NBA star Harrison Barnes talks hoops and life

Posted Dec 17, 2017
Harrison Barnes was raised in Ames. Now he's starring with the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. Barnes is averaging nearly 20 points a game in his second season with the Mavericks. He has a great deal of pride in his home state, returning to teach basketball skills in Iowa summer camps.Barnes led Ames to back-to-back state championships in 2009 and 2010. (Des Moines Register)

Related: Basketball, Tar Heels in the NBA

Caleb Wilson And Henri Veesaar's Tag-Team Performance Powers UNC's Comeback Over Duke
UNC’s prize frontcourt played what can only be described as a tag-team takeover on Saturday night, with Caleb Wilson supplying 17 points in the first...
Sun Feb 8, 2026

Caleb Wilson’s first-half surge steadied Tar Heels, set up 'crazy' night
With his first Carolina-Duke game slipping away from the Tar Heels, Caleb Wilson wasn’t about to let the Blue Devils coast to victory. He scored...
Sun Feb 8, 2026

Video: Big Hitters Podcast - UNC Buzzer-Beater Stuns Duke
Unreal. A game-winning, buzzer-beater three by Seth Trimble gives UNC a 71-68 win over Duke on Saturday in Chapel Hill. This rivalry always delivers. Spenser...
Sun Feb 8, 2026

Seth Trimble stayed at UNC. His game-winner over Duke has staying power, too
Seth Trimble couldn't leave fast enough. The buzz, the posse, whatever you call it, pressed in from every angle as he fielded postgame questions. The...
Sun Feb 8, 2026