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{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{BLP one source|date=March 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Scooter Barry
| image = 
| image_size = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|08|13}}
| birth_place = [[San Francisco, California]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 
| high_school = [[De La Salle High School (Concord, California)|De La Salle]] ([[Concord, California]])
| college = [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]] (1985–1989)
| draft_year = 1989
| career_start = 1989
| career_end = 2006
| career_position = [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]
| career_number = 
| years1 = 1989–1990
| team1 = [[San Jose Jammers]]
| years2 = 1990
| team2 = [[Erie Wave]]
| years3 = 1990
| team3 = [[Nashville Stars]]
| years4 = 1990–1991
| team4 = San Jose Jammers
| years5 = 1991–1992
| team5 = [[SG Braunschweig]]
| years6 = 1992
| team6 = [[Saski Baskonia|Tau Cerámica]]
| years7 = 1992
| team7 = [[Wichita Falls Texans]]
| years8 = 1993–1994
| team8 = [[Fort Wayne Fury]]
| years9 = 1994–1995
| team9 = [[Yakima Sun Kings]]
| years10 = 1995
| team10 = [[South East Melbourne Magic]]
| years11 = 1995–1996
| team11 = Hertener Löwen
| years12 = 1996–1998
| team12 = SG Braunschweig
| years13 = 1998–2000
| team13 = [[Gießen 46ers]]
| years14 = 2000–2001
| team14 = [[Pallacanestro Messina|Media Broker Messina]]
| years15 = 2001
| team15 = [[FC Mulhouse Basket]]
| years16 = 2001–2003
| team16 = [[Cholet Basket]]
| years17 = 2003–2004
| team17 = [[Spirou Charleroi]]
| years18 = 2004–2005
| team18 = [[Tenerife CB|Tenerife]]
| years19 = 2005–2006
| team19 = [[Baloncesto León]]
| highlights = 
* [[Ethias League|Belgian League]] champion (2004)
* [[List of Continental Basketball Association champions|CBA champion]] (1995)
* [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball championship|NCAA champion]] ([[1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1988]])
}}
'''Richard Francis''' "'''Scooter'''" '''Barry IV''' (born August 13, 1966) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player.<ref>{{cite news|last=Logan|first=Bob|title=Rick Barry's Son Knows The Score|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1988/03/29/rick-barrys-son-knows-the-score/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=March 29, 1988|access-date=February 4, 2016}}</ref>

His nickname "Scooter" was given to him shortly after he was born in [[San Francisco]]. The son of NBA [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] member [[Rick Barry]], he has three younger brothers [[Jon Barry|Jon]], [[Brent Barry|Brent]] and [[Drew Barry|Drew]], who also share his profession. He has a sister, Shannon. The basketball Barry family<ref>{{Cite web |title=College basketball: 5 of the greatest families in hoops history |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2016-02-03/college-basketball-5-greatest-families-hoops-history}}</ref> shares an [[NCAA Championship]], an [[Slam Dunk Contest|NBA Slam Dunk]] Championship and three [[NBA Finals|NBA Championship]] titles between them. He has a half brother, [[Canyon Barry]], who played at the [[Charleston Cougars men's basketball|College of Charleston]] in [[Charleston, South Carolina]] (then for  [[Florida Gators men's basketball|University of Florida]] in [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]] as a graduate transfer) and professionally in the NBA G-League for the Iowa Wolves. Canyon's mother, [[Lynn Norenberg Barry|Lynn Barry]], was also a distinguished basketball player at [[William & Mary Tribe women's basketball|William & Mary]] in [[Williamsburg, Virginia]].

Barry played college basketball at [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]] in [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]] and was a junior on the [[1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|1987–88 Jayhawks team]] which won the [[1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA title]]. He played a vital part in the team's championship run, scoring a career-high 15 points in the Jayhawks' 71–58 win over [[1987–88 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team|Kansas State]], sending them to the Final Four.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greatest Unsung Heroes in March Madness History |url=https://www.stadiumtalk.com/s/greatest-unsung-heroes-march-madness-history-cd707f78c72044e9 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=www.stadiumtalk.com |language=en}}</ref> He then played for 17 years professionally in the United States and overseas in Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, and Australia. He won a [[List of Continental Basketball Association champions|CBA]] title in 1995, a [[Ethias League|Belgian League]] title in 2004 and reached the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]] finals in 1995.

Barry has two children from his first marriage, Lauren (2003) and Grant (2006). As of March 2020, he is married to Ruby Palmore, and they live in the [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]].{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

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