He is the son of Basketball Hall of Famer Rick Barry and has four brothers: Scooter, Jon, Canyon and Brent, who also share his profession.

Born in Oakland, California, Barry graduated from De La Salle High School in Concord in 1991 and played four seasons with the Yellow Jackets basketball team at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) after redshirting his freshman year.

The all-time assists leader of Georgia Tech, Barry played briefly for the Fort Wayne Fury in the CBA[1] and in the NBA for the Atlanta Hawks, Seattle SuperSonics, and Golden State Warriors.

Prior to being signed by the Hawks on March 27, 2000, Barry played eight games with the Sydney Kings during the 1999–2000 NBL season.

[2] His best game was on November 13, 2000, in a 99–86 loss against the Cairns Taipans where he recorded 20 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.