Harry Barnes (basketball)

Harry J. Barnes (born July 25, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.

Barnes was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and moved to the South End of Boston around the age of 11, where he started playing basketball at the South End Boys Club. He attended Boston Tech, where he earned all-Scholastic honors.

Barnes played college basketball for Northeastern University. As a senior, he averaged 16.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while shooting 47 percent from the field. He scored 1,114 points in his career, which ranked third in program history at the time of his graduation.

He was selected by the San Diego Rockets in the 4th round (37th pick overall) of the 1968 NBA draft.

He played for the Rockets (1968–69) in the NBA for 22 games.