Andre Barrett, one of Seton Hall’s most highly decorated and best point guards in program history, will be inducted into the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame on Monday evening (June 10).
Barrett ranks in the top ten in school history in points scored (1,861) and second in assists (662), and was a member of perhaps Seton Hall’s best recruiting class in history as Tommy Amaker, in his last year as head coach, brought in Eddie Griffin -- one of the nation’s most highly coveted recruits -- Marcus Toney-El, Damion Fray, and Barrett.
Said Amaker of Barrett prior to the 2000-01 season:
A local product from Rice High School in New York City, Barrett was given the keys to the car the moment he stepped foot on the floor averaging 32.4 minutes per game as a freshman and started all 31 games.
Heading into his sophomore season, Barrett traveled to China as the starting point guard for Team USA, guiding the U.S. to a 7-1 record at the 2001 World University Games. His journey abroad foreshadowed what his post-college playing career would have in store for him as Barrett’s been all over the globe. As an undrafted player, he bounced around the NBA for a few seasons before playing in the D-League and then in Spain and France in more recent years.
During his senior season in 2004, Barrett led Seton Hall to their most recent NCAA Tournament win with an 80-76 victory over Arizona. Although the Pirates would get trounced by top-seeded Duke 90-62 in the second round, Barrett had a tremendous senior season averaging better than 17 points and nearly six assists per game. He was named to the first team All-Big East and garnered the 2004 Haggerty Award as the top male college player in the metropolitan area.
In a time when the Big East as we know it is being pulled apart with many of its former members heading elsewhere, it’s nice to remember and commemorate a player that dazzled the league for four seasons.
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