Josh Barnard Profile - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Men's Basketball
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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
An outstanding long-range shooter who is expected to contribute immediately ... Will battle for playing time in the shooting guard spot vacated by Michael Johnson ... Signed a letter of intent on Nov. 8, 2000 ... Selected Washington over Oregon State, Gonzaga, Eastern Washington, Santa Clara and Loyola-Marymount ... The third member of the team from Tacoma, joining sophomore guards Curtis Allen and C.J. Massingale ... Prior to last season, the Huskies were without a scholarship player from the Tacoma area for 23 years, dating back to Steve Matzen who lettered from 1977-80.
TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Tacoma Community College won the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) West Region title during both of his seasons, posting a combined 58-9 record in 2000 and 2001. 2000-01 (Sophomore) -- Averaged 17.3 points per game, leading Tacoma CC to a 28-5 record and runner-up finish at the NWAACC tournament ... A first-team all-tournament selection for the Titans who lost 71-64 to Highline in the championship game ... Led the NWAACC in 3-pointers with 99 while converting 41 percent (99-of-240) of his trey tries ... Shot 83 percent (74-89) from the free throw line during his sophomore season ... A second-team All-NWAACC West Region selection in 2001. 1999-2000 (Freshman) -- A first-team All-NWAACC West Region honoree ... Converted a school-record 49-percent of his 3-point attempts ... Averaged 15.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as a freshman ... Helped the Titans to a 30-4 record and a fourth-place finish at the 2000 NWAACC tournament ... The 30 victories were a school single-season record.
BETHEL HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Bethel High School which compiled a 52-19 record during his three seasons ... Garnered first-team all-league honors as a senior in 1999 ... Helped the team to the league championship and a 22-5 record in 1999, averaging 14 points, five rebounds and three assists per game ... Received the team's Most Inspirational and Herb Jones Leadership awards in 1999 ... Also lettered in track & field in 1999 ... Earned second-team all-league honors in 1998 after averaging 13 points, four rebounds and three assists per game ... The team posted matching 15-7 records his sophomore and junior seasons.
COACH BENDER ON JOSH BARNARD
"Josh Barnard is a pure 3-point shooter, the purest 3-point shooter that we have had on our roster. He has great range and shoots with flawless fundamentals. The added bonus is that he has played a number of positions so we would have no problem putting the ball in his hands. He creates his own shot because he gets to the basket and is athletic enough to get in the lane and get over the top of people. There are a lot of things that we have struggled with for two years and one of those was our shooting percentage. One thing that Josh brings us is a pure shooter with size. He can get his shot off at any time because of his range. If the defense is set up at the 3-point line he is more than comfortable stepping well behind it. It's the same shot out of his hand every time. Every time the ball leaves his hands you think it's going in. He expects it to go in. That will really help us because it will make us a little more difficult to guard and a little less predictable. We'd like to have a great combination of inside and outside. We want to be able to run, but at the same time run efficient offense at half court. One of the ways you do that is by spreading the defense because of shooting."
