Marvin Barnes
School:
Height:
6-9
Position:
Forward/Center
Hometown:
Providence, RI
High School:
Central High School
- NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1974
- All-American Recognition: 1972 (NABConverse 4th Team), 1973 (Converse 2nd Team, United Press International 3rd Team, NABConverse 4th Team) and 1974 (Associated Press 1st Team, Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
- Led the nation in rebounding in 1974 after finishing 7th in 1972 and 2nd in 1973
- Ranked 29th in the nation in scoring in 1974
- Second-leading scorer and leading rebounder for 1973 national fourth-place team (27-4 record)
- Averaged 17.1 points and 13.1 rebounds in eight NCAA Tournament games from 1972 through 1974 (5-3 record)
- Selected by the Denver Rockets in first round of 1973 ABA undergraduate draft (6th pick overall). Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in first round of 1974 NBA draft (2nd pick overall), but he chose to sign a contract with the ABA's Spirits of St. Louis.