Adam Barry
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 11/09/75
- Place of Birth: Melbourne (VIC)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 181
- Weight (KG): 77
- Junior Assoc: VIC - Coburg
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 7/07/95
- AGE AT DEBUT: 19
- LAST NBL GAME: 7/07/95
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 19
- NBL History: North Melbourne 1995
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Adam Barry was born in Melbourne (VIC) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Coburg basketball program.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Adam Barry made his NBL debut with the North Melbourne Giants at 19 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
After winning the 1994 championship, North Melbourne entered Brett Brown’s third season with almost its entire title roster intact, with Darryl McDonald, Pat Reidy, Paul Rees, Paul Maley, Larry Sengstock, Rod Johnson, Darryl Pearce, Mark Leader and John Stelzer all returning. Maley (back injury) was ruled out for the year in the final weeks before the season, forcing Brown to find a late replacement before the Giants signed former Ohio State forward Chris Jent (via Houston Rockets), who had won the 1994 NBA championship only months earlier.
Adam Barry’s only appearance came in Hobart on July 7, where Barry (0 points across 1 game) played 48 seconds as North Melbourne defeated the Devils 102-86 behind Jent (34 points), Reidy (32 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists) and McDonald (12 points and 6 assists).
Jent (25.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.9 steals) led North Melbourne in scoring after replacing Maley and earned All-NBL Third Team honours, while Reidy (20.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.5 steals), McDonald (17.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 10.4 assists, and 3.8 steals), Rees (14.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks), Johnson (11.5 points), Sengstock (5.7 points and 4.4 rebounds), Pearce (5.7 points) and Leader (4.6 points and 3.0 rebounds) carried the Giants to an 18–8 record and third place.
North Melbourne defeated Brisbane 2-0 in the quarterfinals and South East Melbourne 2-1 in the semifinals to reach the Grand Final for a second consecutive season, then opened the series with a 104-97 win over Perth before losing game two 97-88 and game three 108-88, where James Crawford (32 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks) powered the Wildcats and Andrew Vlahov was named Grand Final MVP. Barry did not appear in the postseason.
Adam Barry played in one NBL game during the 1995 season, scoring 0 points, 0 rebounds, and 0 assists.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20 | North Melbourne | 18-8 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20 | North Melbourne | 18-8 (3) | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Total | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- North East Melbourne (1993–1997)
Barry joined North East Melbourne for the 1993 CBA season, entering the senior state league from Coburg Basketball. Barry was born in Melbourne on 11 September 1975 and did not play college basketball, with his first North East Melbourne season coinciding with the Arrows winning the ABA national championship 124–113 over Murray Bridge at Keilor, while Mike Kelly was named to the CBA All-Star Team and shared CBA Championship MVP honours.
Barry remained with North East Melbourne for the 1994 CBA South/East season, continuing with the Arrows after the club’s national championship year. The Arrows did not repeat as SEABL men’s champion, with Broadmeadows winning the 1994 title and Ballarat winning the ABA national championship 104–81 over Cairns at Bendigo.
Barry returned to North East Melbourne for the 1995 CBA South/East season, keeping his place with the Arrows through the middle of his five-year state league run. Frankston won the 1995 SEABL men’s title and Ballarat defeated Frankston 101–86 in the ABA national final at Liverpool, while Kelly was named CBA MVP in his post-Arrows state league season.
Barry stayed with North East Melbourne for the 1996 CBA South/East season, sharing the Arrows’ state league pathway with Matt Shanahan during Shanahan’s 1994–1996 North East Melbourne run. North-West Tasmania won the 1996 SEABL men’s title and then defeated Knox 101–88 in the ABA national final at Devonport.
Barry completed his North East Melbourne stint in the 1997 CBA South/East season, with the Arrows still being used as a development team for emerging Victorian players such as Matt Smith. Hobart won the 1997 SEABL men’s title, while Suncoast won the ABA national final 80–78 over Cairns at Geelong.
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