BYU guard Alex Barcello passes to ahead Atiki Ally Atiki in motion towards Northern Iowa in an NIT sport on the Marriott Heart in Provo on Saturday, March 19, 2022. Mengshin Lin, Deseret Information
Alex Barcello, who completed his BYU profession No. 25 on this system’s all-time scoring checklist, has been invited to play within the Reese’s Faculty All-Star Sport in New Orleans on Friday.
Barcello will play for the West Workforce within the sport that may tip off at 2:30 p.m. MDT at Caesars Superdome. It is going to be broadcast stay on CBS Sports activities Community.
As a senior, Barcello averaged 16.8 factors per sport, shot 45.1% from the ground, 42.1% from 3-point territory, and 86.5% from the free-throw line. The Cougars completed with a 24-11 document and superior to the NIT quarterfinals.
Through the season, ESPN’s Jay Bilas mentioned Barcello was the “finest shooter of the nation.”
BYU coach Mark Pope wholeheartedly agreed.
“I imply, he’s simply stating information. We’ve banged out the numbers a billion instances. The stats that declare conclusively that Alex Barcello is the very best shooter within the nation, they’re in every single place,” he mentioned. “There’s just one participant within the nation over the past three years that has shot over 45% from the 3-point line. There may not even be a shot minimal to that.
“So you would go down the checklist. I used to be glad that Jay mentioned it as a result of the world ought to know. Simply watch what he did … the photographs he’s making are so troublesome proper now. He’s performed it with such consistency for 3 straight years.”
Barcello acquired All-West Coast Convention first-team honors in back-to-back seasons and was named an honorable point out All-America in 2020-21.
The 6-foot-2 product of Chandler, Arizona, poured in a career-high 33 factors at Pepperdine,together with 9 3-pointers — the second-most in a single sport at BYU.
Barcello, an Arizona switch, is one among 9 gamers in program historical past to attain not less than 1,300 factors and dish out not less than 275 assists. He ended No. 2 all-time at BYU in 3-point discipline purpose proportion and efficient discipline purpose proportion.
NABC — Reese’s Division I Faculty All-Star Sport
East Roster
R.J. Cole, UConn – G
Trent Frazier, Illinois – G
Brad Davison, Wisconsin – G
Alondes Williams, Wake Forest – G
Jeenathan Williams, Buffalo – F
Tyrese Martin, UConn – G
D’Shawn Schwartz, George Mason – F
E.J. Anosike, Can State Fullerton – F
John Fulkerson, Tennessee – F
Chuba Ohams, Fordman – F
Grant Golden, Richmond – F
Head coach: Ritchie McKay, Liberty
West Roster
Derek St. Hilaire, New Orleans – G
Alex Barcello, BYU – G
Davion Mintz, Kentucky – G
Taz Sherman, West Virginia – G
Mark Smith, Kansas State – G
Stanley Umude, Arkansas – G
Gabe Brown, Michigan State – F
Ryan Davis, Vermont – F
Nick Muszynski, Belmont – C
Marcus Bingham Jr., Michigan State – F
Head coach: Dennis Gates, Missouri