[22] He earned an C.A.T.S. Arizonas a great program. Later, Pope and Barcello met with reporters, who were able to ask questions in person rather than on Zoom for the first time in more than one year. He played every single game during coach Popes first three years here at BYU, said assistant coach Nick Robinson. 12 Oregon with 32-point blowout, BYU's Barcello drops in consecutive layups to remain perfect from the floor. So Friday night at the Smith Fieldhouse, during the schools annual Fathers and Sons basketball camp, with masks no longer required, Pope told the hundreds in attendance that the youngsters needed to take the floor next to Barcello to exert the most pressure ever on a player in the history of college basketball to come back to school.. They are two different environments, he said. supports HTML5 video, Estimated read time: 7-8 [1] Edward "led the state in scoring his senior year at Phoenix Brophy Prep in 1987, graduating with more than 1,000 career points and second only to future Duke star and NBA player Mark Alarie (1982) as the school's all-time leading scorers. Like all basketball players, Barcello has pro ambitions. "This Alex Barcello is incredible; we all know that," Pope said. With Sarah having just completed her sophomore season and a youngest sister still in seventh grade, that domination might continue for years to come. Especially during their high school season I want to do as much as I can for them and talking to the coaches and handling all that, and then every now and then theyll say hello, but I try to tell them theyre focused and they want to do as best they can.. Copyright 2023 Deseret News Publishing Company. So hopefully we're feeling the same thing that the other 63 teams are feeling. Its a surreal feeling. It took a toll on me mentally. So Alex brought a certain mentality, a certain work ethic, a certain leadership style. We have concepts that we play with offensively, we have set plays but theres a lot of freedom within the concepts that we play with offensively. Ive got a bitter taste in my mouth right now still from it. [2] Sarah and Julia are also college basketball players, playing for Marist College and Colgate. From the start of the morning, because she is the hardest person to surprise. Against Cal State Fullerton, Barcello hit 7 of 9 shots from the floor, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range while contributing three steals, two assists and two blocked shots, a harbinger of what he would be providing this season. He appealed to the NCAA to waive the rule that requires transfers to sit out one year before becoming eligible. Her first year in Provo hasnt always been easy; being unable to play last year was difficult. Hes a really genuine guy. 2 recruit in the state of Arizona in 2017. Last January, ESPN analyst Jay Bilas said, Alex Barcello is the best shooter in the country. But the record book will show Barcello as one of only three BYU players to make at least nine 3-pointers in a single game. Send a note to us at hello@sports360az.com. Contract released: What is new Utah assistant mens basketball coach Chris Burgess salary. While the BYU mens basketball team has lost star guard Alex Barcello, a three-year starter, the womens team is adding a Barcello. Contract released: What is new Utah assistant mens basketball coach Chris Burgess salary. But it was clear during BYUs season opener against Cal State Fullerton in early November at the Marriott Center that he had been reborn, in a basketball sense. Donate to the newsroom now. Guard Steven Ashworth committed to transfer to Creighton on Monday. I want to cleanse that bitter feeling. I had the (engagement) ring the whole season. The Chandler, Ariz., native credited the coaching staff and his teammates, along with his now-fiance, with helping him come to this decision. Barcello also had conversations with former Cougars TJ Haws and Jake Toolson, who played professionally this past season. The Associated Press released its college basketball All-American team Tuesday morning and BYU guard Alex Barcello was named an honorable mention. Edward Barcello is happy his son received a second chance in his college career and is making the most of it. Hell be among the top 20 in 3-point field goals made. In 2020-21, Barcello averaged 16.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. Hes shooting 50% from the field, 48% from 3-point range and 88% from the free throw line. An up-to-date list of every coaching change in college basketball ahead of the 2023-24 season. 