Brooks Barnhizer gets a long preseason look, then an opening-night cameo for the Thunder
Brooks Barnhizer is a 24-year-old 6-5 guard entering his second season with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He played 40 games as a rookie last season, averaging 1.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in 8.7 minutes. He is not on the injury report, and he logged 0.8 minutes in the opening-night win over San Antonio on October 20.
By the Thunder Nightly Desk · updated 10 h ago01The story of the nightLast season's numbersBarnhizer, a Northwestern product wearing No.
Barnhizer, a Northwestern product wearing No. 23, appeared in 40 games for the Thunder last season. He averaged 1.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 8.7 minutes, with 0.3 steals and 0.1 blocks. The shooting was rough: 38.0 percent from the field, 29.2 percent from three and 70.0 percent from the line, for a 45.1 true shooting percentage. His usage rate was 10.3 percent and his plus-minus was minus 2.6. His biggest late-season outing came April 10 against Denver, when he put up 14 points and 9 rebounds in 33.4 minutes of a loss.
02Preseason minutes and the openerOklahoma City used the preseason to give Barnhizer real run.
Oklahoma City used the preseason to give Barnhizer real run. He scored 20 points with 8 rebounds in 39.6 minutes against Atlanta on October 12, then added 7 points in 21.0 minutes against Indiana on October 13 and 9 points in 12.0 minutes against Houston on October 15. Earlier, he had 12 points and 7 rebounds against New Orleans on October 6 and 6 points against Milwaukee on October 7. When the regular season opened October 20 against San Antonio, he saw 0.8 minutes in the win. He is healthy, with no injury history on file.
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