page_title: RJ Barrett
section_title: College career
hierarchical_section_title: RJ Barrett / College career
caption_attribution_description: R. J. Barrett on the floor for the Blue Devils at Cassell Coliseum
context_page_description: Rowan Alexander "RJ" Barrett Jr. is a Canadian professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. A shooting guard and small forward, he was selected third overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks after one year with the Duke Blue Devils program under coach Mike Krzyzewski.
  Born in Toronto as the son of former basketball player Rowan Barrett, Barrett shone at St. Marcellinus Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario, before transferring to Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida. He was a five-star recruit and the consensus top recruit in the 2018 class, earning Naismith Prep Player of the Year and Gatorade National Player of the Year accolades in his final high school season whilst playing as a shooting guard a majority of the season. He was ranked the top player in his class by all recruiting services and was the first player since LeBron James to sweep all major awards in high school and win the national championship.
  With the Canadian national under-19 team, Barrett was named MVP at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup after leading his team to a gold medal.
context_section_description: Barrett made his preseason debut for Duke on August 15, 2018 in an 86–67 win over the Canadian Ryerson University Rams, scoring 34 points and collecting five rebounds while shooting 11-of-29 from the field. On November 6, in his first regular season game, he posted 33 points and six assists against second-ranked Kentucky at the Champions Classic, breaking the Duke freshman scoring record in a debut. On December 3, 2018, Barrett was named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) rookie of the week. Barrett tallied his first double-double on December 5, with 27 points and 15 rebounds versus Hartford. On December 10, 2018, Barrett earned ACC player and freshman of the week honors for the second time. He had another strong performance in his next game against Yale, where he recorded 30 points, seven rebounds, and six assists. Barrett eclipsed the 30-point mark again on January 12, 2019, scoring 32 points in an 80–78 win over Florida State. On January 26, 2019, Barrett recorded 24 points and 11 rebounds in a 66–53 victory against Georgia Tech. On January 28, 2019, Barrett earned his third ACC freshman of the week honor. On February 9, Barrett scored 26 points in a 81–71 victory against Virginia. On February 17, Barrett recorded 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 94–78 win over North Carolina State. It was the fourth time in Duke history (second time under Mike Krzyzewski's tenure as head coach) where a player recorded a triple-double for the team. On February 23, 2019, Barrett recorded 30 points and 7 assist in a 75–65 win over Syracuse. On February 25, 2019, Barrett was again named ACC freshman of the week for the fourth consecutive time. On March 5, 2019, Barrett scored 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assist in a 71–70 win over Wake Forest. At the end of Duke's regular season, Barrett was named a member of both the Sporting News' All-American First Team, ACC All-Freshman team and the All-ACC First Team alongside his teammate Zion Williamson.
  On March 22, Barrett led the team in both points and rebounds with 26 points and 14 rebounds in an 85–62 win over no. 16 North Dakota State in the NCAA Tournament. He saw action in a total of 38 games (starting all 38) as a freshman, averaging 22.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists a contest.
  Following Duke's loss in the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, Barrett announced his intention to forgo his final three seasons of collegiate eligibility and declare for the 2019 NBA draft.
caption: Barrett with Duke in 2018
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