Max Barkeley
Max Barkeley (born February 7, 1992) is a Canadian basketball player who currently plays for the Camberwell Dragons of the Big V. He played college basketball for the Simon Fraser Red Leafs of the NCAA.
High school career[edit]
Barkeley played high school basketball at Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead, California. As a senior, Barkeley was a First-team All-Mojave River League selection[1]. He averaged 22.3 points, 3.7 assists, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.2 steals in 26 games while leading the state of California in Free Throws with 241. He averaged 28.6 points per game in Mojave River League play, which remains second all-time to Serrano's Jamaal Franklin (31.7) in 2009. [2]
College career[edit]
Freshman year[edit]
In 2011, Barkeley redshirted for coach Jim Wooldridge as a member of the UC Riverside Highlanders basketball team before transferring two years later to continue his college career at a junior college. In his first season at Victor Valley, Barkeley started all 26 games under Head Coach Bobby Godinez. He was third on the team with 16.5 points per game, making a team-high 91 three-pointers. [3] He scored a season high 30 points against COD in a Foothill Conference game, making 8 of 12 three-point attempts. At the end of the season, Barkeley earned Second-team All-Foothill honors, and Victor Valley finished 16-12 (5-5 in the Foothill), marking the school's first winning season in 9 years.
Sophomore year[edit]
In his sophomore season, Barkeley started 22 of 28 appearances for the Rams and was second on the team in scoring at 14.3 points per game.[4] He made 9 three-pointers and scored a season-high 38 points in a December 5th contest against IVC. He would go on to average a team-high 18.1 points per game in Foothill Conference play [5] and at the end of the season, Barkeley earned First-Team All-Foothill honors [6] as Victor Valley finished 18-14 (4-6 in the Foothill), earning a postseason tournament berth.
Junior year[edit]
After being named to the JCHoops.com 'Top 100 JUCO Players'[7], Barkeley received offers from Division 1 programs UC Riverside, CSU Northridge, and Seattle University. In addition to these, Division 2 programs Simon Fraser, West Alabama, Saint Leo, Cal State San Bernardino and Cal State Bakersfield also offered scholarships.[8]Barkeley transferred[9] from Victor Valley to NCAA Division II Simon Fraser University where he would average a team-high 16.9 points per game in 29.5 minutes per game. Barkeley also averaged 3.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[10] He scored a season-high 28 points in a 76-59 loss on November 30 to Sonoma State University.[11] After an exchange during practice with Head Coach Virgil Hill[12], it was reported on February 18, 2016 that Barkeley intended to transfer and was granted his release.[13]
Professional career[edit]
Negotiations with Head Coach and General Manager Kevin Keathley of the Halifax Hurricanes of NBL Canada fell through in November 2016 after Keathley was forced to resign from his position before the season due to personal reasons.[14]
In November 2018, Barkeley signed as an import with the Camberwell Dragons of the Big V, based in Melbourne, Australia.[15]In 42 games with the Dragons, Barkeley averaged 21.1 points per game. Barkeley also averaged and 7.1 rebounds per game and 2.5 assists per game.
After three seasons with Camberwell, Barkeley signed with the Sunbury Jets of the Big V Championship division in November 2021.
In his first season with the Jets, Barkeley played in 25 games and averaged 15.9 points per game, 3.1 rebounds per game and 2.1 assists in 31.8 minutes per game[16]. Second on the team in points, he helped lead the Jets to the minor premiership and a 20-1 regular season record along with the top overall seed in the postseason. The Jets were defeated in the Grand Final series 2-0 by Wyndham and finished as league runner-up.[17]
On December 13, 2022, Barkeley re-signed with the Sunbury Jets for the 2023 season.[18] Across 23 games in his second season with the club, Barkeley averaged 15.2 points per game, 3.4 rebounds per game, 2.0 assists per game and 1.3 steals per game in 33.4 minutes per game[19], again finishing second on the team in points behind back-to-back League MVP Ishmael Sanders. Sunbury once again made the postseason after a 16-5 regular season but was defeated in a preliminary semi-final by McKinnon Cougars.[20]
In two seasons at Sunbury, Barkeley averaged 15.6 points per game and helped the Jets to a cumulative record of 36-6.
On February 9, 2024, it was announced via the club’s Instagram that Barkeley had signed to return to the Camberwell Dragons, also of the Big V Championship division.[21]
Personal[edit]
Barkeley competed in his first mixed martial arts bout at age 24 and holds an amateur record of 4 wins and 2 losses. His father played American football at Michigan State University. As of 2021, he is an Australian Permanent Resident.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Area Roundup 3-20-10: Fields receives top MRL honors". vvdailypress.com. 2010-03-20. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ↑ "Max Barkeley Profile – MaxPreps". MaxPreps.com. 1996-09-19. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ↑ "Max Barkeley Profile – CCCAA". cccaasports.org. 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ↑ "Max Barkeley Profile – CCCAA". cccaasports.org. 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ↑ "Max Barkeley Split Stats – CCCAA". cccaasports.org. 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ↑ "Foothill Conference Teams – CCCAA" (PDF). cccaasports.org. 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ↑ https://www.angelfire.com/sports/jc/top100of15.html
- ↑ "Verbal Commits". verbalcommits.com. 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ↑ "Victor Valley College's Max Barkeley signs with Simon Fraser University". vvdailypress.com. 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ↑ "Simon Fraser University Player Stats – EuroBasket". eurobasket.com. 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- ↑ "SFU vs. Sonoma State Box Score – SFU Athletics". athletics.sfu.com. 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- ↑ "Hill's coaching style created friction, defections and yet another re-start for beleaguered Clan". theprovince.com. 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ↑ "Clan Surrenders 13 Point Lead, Game To Northwest Nazarene". athletics.sfu.com. 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ↑ "Hurricanes welcome new head coach and general manager". oursportscentral.com. 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- ↑ "Dragons ready to battle with Barkeley". BigV.com.au. 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ↑ https://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Maxwell-Barkeley/362245
- ↑ https://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/bigv/watch-game/1adc4f69-21c2-11ed-a2f3-21ae36f16fec
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=846380829931315&set=a.384970892738980
- ↑ https://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Maxwell-Barkeley/362245
- ↑ https://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/bigv/watch-game/f24c1be6-34c0-11ee-8f31-8d110afa7c00
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/YPEc2Cc3ztYRCjPT/?mibextid=QwDbR1
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