Marvin Barnes

Marvin Barnes

Personal information
Born	(1952-07-27)July 27, 1952 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died	September 8, 2014(2014-09-08) (aged 62) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Central (Providence, Rhode Island)
College	Providence (1971–1974)
NBA draft	1974: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	1974–1986
Position	Power forward / center
Number	24, 8, 27
Career history
1974–1976	Spirits of St. Louis
1976–1977	Detroit Pistons
1977–1978	Buffalo Braves
1978–1979	Boston Celtics
1979–1980	San Diego Clippers
1980	Hurlingham Trieste
1982–1983	Detroit Spirits
1983–1984	Ohio Mixers
1985–1986	Evansville Thunder
Career highlights and awards
2× ABA All-Star (1975, 1976) All-ABA Second Team (1975) ABA Rookie of the Year (1975) ABA All-Rookie First Team (1975) ABA All-Time Team Consensus first-team All-American (1974) Third-team All-American – UPI (1973) NCAA rebounding leader (1974)
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	5,034 (16.0 ppg)
Rebounds	2,873 (9.1 rpg)
Assists	651 (2.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Marvin Jerome "Bad News"^[1] Barnes (July 27, 1952 – September 8, 2014) was an American professional basketball player. A forward, he was an All-American at Providence College, and played professionally in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA).