"Every teammate that graduated is still playing. I felt if I am good enough to play at St. Mary's, I can go play here"
"This is a lot closer (in style) to college than the NBA. It is a lot more tactical. It is faster out here than college because of the 24-second shot clock. But the NBA is faster. Here you have guys who have different skillsets. We run the same exact defense we ran in college."
"I didn't want to think about it until my St. Mary's career was over. I wanted that to last as long as possible. As soon as the season was over, I tried to get an agent. I ended up with an agent (Wasserman Group) that represented three or four of my (former college) teammates. I knew I wanted to go to Europe."
Luke Barrett progressed from walk-on status at St. Mary's to a professional career in Poland with Arka Gdynia. The club provides him an apartment and car at no expense. Barrett averaged 36.5 minutes, 9.8 points and 6.8 rebounds while starting all 35 games in his final college season. In his first four pro games in Poland he averaged 12.5 minutes and 4.3 points. Barrett views European basketball as closer in style to college, more tactical and faster because of a 24-second shot clock. He signed with an agent from Wasserman Group after a three-month wait.
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