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The Salt Lake Tribune, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity and contributions are tax [20] He scored 12 points in 18 minutes at Utah (2/14/19). deductible, Report a missed paper by emailingsubscribe@sltrib.comor calling801-237-2900, For e-edition questions or comments, contact customer support801-237-2900or emailsubscribe@sltrib.com. We need to fill roles on the court. I didnt know it was a thing when I was talking to them, he recalled. Obviously, coming here as a nonmember (of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), people were saying it might be tough and you might feel out of place, she said. Just watching all those years, I kind of take little bits and pieces of the best guards and you kind of make an Alex Barcello out of that, former Cougars player Mark Durrant told The Salt Lake Tribune. Coach Mark Pope admitted he isnt too familiar with all who came before Barcello. Barcello proposed to Zoe four years and seven months to the day after they started dating. [17] He erupted for 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting in 13 minutes against Georgia Southern (11/29). Young Kwak, Associated Press Im so excited.. While Amanda Barcello is looking to play a key role at BYU, her brother, who starred at BYU before embarking on a professional basketball career, is currently playing in Greece. I came here for the girls and the coaches but seeing him thrive here and be in his element, I kind of saw that, she said. "[2] Shelli "was the leading rebounder and second-leading scorer on Canyon del Oro's undefeated state championship girls team in 198687. He started every game 94 during three seasons under head coach Mark Pope. He was a kid when the Swift raids split his family. These super seniors are freebies. Alex and Zo have been falling for each other deeply in love ever since then. In the Feb. 25 game against the San Francisco Dons, Barcello's scoring ability was on full display with 29 points, including a BYU record seven consecutive 3-pointers made. LOS ANGELES After each of his career-high six 3-pointers during BYU's 77-54 win at Loyola Marymount, Alex Barcello averted his eyes from one of 3,900 seats in the stands at Gersten Pavilion . After that first year, he spent the whole summer trying to grow himself into a leader of this locker room and of this team, he said. Alex Barcello's collegiate journey began with being a member of the ESPN Top 100 recruiting class in 2017 to being weighed down by frustration and disillusionment at Arizona. I see her getting a lot of minutes doing that.. Its amazing, Sarah told Sports360AZ.com. Barcello joins a group of returning players led by forwards Gavin Baxter, Caleb Lohner and Gideon George, among others, to join newcomers like Wasatch Academy big man Fouss Traore, West Africa native Atiki Ally Atiki and graduate transfer Te'Jon Lucas, the former four-star recruit to Illinois who earned all-Horizon League honors as a senior transfer with his hometown school of UW-Milwaukee. He scored just nine points in the. If Amanda can provide a spark for the BYU womens team, like Alex did for the mens team, it should be another great fit. You know Pope, go big or go home, Barcello said. BYU had perhaps its best team ever last season, as it won 26 games and captured the West Coast Conference regular-season championship. The senior BYU guard retreated to the right wing and took one hard dribble baseline before crossing over and leaving a defender in the proverbial dust. But it was also his former teammates who helped convince Barcello to return for another year. A guy who was willing to do everything that the team needed whether that was scoring, rebounding, locking up one of their best offensive players, whether thats just communicating to guys on the court and leading them.. PROVO From the outset of his BYU career, it seemed like guard Alex Barcello had been playing for the Cougars, and with his teammates, for years. Brad Cesmat Show. Alex found a home in Provo after transferring from Arizona in 2019. He wants to play in the NBA, or any other league where he can get regular playing time in the sport he loves. For people that know the game, he looks like his minutes are big-time minutes on the floor. So Im super excited about that.. He is also 20th all-time in assists. Only time will tell if were almost done with this pandemic, but at least Cougar fans can get a new shirt to wear now that were all going out more these days. RT @DailyUnivSports: Alex Barcello will be a father this July! Whether Mark Pope realized it or not, he made history when he inserted Alex Barcello, Te'Jon Lucas, Seneca Knight, Gideon George, and Fousseyni Traore into the starting lineup. Today, theres only one champ in the house, and its Sarah. For Pope, Barcellos return is a major development, especially for a young team. Arizona tends to get a lot of one-and-done players in its program, while BYU is the opposite. He was a kid when the Swift raids split his family. My whole life Ive looked up to him and I kind of copied everything he did and I try to be in his footsteps.. The Wildcats were in the middle of a college recruiting scandal and Barcello was having some issues with extended family. Is this it? He believes he can keep getting better and really make a push at his dream of being an NBA basketball player. Against Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 5, in Mark Popes official debut as BYUs head coach, Barcello, who had received a waiver from the NCAA to play this season after transferring from