Kyle James Barone (born September 12, 1989) is an American basketball player who played for the Earth Friends Tokyo Z of the B.League. He was the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 2012–13 after leading the WAC in scoring (18.2) and rebounding (10.9) in conference games.[1] Barone became the first player from the University of Idaho to be named the men's basketball player of the year in the WAC.
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| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1989-09-12) September 12, 1989 (age 33) Orange County, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pacifica (Garden Grove, California) Summit Prep (Redwood City, California) |
| College | Idaho (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013 | PGE Turów Zgorzelec |
| 2014 | Alba Fehérvár |
| 2014–2015 | Link Tochigi Brex |
| 2015–2016 | Kingman Kaoliang Liquor |
| 2016–2018 | Aomori Wat's |
| 2018–2019 | Saigon Heat |
| 2019 | Columbian Dyip |
| 2019 | San-en NeoPhoenix |
| 2019–2020 | Osaka Evessa |
| 2020 | Koshigaya Alphas |
| 2020 | Alvark Tokyo |
| 2020 | Aomori Wat's |
| 2020–2021 | Earth Friends Tokyo Z |
| 2021 | Kumamoto Volters |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats | |
In Barone's four-year career between 2009–10 and 2012–13 he appeared in a school record 125 games.[1] He graduated with 1,414 points—the fourth highest total in school history—as well as 864 rebounds, which ranks second.[1] Heading into his senior season he was suspended indefinitely by head coach Don Verlin for violating team rules but was re-instated before the first regular season game.[2] For his career, Barone averaged 11.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.0 blocks and 0.4 steals.[3] He plays the center position.[3]
On October 24, 2013, Barone signed with PGE Turów Zgorzelec in Poland.[4] After 5 games, Barone left PGE Turów, after averaging 2.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.[5] In November 2015, Barone signed with Kingman Kaoliang Liquor in Taiwan's Super Basketball League.[6] While with Link Tochigi Brex, Barone averaged 10.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.[6]
In April 2019, Barone signed with the Columbian Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association as the team's import for the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[7]
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