University of Memphis Athletics
M Club Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2019
Earl Barron, a native of Clarksdale, Miss., arrived on the Memphis campus in the fall of 1999 after signing a basketball scholarship with Tic Price. A former high school basketball and tennis letterman, the seven-foot Barron would appear in 128 career games, including 30 as a freshman. He had a season-high 17 points and 11 rebounds against Chaminade and tied the Maui Classic record for blocked shots in a game with six. Barron scored a career high 25 points against South Carolina to lead Memphis to victory in the championship game of the Owens Corning NIT during his junior season as a Tiger. As a senior, Barron would score eight points in the Tigers’ NCAA Tournament against Arizona State to become the 37th player in Memphis history to score 1,000 or more points in his career. One of the best free throw shooters in Tiger history, Barron shot 81.3 percent from the free throw line during his senior season. In the summer of 2001, the swift center was selected to play in the World University Games and averaged 3.3 points and 2.3 rebounds for the bronze-medal winning USA Team. Following his career at Memphis, Barron would play NBA basketball for 14 seasons and earn a World Championship ring with the Miami Heat in 2006.