Arizona, scored a then career-high 17 points in a 76-58 victory. He may have an even bigger impact off the court, being a friend and a great teammate to all of us.. Alex, of course, has plenty going for him. Its a sign that were headed back to a normal season experience. Trevin Knell buries the 3 from the wing for BYU, BYU upsets No. And for her to go through that and the roles are reversed, where she got to experience it and get a championship, but then Alex obviously for the first time experienced losing and not getting that.. A lot of people were pushing for Barcello to come back, thanks to a well-orchestrated plan by Pope to re-recruit Barcello and BYU's other seniors of Matt Haarms and Brandon Averette to return to BYU for another year. He played college basketball for the BYU Cougars of the West Coast Conference (WCC) and for the Arizona Wildcats. He fits us in terms of how we expect him to conduct himself here. "Four years and seven months, to the day, and I had the ring the whole last season," Barcello said. He wants this team and this staff, Pope said. Recruited by 10 of 12 Pac-12 schools (per ESPN.com), as well as programs nationwide including the likes of Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Virginia, the standout point guard will have the chance to continue his career at the highest level available. If you had to identify BYU basketball right now and you had to choose just one player that tied these past three years together, theres nobody that wont say Alex Barcello. By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's, engine to the BYU basketball program over the past two seasons, fell short via a 73-62 loss to Final Four-bound UCLA, Matt Haarms calls time on career at BYU, but 'will be forever grateful for my year spent in Provo', BYU restored everything to once 'broken' Alex Barcello. But would Barcello, who is Catholic, be comfortable at BYU, a school owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? It was hard on me just because, being in the Corona del Sol basketball program we arent used to losing, Alex said. I want to focus on the details with my game. Hes quickly become a best friend to almost everyone on the team. Is Steve Young one of the best NFL quarterbacks of all time? BYU basketball has a new prospect to monitor for the class of 2041. [3], As a freshman in 201314, he scored 15 points coming off the bench in the state championship game to help secure the school's third straight state title in overtime. Hes been everything to BYU basketball. I want to leave it all out on the table and give my whole heart to this university, this team, and coaching staff and my beautiful fiancee, give her everything she could ever imagine. PROVO Alex Barcello is here to run it back. And she helped Seton Catholic capture a 4A state championship. As badly as I wanted to go play pro and go overseas, he added,there was so much left on the table, so much unfinished business that I feel like I owe to this university and the coaching staff that believed in me.. [10][11] He was a consensus four-star prospect in the Class of 2017 and committed to play at Arizona over offers from Virginia, Butler, Indiana and Stanford. That means Durrant has seen the likes of Danny Ainge, Nate Call, Tyler and T.J. Haws, Chase Fischer and Jimmer Fredette. And just like Alex, Julia lost her junior season. But none were a bigger influence than Simpson. What he's saying to his team is how much he cares about them. Matt Haarms and Brandon Averettes respective decisions to leave also didnt surprise me, but there was an added layer to Barcellos choice. He takes the most shots, and conversations about the state of the team ultimately surround how well he plays. Hes capable of really pressuring the ball. BYUs Amanda Barcello poses during a photo shoot in Provo. This university fits him in terms of what he cares about. Shes a really good defender and shes a knock-down shooter, Whiting said. He was underused and overlooked with the Wildcats. Meet Zo Simpson, Alex Barcello's Girlfriend-Turned-Fiancee. Every day, I felt like something was off and I didnt feel like I could be myself and I didnt feel like my true colors could come out, Barcello said. [23], Barcello announced he planned to transfer from Arizona prior to the 201920 season. Shaylee Gonzales announces her transfer destination and its in the Big 12, What Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said about BYU transfer Caleb Etienne. Its been great. Another person that played a big role in helping him through the process was, of course, Zoe, his fiancee. They go out on the weekends. We both go about things in the same way. He also advanced to the finals of American Family Insurance National 3-Point Shooting Competition. In LaCombs mind, the greatest BYU players are remembered for how far they took their teams. I also feel that its a special opportunity for Alex to be at BYU, where theres so much support. She came back with a vengeance her senior year, said father Edward Barcello. 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