Alex Barcello
Guard 13
Ht/Wt
6'
2"
|
192 lbs.
Class
Senior (Covid Year)
Hometown
Chandler, 
Arizona
Last School
Arizona
Roster Years
2019-2022


Personal

Before BYU

  • Played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Arizona
  • As a sophomore in 2018-19, played in 30 games and averaged 3.3 points and added 26 rebounds, 15 assists and 10 steals
  • As a freshman in 2017-18, played in 21 games and averaged 2.4 points and added 22 rebounds and 20 assists
  • Prepped at Corona del Sol High School
  • Was the No. 2 recruit in the state of Arizona and a member of the ESPN Top 100 in the class of 2017
  • Named the 2015 and 2017 Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year
  • Helped lead Corona del Sol to a pair of 6A state championships
  • In the 2015 state tournament scored 51 points on 19 of 25 shooting against Gilbert Perry
  • A member of AZ Central Sports’ All-Arizona Teams as a sophomore, junior and senior
  • Tallied 31 points in his team’s win over Christ the King HS in Hoophall Classic as a senior
  • Advanced to finals of American Family Insurance National 3-Point Shooting Competition

 

 

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year

Sophmore Year

Junior Year 2019-2020

  • Played in and started all 32 games
  • Posted season highs of 18 points (twice), 7 rebounds (twice), 5 assists (twice), 3 steals (twice), 2 blocks (Cal State Fullerton) and 6 3-point field goals (at Loyola Marymount)
  • In the BYU record book for a single season, finished fourth all-time in 3-point field goal percentage (minimum 35 attempts), fifth in points available percentage and 10th in effective field goal percentage
  • Scored in double figures 14 times
  • Had three-plus steals twice and three-plus 3-pointers nine times
  • Let the team in scoring three times, rebounds three times and assists twice

Senior Year 2020-2021

 

  • Played in and started all 27 games
  • Posted season highs of 29 points (San Francisco), 9 rebounds (twice), 10 assists (Texas Southern), 3 steals (Pacific) and 7 3-point field goals (San Francisco)
  • Named AP All-America Honorable Mention
  • Named to the West Coast Conference First Team
  • NABC All-District First Team
  • USBWA All-District Team
  • Led BYU in points (16.1), assists (4.3), steals (0.9), three-point percentage (47.7%) and free-throw percentage (85.6%)
  • Was No. 10 nationally in three-point percentage
  • Led the Cougars to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2015 and back-to-back AP Top 25 finishes
  • Is No. 1 in the BYU record book in three different categories: career three-point percentage (48.2%), career effective field-goal percentage (61.5%) and single-game 3-point makes without a miss (7). His 2.01 career assist/turnover ratio is No. 10 all-time
  • His 48.2% three-point shooting over the past two seasons is the best of any player over that span

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

Senior 2021-2022

  • Started in all 35 games
  • NABC All-District First Team
  • West Coast Conference First Team
  • WCC Player of the Week (Nov. 22)
  • Averaged 32.1 minutes, 16.8 points, 3.8 rebound and 3.3 assists per game
  • Shot 45.1 percent from the field, 42.1 percent from three and 86.5 percent from the free throw line
  • Finished his career 25th on the all-time scoring list with 1,319 points
  • Also finished second in effective field goal percentage, second in 3-point field goal percentage, fourth in free throw percentage, seventh in 3-point field goals, ninth in 3-point field goal attempts and 20th in assists
  • Posted season highs of 33 points (Pepperdine), 11 rebounds (Utah Valley), 7 assists (twice) and four steals (twice)
  • Led BYU in points (16.8), steals (0.9), 3-point percentage (42.1%) and free throw percentage (86.5%)
  • Scored a career-high 33 points at Pepperdine on Feb. 12 going 9-of-10 from 3-point range, the most 3-pionters in a conference game in program history
  • Hit 88 3-pointers, tied for the fifth-most in a single season in program history
  • Made at least one 3-pointer in the final 18 games of the season, the seventh-longest streak in a single season in program history
  • Scored in double figures in 29 games including 11 games with 20 or more points
  • Recorded his second career double-double on Dec. 1 with 17 points and 11 rebounds at Utah Valley
  • Had a season-high seven assists against Loyola Marymount and Northern Iowa
  • Alex Barcello shooting a three

    BKB vs Pepperdine

  • Alex Barcello rises up for a jumper against St. Mary's

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  • Alex Barcello rises up for a jumper against St. Mary's

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  • Alex Barcello drives with the ball against San Francisco

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  • Alex Barcello brings the ball up the floor against Pacific on Saturday

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  • BYU vs USF Barcello

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  • BYU men's basketball guard Alex Barcello celebrates a three point field goal in the Cougars 63-45 victory over Colorado Christian University.

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  • Alex Barcello Creighton 2021

    Alex Barcello Creighton 2021

  • Alex Barcello watches his three find the bottom of the net in a game against Westminster at the Marriott Center.

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  • Alex Barcello posing in a graphic announcing being named to the Lute Olson Award Midseason Watchlist

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  • Alex Barcello shoots free throw at Pacific

    Alex Barcello shoots free throw at Pacific

  • Alex Barcello Saint Mary's 2022

    Alex Barcello Saint Mary's 2022

  • Alex Barcello LMU WCC 2022

    Alex Barcello LMU WCC 2022

  • Alex Barcello LBSU 2022

    Alex Barcello LBSU 2022

  • Alex Barcello hits a three in a 90-71 win over Northern Iowa.

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  • Mark Pope celebrates with his team during a 90-71 win over Northern Iowa.

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