Earl Barron
Earl Daniel Barron Jr. (born August 14, 1981) is an American former basketball player and coach. He grew up in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and is 7 feet tall, weighing about 250 pounds. Barron played college basketball at the University of Memphis from 1999 to 2003, where he helped the team win the 2002 NIT and the Conference USA regular-season title. He averaged 7.8 points per game over his college career and started 63 of 128 games. The Tigers reached the 2003 NCAA tournament, but lost in the first round.
Barron went undrafted in 2003 and began a long professional career that took him around the world. He started in Turkey and spent time in the NBA Development League before playing in the NBA for several teams, including the Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, and Washington Wizards. He also played in the Philippines, Italy, Puerto Rico, and Taiwan.
A notable moment came with the Knicks in 2010, when he earned a 10-day contract and then stayed on for the rest of the season, delivering strong performances and several double-doubles. He later joined the Suns, had stints with multiple teams, and continued to play in various leagues through 2016. Barron began coaching in 2017 as an assistant for the Northern Arizona Suns and, in 2020, joined the Indiana Pacers as a video and player development assistant.
Outside basketball, Barron enjoys poker and competed in the 2015 World Series of Poker.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 06:05 (CET).