J. J. Barea
Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1984)
Biography
José Juan Barea Mora (born June 26, 1984) is a Puerto Rican basketball coach and former player. He played college basketball for the Northeastern Huskies before joining the Dallas Mavericks in 2006 and becoming the seventh Puerto Rican to play in the NBA. He went on to win an NBA championship with the Mavericks in 2011 before signing with the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he played for the next three seasons before returning to Dallas. He has also played in the NBA Development League and the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.
Barea was a member of the Puerto Rican national team that won the gold medal in the 2006 and 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. He was the starting point guard for Puerto Rico when they won the gold medal in the 2011 Pan American Games and the silver medal in the 2007 Pan American Games.
Barea served as head coach of Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in 2024 and 2025.
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Career highlights
Teams
- Fort Worth Flyers
- Dallas Mavericks
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Indios de Mayagüez
- Cangrejeros de Santurce
- Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
- CB Estudiantes
Awards & honours (1)
- J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
Quick answers about J. J. Barea
- How old is J. J. Barea?
- J. J. Barea is 42 years old (born June 26, 1984).
- When is J. J. Barea's birthday?
- J. J. Barea was born on June 26, 1984.
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- J. J. Barea was born in Mayagüez.
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- J. J. Barea's zodiac sign is Cancer.
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- J. J. Barea is 1.83 m (6′0″) tall.
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- J. J. Barea is a citizen of United States.
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