Alex Barcello

Alexander Barcello (born August 31, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the BYU Cougars of the West Coast Conference (WCC). He previously played for the Arizona Wildcats.

Alex Barcello
No. 4 – BYU Cougars
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWest Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-08-31) August 31, 1998
Phoenix, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolCorona del Sol
(Tempe, Arizona)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year (2015, 2017)

Early life and high school career

Barcello was born in the metropolitan area of Phoenix, Arizona, to Edward and Shelli Barcello, who were both former basketball players.[1] Edward "led the state in scoring his senior year at Phoenix Brophy Prep in 1987, graduating with more than 1,000 career points and second only to future Duke star and NBA player Mark Alarie (1982) as the school's all-time leading scorers."[2] Shelli "was the leading rebounder and second-leading scorer on Canyon del Oro's undefeated state championship girls team in 1986–87."[2] Barcello started playing basketball when he was two. He grew up with his three sisters, Sarah, Amanda and Julia.[2]

Barcello attended high school on the varsity basketball team in all four years at Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona to win two state championship titles.[3]

As a freshman in 2013–14, he scored 15 points coming off the bench in the state championship game to help secure the school's third straight state title in overtime.[4] In his sophomore season, he led the school to a 33–1 record and a second state title, and the Aztecs were ranked the consensus No. 3 team in the nation and when he was teammates with No. 1 2018 player Marvin Bagley III, who later transferred.[5] Arizona coach Miller offered Barcello a scholarship after he poured in 51 points in a game as a sophomore against Gilbert Perry and Markus Howard (Marquette).[6]

In his junior season, in the state tournament, Barcello surpassed 1,000 points in only his second varsity season.[2] He led his team to the Division I tournament as the top seed.[7] In his senior season, Barcello scored 2,254 career points at Corona shooting over 55 percent from the field and almost 90 percent from the charity stripe.[8] He tallied 31 points in his team’s win over Christ the King in the Hoophall Classic. He also advanced to the finals of American Family Insurance National 3-Point Shooting Competition. He averaged 24.2 points, 3.0 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game.[9]

Recruiting

Barcello was considered as one of the best players in the 2017 recruiting class by Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN.[10][11] He was a consensus four-star prospect in the Class of 2017 and committed to play at Arizona over offers from Virginia, Butler, Indiana and Stanford.[12]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alex Barcello
PG		 Chandler, AZ Corona del Sol (AZ) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 118  247Sports: 124  ESPN: 96
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Arizona 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  • "2017 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.

    College career

    Arizona (2017–2019)

    In his freshman year at Arizona, Barcello appeared in 21 games from his point guard position.[13] He had a season high of 11 points in their victory over LBSU, which included three makes on four attempts from beyond the arc.[14] He opened his collegiate career with a strong three-game run of 7.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game while shooting 58.3 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from three-point range.[15] Alex scored knocked down a pair of critical baseline jumpers in their run in its win at Oregon State.[16]

    In his sophomore season at Arizona, he played in 30 of 32 games for the Wildcats.[9] He registered three double-digit scoring games, opened the season with seven points and three rebounds in 15 minutes against Houston Baptist (11/17).[17] He erupted for 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting in 13 minutes against Georgia Southern (11/29).[18] He scored six points in six minutes at California (1/12/19).[19] He scored seven points in 12 minutes at UCLA (1/25/19).[20] He scored 12 points in 18 minutes at Utah (2/14/19).[21] He notched his third double-digit scoring game of the season versus California (2/21/19), scoring 14 points in 18 minutes, going 7-of-7 from the free throw line.[22] He earned an C.A.T.S. Academics Student-Athlete of the Month for February.[23]

    BYU (2019–present)

    Barcello announced he planned to transfer from Arizona prior to the 2019–20 season.[24] He opted to come to BYU where he received a waiver and played immediately instead of sitting out a season.[25] Barcello scored 18 points in a 91–61 win over Weber State on December 21, 2019.[26] He had 18 points and a career-high six three pointers, part of a BYU record 18 three pointers, in a 77–54 win over Loyola Marymount on February 14, 2020.[27] In the regular season finale against Pepperdine, Barcello broke the left scaphoid bone in his wrist, which required surgery after the season was suspended. In his first season at BYU, Barcello averaged 9.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.9 steals per game.[28]

    Coming into his senior season, Barcello was named to the Preseason All-West Coast Conference team.[29]

    Career statistics
    Legend
      GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
     FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
     RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
     BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

    College
    Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
    2017–18 Arizona 2109.6.391.308.7501.0.9.1.02.4
    2018–19 Arizona 3009.6.393.292.905.9.5.3.03.3
    2019–20 BYU 323230.1.493.486.8793.11.8.9.19.3
    Career 833217.5.456.410.8711.81.1.5.05.4

    Accomplishments and awards

    He received national honors including the (2x) Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year, Azcentral.com Big School Boys Basketball Athlete of the Year, Arizona BCA Division I Player of the Year, and (2x) East Valley Tribune Boys Basketball Player of the Year.[8][30][31][32]

    High School
    • All-Arizona Division I boys basketball team (2015, 2016)[33]
    • 2x Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year (2015, 2017)[8]
    • azcentral.com Big School Basketball Boys Athlete of the Year (2017)[30]
    • Arizona Basketball Coaches Association Division I Player of the Year (2015)[31]
    • 2x 6A Central League state champions (2015–16)[3]
    • 2x East Valley Tribune Boys Basketball Player of the Year (2015–16)[32]
    • All-East Valley Tribune Boys Basketball first team (2016)[32]
    • MaxPreps.com High School Boys Basketball All-American honorable mention (2017)[34]
    • FloHoops All-Peach Invitational First Team (2016)[35]
    • FloHoops Peach Invitational MVP (2016)[35]
    College

    Personal life

    He has three younger sisters that also play basketball named Sarah, Amanda and Julia.[2]

    Sarah who is playing at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York had a successful freshman season appearing in 33 games and starting 19.[36] Prior to Marist, Sarah and the Seton Catholic Prep captured the first 4A Conference girls basketball state championship title leading to a 29–4 record.[37]

    Julia, "who is now playing at Colgate, left Seton two years ago with more than 1,458 points and another state championship, leading the school to a 32–3 record."[2] "She holds the school's all-time rebounding (1,390) and blocked shots (282) records."[2]

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