Joe Barry Carroll

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Joe Barry Carroll

Personal information
Born	(1958-07-24) July 24, 1958 (age 65) Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	East (Denver, Colorado)
College	Purdue (1976–1980)
NBA draft	1980: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career	1980–1991
Position	Center
Number	2, 11
Career history
1980–1984	Golden State Warriors
1984–1985	Simac Milano
1985–1987	Golden State Warriors
1987–1988	Houston Rockets
1988–1990	New Jersey Nets
1990	Denver Nuggets
1991	Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (1987) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1981) Italian Serie A champion (1985) FIBA Korać Cup (1985) Consensus first-team All-America (1980) Third-team All-America – AP, NABC (1979) 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1979, 1980)
Career NBA statistics
Points	12,455 (17.7 ppg)
Rebounds	5,404 (7.7 rpg)
Blocks	1,121 (1.6 bpg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Representing  United States Men's basketball World Invitational Tournament 1978 United States Men's Basketball

Joe Barry Carroll (born July 24, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After retiring from basketball, he became a wealth advisor, philanthropist, artist, author of the memoir Growing Up... In Words and Images, and recipient of the Hank Aaron Champion for Justice award.^[1]