L3Harris Engineer Canyon Barry Hits Game-Winning Shot in Olympic 3X3 Basketball
By Space Coast Daily // August 3, 2024
Barry works at the L3Harris Technologies headquarters in Melbourne
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Olympic 3X3 basketball is played on one half of a basketball court where two teams of three players compete. Both teams attack and defend the same hoop, depending on who has possession of the ball. The winner is the team with the highest score at the end of 10 minutes or the first team to reach 21 points. The three‑point line in conventional basketball serves as the two-point line in 3X3 basketball, with shots made outside the line earning two points and those inside it one.
PARIS – Former college basketball standout Canyon Barry hit the game-winning shot in the U.S. men’s basketball 3×3 team to defeat France on Friday.
Barry, who is the son of NBA Hall of Fame guard Rick Barry and works for Brevard County-based L3Harris, carried his team and scored 15 points to help Team USA defeat France 21-19 in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
France led by five points at one point in the game. Each game is played for 10 minutes or first to 21 points.
A fixture on USA Basketball’s 3×3 Men’s National Teams over the years, Barry has long been dedicated to the sport. He has represented the U.S. in two FIBA 3×3 World Cups, two FIBA 3×3 Men’s AmeriCorps, and one Pan American Games. On the FIBA Men’s World Tour, Barry played for Team Miami (2023) and Princeton (2019-22). Barry also has 5-on-5 experience, playing internationally and in the NBA G League out of college.
An underhand free-throw shooter like his father, Barry graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in physics from the College of Charleston. He graduated from Florida with a master’s degree in nuclear engineering.
USA Basketball Notes
Gold Medal: 2023 Pan American Games 3×3, 2022 FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup, 2021 FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup, 2019 FIBA 3×3 World Cup.
Silver Medal: 2023 FIBA 3×3 World Cup.
Teams: 2024 USA 3×3 World Tour (Miami), 2023 USA 3×3 Men’s Pan American Games Team, 2023 USA 3×3 World Tour (Miami), 2023 and 2019 USA Men’s 3×3 World Cup Teams, 2022 and 2021 USA Men’s 3×3 AmeriCup Teams.
Honors: 2022 FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup MVP.
2024:
■ Took first place with Miami at the Quebec Challenger in Quebec City, Canada, from June 28-29, 2024.
■ Took sixth place with Miami at the Ulaanbaatar Masters in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from June 8-9, 2024.
■ Finished sixth with Miami at the Marseille Masters in Marseille, France, from May 31-June 1, 2024.
■ Led Miami to a first-place finish at the 2024 FIBA 3×3 World Tour Utsunomiya opener (4/27-4/27/24) and averaged 4.2 ppgs.
■ Named to the 2024 USA 3×3 Men’s National Team, which will compete at the 2024 Olympic Games Paris (3/26/24).
■ Invited to participate at the 2024 USA 3×3 Men’s National Team training camp Feb. 16-18 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
2023:
■ Helped the 2023 USA 3×3 Men’s Pan American Games Team to a 5-0 record and gold in Santiago, Chile, from Oct. 21-23.
■ Named to Team Miami (6/13/23), one of two USA Basketball FIBA 3×3 World Tour Teams in 2023.
■ Represented Miami at the Orleans Challenger in Orleans, France, from June 24-25, 2023.
■ Finished sixth with Miami at the Macau Masters in Macau, China, from July 8-9, 2023.
■ Helped Miami to a second-place finish at the Bordeaux Challenger in Bordeaux, France, from July 21-22, 2023.
■ Finished in third place with Miami at the Sukhbaatar Challenger in Sukhbaatar, Mongolia, from August 12-13.
■ Finished in third place with Miami at the Lausanne Masters in Lausanne, Switzerland, from August 18-19.
■ Finished fourth with Miami at the Debrecen Masters in Debrecen, Hungary, from August 26-27, 2023.
■ Led Team Miami to a first-place finish at the Cebu Masters in Cebu City, Philippines, from Sept. 23-24. Miami captured the USA’s first FIBA World Tour Masters win since Princeton claimed the 2019 Los Angeles Masters title.
■ Finished in second place with Team Miami at the Amsterdam Masters from Oct. 6-7.
