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192 lbs.
Class
Senior
(Covid Year)
Hometown
Chandler,
Arizona
Last School
Arizona
Roster Years
2019-2022
Personal
- Mom is Shelli Barcello
- Sister Amanda is on the BYU women's basketball team
- Pronunciation: bar-SELL-oh
- Instagram: @alexbarcello | Twitter: @alexbarcello | LinkedIn: Alex Barcello
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
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- M Basketball | Mar, 19
Cougars take down Northern Iowa 90-71 behind 27 points from Gideon George
- ImageM Basketball | Feb, 18
BYU finishes three-game road trip on Saturday against Saint Mary’s
- ImageM Basketball | Feb, 12
BYU takes down Pepperdine behind Barcello's career night
- ImageM Basketball | Feb, 05
BYU falls to Gonzaga 90-57
- ImageM Basketball | Jan, 20
Barcello takes over late as Cougars down Toreros 79-71
- ImageM Basketball | Jan, 15
Cougars storm back to hand San Francisco first home loss of the season
- ImageM Basketball | Jan, 08
BYU-Saint Mary's Notes and Quotes
- ImageM Basketball | Dec, 22
BYU prevails in defensive slugfest with 54-39 win over South Florida
- ImageM Basketball | Dec, 08
Cougars' hot shooting downs Aggies 82-71 at home Wednesday
- ImageM Basketball | Dec, 07
Barcello nominated for Senior CLASS Award
- ImageM Basketball | Dec, 04
Cougars bounce back with physical win over Missouri State, 74-68
- ImageM Basketball | Nov, 20
Cougars take down Central Methodist 97-61 in second straight 30-point win
- ImageM Basketball | Nov, 04
BYU-Colorado Christian Postgame Notes and Quotes
- ImageM Basketball | Nov, 04
BYU starts slow, finishes fast to take down Colorado Christian 63-45
- ImageM Basketball | Oct, 14
BYU picked No. 2 in WCC preseason poll, Barcello and Lohner named to All-WCC team
- ImageAthletics | Jul, 30
Y-Awards Close out Successful BYU Seasons
- ImageM Basketball | Jul, 07
Barcello named NSCA All-American
- ImageM Basketball | May, 28
Barcello to return for 2021-22
- ImageM Basketball | Mar, 20
First half struggles lead to BYU First Round exit in 73-62 loss to UCLA
- ImageM Basketball | Mar, 16
Barcello named honorable mention All-America
- ImageM Basketball | Mar, 09
BYU grinds out 82-77 overtime victory over Pepperdine in WCC semifinal
- ImageM Basketball | Mar, 01
Averette, Barcello, Haarms and Lohner earn All-WCC honors
- ImageM Basketball | Feb, 25
Barcello’s hot-shooting, record-setting night leads BYU over San Francisco
- ImageM Basketball | Feb, 08
Upset-minded Cougars Fall to No. 1 Gonzaga at Home
- ImageM Basketball | Jan, 30
BYU Overpowers Pacific 95-87 in 2OT
- ImageM Basketball | Jan, 18
Barcello earns Player of the Week award from College Sports Madness
- ImageM Basketball | Jan, 16
Big Bench Play, Another Strong Second Half leads to WCC road win over USF
- ImageM Basketball | Jan, 14
Stifling defense late gives BYU a big 62-52 win at St. Mary's
- ImageM Basketball | Dec, 18
BYU holds off SDSU for big road win
- ImageM Basketball | Dec, 05
Cougars win a tight one in Logan
- ImageM Basketball | Dec, 02
BYU guts out 74-68 win over St. John’s
- ImageM Basketball | Nov, 28
BYU takes care of UVU to win 82-60 in the UCCU Crosstown Clash
- ImageM Basketball | Nov, 26
Cougars move to 2-0 with 86-61 win over New Orleans
- ImageM Basketball | Nov, 25
Cougars Tie Program 3-point Record in 108-59 Win Over Westminster
- ImageM Basketball | Oct, 26
Cougars picked to finish second, Barcello named preseason All-WCC
- ImageM Basketball | Mar, 25
BYUtv Deep Blue with Alex Barcello
- ImageM Basketball | Jan, 15
Get to know junior guard Alex Barcello
- ImageM Basketball | Oct, 25
Barcello receives waiver from NCAA, eligible to play this season