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2025-26 Men's Basketball

11 Isaiah Barnes

  • Pos G
  • Ht 6-7
  • Wt 210
  • Yr Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School Simeon Career Academy (Tulsa/Michigan)

Biography

2025-26: Played in 29 games and made 13 starts… Averaged 3.8 points and 1.8 rebounds per game… Played in 17 Missouri Valley Conference games including two starts… Became the first Valpo player to debut with a double-double since 2017, recording the second of his career with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the Nov. 4 season opener vs. Eastern Illinois. Those point and rebound totals stood as his season highs... Scored eight points and had four rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench, going 3-of-5 from the floor and 2-of-2 from 3 with a plus-minus of +11 to help the team to a 69-63 win over Southern Illinois on Jan. 21... Tied for his highest scoring output in league play with eight points on Feb. 21 at UIC, including a rim-rocking dunk that ranked No. 4 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays the next morning.

Tulsa (2023-24 & 2024-25): Played his third and fourth collegiate seasons at the University of Tulsa, a member of the American Athletic Conference… Started all 31 games in 2023-24, averaging 8.2 points per game in his first year with the Hurricane and scoring in double figures on 14 occasions with season highs of 17 points and 10 rebounds… Played in 26 games and made 23 starts in 2024-25, making 54 starts and 57 total appearances over his two seasons at Tulsa… Averaged 9.3 points per game in 2024-25 including a season-high of 22… Turned in 12 double-figure performances in 2024-25 and 26 over his two years with the Hurricane.
 
Michigan (2021-22 & 2022-23): Started his collegiate career with two seasons playing at Michigan of the Big Ten Conference… Redshirted as a freshman in 2021-22, when he appeared in two games, including his collegiate debut on Nov. 11, 2021 against Arizona… Played in 15 games as a redshirt freshman in 2022-23… Played on a Michigan team that went to the 2022 NCAA Tournament and the 2023 NIT.
 
Prep: Entered Michigan as a four-star recruit, rated No. 102 by Rivals and No. 110 by 247 Sports… Earned Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) All-State Class 4A honors in 2021 and Special Mention in 2020 while also garnering Chicago Sun-Times All-Area honors in 2021… Transferred to Simeon Career Academy for his final prep year in 2020-21 after playing two seasons at Oak Park and River Forest (2018-20) and one at Romeoville High School (2017-18)… As a senior, he averaged 18 points, eight rebounds and three assists per game… Averaged 21 points, eight boards and five assists per game during his junior campaign.
 
Personal: Older brother Daniel played at Eastern Michigan (2008-09) and UIC (2010-13)… Attended games at Valpo to watch Daniel play in Valpo/UIC Horizon League matchups… Enjoys spending time with his dog… Graduated from Tulsa in 2025 with a degree in organizational study and is pursuing a master’s degree at Valpo.

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