Ken Barlow (basketball)


Kenneth Barlow is an American former professional basketball player. Barlow graduated from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.

College career

Barlow played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame, with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
He served as team captain his final two seasons, while helping the Irish to two NCAA tournament berths, and a runner-up finish at the 1984 National Invitation Tournament.

Professional career

After college, Barlow was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers, in the 1st round of the 1986 NBA draft.
Some of the clubs that he played with in Europe include: Olimpia Milano, Maccabi Tel Aviv, PAOK, Pfizer Reggio Calabria, Benetton Treviso, Olimpia Pistoia, and Mabo Livorno.

Personal life

Ken has two sons, who both played college basketball: Kelsey Barlow, who played at Purdue and UIC, and Keenan, who played for Indiana State and Tiffin. He also has a cousin, Ashley Barlow, who tri-captained the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team, in 2009 and 2010. She played for Notre Dame from 2007–2010.
Ken is now a minister, at a local church in Indianapolis.

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