■ Helped Team Miami to a third-place finish at the Doha Challenger from Oct. 10-11.
■ Led Team Miami to a first-place finish at the Abu Dhabi Masters in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from Oct. 28-29. Miami became the first U.S. FIBA World Tour team to win two masters events in a season.
■ Competed with Team Miami in the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Jeddah Final from Dec. 8-9. The team finished fifth while Barry averaged a team-high 6.0 points.
■ As a member of the 2023 USA 3×3 Men’s World Cup team, averaged 3.9 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. Helped the team capture silver at the event.
■ Played at the 2023 3X Nationals with Team Miami. The team went undefeated en route to the finals before falling to Showtime, 15-21.
2022:
■ Won a gold medal and was named MVP at 2022 USA 3×3 Men’s AmeriCup after averaging 6.8 points in five games.
2021:
■ Won a gold medal as a member of the 2021 USA 3×3 Men’s AmeriCup Team, averaging 4.2 points in five games.
■ Was not able to play for the USA at the FIBA 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament after suffering a back injury.
■ As a member of the 2021 USA 3×3 Men’s National Team, participated in the USA Men’s 3×3 Olympic Qualifying training camp at the 3X House from May 1-18 in Los Angeles; and from March 12-18 in Orlando.
■ With Team Princeton in 2021, played in select FIBA 3×3 World Tour and 3×3 Challenger events, Red Bull 3X Qualifiers and the Red Bull USA Basketball 3X South Regional.
2020:
■ Named to the 2020 USA Basketball 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Team on Feb. 17, 2020.
2019:
■ Member of the 2019 USA 3×3 World Cup Team that claimed an historic first gold medal for the USA with a 7-0 record, was the USA’s second-leading scorer with 39 points (5.6 ppg), which ranked fifth among all competitors.
■ With Princeton in 2019, played in the: 2nd Rain & Rose 3×3 International Challenge in October; and the Red Bull USA Basketball 3X East Regional in September.
■ With New York City in 2019, played in the Red Bull USA Basketball 3X West Regional in September.
■ With Gator Elite in 2019, played in the Red Bull USA Basketball 3X North Regional in September; and the Red Bull 3X Chicago in September.
■ Competed in the 2019 Red Bull USA Basketball 3×3 Nationals as a member of Quest.
2013:
■ Participated in the 2013 USA Men’s U19 World Cup Team trials.
Professional Notes
■ Played with the Iowa Wolves from 2018-22. Averaged 9.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 23.7 minutes through 90 games (30 starts).
■ Played professionally in China, Czech Republic and Finland.
College Notes
■ After redshirting as a freshman, played 70 games in three seasons for College of Charleston (2013-16) before playing as a graduate transfer for the University of Florida in 2016-17.
■ During his year at Florida in 2016-17, the Gators posted a 27-9 record and advanced to the 2017 NCAA Elite Eight; played in 35 games and averaged a team second-best 11.3 ppg.
■ Set Florida’s all-time career records for consecutive free throws made with 42 and for most 20-point games off the bench in a single season with four.
■ Averaged 12.8 ppg over his three years at Charleston.
■ Named the 2017 Southeastern Conference Sixth Man of the Year.
Personal Notes
Son of Lynn Norenberg Barry and Rick Barry, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.
Has four half-brothers: Jon, Drew, Brent and Scooter. All four played basketball in college and professionally. Jon was drafted in the first round of the 1992 NBA Draft by Boston and played in the league for 14 seasons. Brent was the 15th overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft and led a 14-year career with two NBA Championships. Brent played in the NBA from 1998-2000. Scooter played professionally in the U.S. and overseas after winning a national championship title at Kansas in 1988.
His father, Rick, holds the distinction of being the only player to lead the NCAA, ABA and NBA in scoring and was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021. He is a 12-time NBA All-Star and NBA Champion (1975).
His mother, Lynn, was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American player at The College of William & Mary from 1977-81. Lynn and Canyon are believed to be the only mother-son duo to both achieve that honor. She is a member of the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame, the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame in basketball and track.
An underhand free-throw shooter like his father.
Graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s of science degree in physics from College of Charleston. Graduated from Florida with a masters degree in nuclear engineering.
Recipient of the prestigious college-wide student award – the John Lewis Gervais Jr. Award.
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