HONORS & AWARDS 2011-12 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
ABOUT LeRON BARNES
Talented all-around athlete who can play both guard positions and at small forward... Has good range on his jumper... Brings length with solid jumping ability to the Cougars.
FRESHMAN (2011-12)
One of four student-athletes named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll... Competed in five games early before missing the rest of the season with a severe groin injury... Sat out remainder of season and received a medical redshirt... Made his collegiate debut against LSU after sitting out the first five games with a leg injury... Grabbed four rebounds with three assists and a steal in 16 minutes against the Tigers... Scored four points with four rebounds and a pair steals in 20 minutes against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Finished with five points and five rebounds in 11 minutes at Texas State.
Game Highs
Points
5
at Texas State (12/6/11)
FG
2
at Texas State (12/6/11)
FGA
3 (2X)
Most recently
vs. Rogers State (12/21/111)
3FG
1
at Texas State (12/6/11)
3FGA
3 (2X)
Most recently
vs. Rogers State (12/21/11)
FT
2
vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/3/11)
FTA
4
vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/3/11)
Rebounds
5
at Texas State (12/6/11)
Assists
3 (2X)
Most recently
vs. Rogers State (12/21/11)
Steals
2
vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/3/11)
Blocks
1
vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/3/11)
Minutes
20
vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/3/11)
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for head coach Stephen Burch at North DeSoto High during his final two prep seasons... 3-star prospect by Rivals.com... Also considered Providence, Colorado State, Tulane, South Alabama and Louisiana-Lafayette. Senior (2010-11): Named to Class 3A All-State First Team... Averaged 33 points, 10 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.8 blocks per game... Recorded four games with at least 40 points... Named the KSLA Athlete of the Week in early February while ranking as the area's leading scorer... Honored as the KTBS Athlete of the Week in early January. Junior (2009-10): District Most Valuable Player... All-Area First-Team and All-State Second Team honoree. Sophomore (2008-09): Was an All-District honoree at Logansport High. Freshman (2007-08): Was an All-District honoree at Logansport High.
PERSONAL
Full name is LeRon Demarco Barnes... Born Sept. 5, 1993, in Shreveport, La... Son of Sharon and Rod Neal and Ronald Williams... Undeclared major.