Earl Barron (born August 14, 1981) is a professional basketballer who currently plays for the NBA'sMiami Heat. A 7'0" center from the University of Memphis, he was never drafted by an NBA team, and instead began his professional career with the Turkish team Tuborg Pilsener in 2003. Prior to the 2005-2006 season, he also played in The Philippines and in the NBDL. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The Miami Heat (or the Miami HEAT as the name is officially rendered) are a National Basketball Association team based in Miami, Florida, USA. // Franchise history In 1988, the Miami Heat were just an expansion team, and for the next couple of years, they played like one. ... The University of Memphis was founded in Memphis, TN in 1912 as the West Tennessee Normal School. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The National Basketball Development League is the NBAs officially sponsored and operated developmental basketball organization. ...
Barron, a 70, 268-pound forward, starred last month on the HEATs team in the Summer Pro League in Long Beach, CA, averaging team-highs in points (17.4 ppg), rebounds (7.4 rpg) and blocks (1.00 bpg) in the seven contests.
Barron played four years of college basketball at the University of Memphis where he averaged 7.8 points and 4.9 rebounds in 128 career games from 1999-2003.
Barron led the Tigers in field goal percentage (.541) during the 2000-01 season and he ranked first in free throw percentage in both 2001-02 (.783) and 2002-03 (.813).