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Levi Barnes
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Levi Barnes

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Douglasville, Ga.

High School:
Heirway Christian Academy

Height / Weight:
6-10 / 205

Position:
Center

Birthdate:
03/19/1991

Experience:
1VL

Major:
Exercise Science

02/22/2012

Basketball To Begin Key Road Swing At Western Carolina

The Bulldogs will look to avenge an earlier 75-71 home loss to the Catamounts

12/17/2011

Basketball Shoots Past Spring Hill, 90-64; Turns Attention To #3 Kentucky

The Bulldogs and Wildcats will square off Tuesday in Rupp Arena on ESPN2

12/07/2011

Basketball Comes Up Short In Overtime Against Mercer, 83-78

The Bulldogs will continue their five-game homestand Saturday versus Lindsey Wilson

11/11/2011

Basketball To Open 2011-12 Season Saturday At Home Against Youngstown State

The Bulldogs look to avenge a 64-61 road loss to the Penguins last season

11/07/2011

Bulldogs Breeze To 87-47 Exhibition Victory Against Berry College

Samford opens the regular season Saturday with a home game against Youngstown State

Physically talented center with a huge upside . . . one of the best overall athletes on the roster . . . excellent shot-blocker with great timing . . . has worked hard to improve his defensive physicality and his offensive game around the basket . . . has shown the ability to make the 3-point shot.

2010-11 (freshman): Earned playing time in four games for the Bulldogs and logged six minutes of action . . . finished the season with a pair of blocked shots . . . tied his career-high of two minutes played at home versus Wofford on Feb. 16, as he recorded his second blocked shot of the season . . . played a career-high two minutes against Wofford on Jan. 22, and tallied the first block of his career . . . earned the first playing time of his collegiate career on Dec. 22, as he tallied a minute of game action on the road against Creighton . . . came off the bench to score four quick points in only four minutes of play in the Bulldogs' 72-47 exhibition victory against Lindsey Wilson (Nov. 8) . . . knocked down a 3-point basket and finished 1-for-2 from the free-throw line . . . earned his first varsity letter.

2009-10: Redshirted.

High School: Averaged 22 points, 14 rebounds, six blocks and two steals per game as a senior at Heirway Christian Academy in Douglasville, Ga. . . . named the top-ranked player in Georgia in both rebounds and blocked shots by Max Prep Sports . . . ranked No. 20 in the nation in blocked shots . . . averaged 16.4 points, 12.1 rebounds and 6.6 blocks per game as a junior . . . led HCA to the 4A championship of the Georgia Independent School Association . . . named to the GISA Region 4A All-Region Team as a junior.

Personal: Born March 19, 1991 . . . son of Stacy and Bill Barnes . . . majoring in English.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH BARNES
I have to admit I am really good at: playing "Call of Duty"
Favorite place to eat: Moe's
Favorite food: nachos
Favorite TV show: "Two and a Half Men"
Favorite athlete: Dwight Howard