (1.3) and assist-turnover ratio (2.3) among all freshmen in conference play ... Named The American Rookie-of-the-Week for the week ending Nov. 13 ... Named to the league's weekly honor roll once ... Led the Pirates in rebounding 16 times and scoring twice ... Scored double figures in 17 games with two 20 point performances ... Posted four double-doubles ... Grabbed seven or more rebounds in a game 14 times ... Handed out five or more assists six times ... Had eight points and 11 rebounds in his ECU debut against Grambling State ... Posted his first 20-point game of the year with 22 at College of Charleston to go along with 11 rebounds for his first career double-double ... Grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds and scored 20 points in the triple overtime game against Tulane, while also collecting five steals ... Distributed 10 assists on the road versus UCF ... Played 30 or more minutes in a game 12 times, including all 40 at home versus Cincinnati and Temple.
High School
Attended Northern Durham High School in Durham ... Named first-team all-state by the N.C. Basketball Coaches Association (NCBCA) as a senior ... Voted 2015 District VI Player-of-the-Year by the NCBCA ... Selected PAC-6 Player-of-the-Year for the second straight year in 2015, after sharing the award the previous season ... Averaged 23.6 points and 11.6 rebounds during the 2014-15 season ... Voted MVP of the 2015 Carolinas All-Star Basketball Classic in Myrtle Beach with 18 points, five assists and three steals ... Scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the East in the 2015 NCHSAA East-West All-Star Game ... Three-time all-conference player ... Named third-team all-district as junior in 2013-14 ... Posted 43 career double-doubles, including 15 in each of his final two seasons ... Led the Knights to the third round of the state playoffs as a junior and senior, falling to the eventual state champion each season ... Earned three varsity letters for coach Ronnie Russell ... Served as team captain as a senior ... Honor Roll student.
Personal
Full name is Kentrell Debarrus Barkley … Born in Durham, N.C. … Son of Kenneth Barkley and Barbara Hawley … Has a younger brother, Savon Dunston … Academic major was recreation and leisure studies.
