# Barry Yates

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**Barry Yates** (born January 30, 1946) is an American former professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player. He played for the [Philadelphia 76ers](/source/Philadelphia_76ers) in 24 games during the [1971–72 NBA season](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_NBA_season).[1]

Yates started his [college basketball](/source/College_basketball) career with the [Nebraska Cornhuskers](/source/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_men's_basketball) where he played on the freshman team during the 1963–64 season.[2] He spent the following five years in the [United States Coast Guard](/source/United_States_Coast_Guard).[2] Yates joined the [Maryland Terrapins](/source/Maryland_Terrapins_men's_basketball) in 1969 and redshirted his first season.[2] He returned to playing in the 1970–71 season and averaged 13.2 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.[2] Yates was selected as the 131st overall pick in the [1971 NBA draft](/source/1971_NBA_draft) by the Philadelphia 76ers.[3] He chose to start his professional career despite having one additional year of collegiate eligibility remaining.[3]

Yates played for the [Cherry Hill Rookies](/source/Cherry_Hill_Rookies) of the [Eastern Basketball Association](/source/Eastern_Basketball_Association) (EBA) during the 1973–74 season.[4]

## Career statistics

### NBA

Source[1]

#### Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG Philadelphia 24 1 6.0 .373 .636 1.7 .3 2.9

## References

1. ["Barry Yates NBA stats"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/y/yatesba01.html). *[Basketball Reference](/source/Basketball_Reference)*. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 22 December 2024.

1. ["Barry Yates"](https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10940:barry-yates&catid=69&Itemid=342). *The Draft Review*. Retrieved February 9, 2025.

1. Vecsey, Peter (November 12, 1971). ["Pro Basketball Rookies ... Some Play, Most Don't"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-pro-basketball-rookies-so/165075826/). *Daily News*. p. 106. Retrieved February 9, 2025. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Barry Yates minor league basketball statistics"](https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-yatesbar001). *Stats Crew*. Retrieved February 9, 2025.

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