Earl Daniel Barron Jr. (born August 14, 1981) is an American professional basketball former player and coach.

Barron played college basketball at the University of Memphis from 2000 to 2003 under coaches Johnny Jones and John Calipari.

In 2001–02, Barron's Tigers won the 2002 National Invitation Tournament and the regular season C-USA title.

In Barron's senior year in 2002–03, the Tigers were ranked 19th nationally in the final AP poll and played in the 2003 NCAA tournament, losing to Arizona State University in the first round.

He began his professional career with the Turkish team Tuborg Pilsener in 2003 before joining the Huntsville Flight of the NBA Development League (D-League) in March 2004.

His stint in Italy was cut short because of an ankle injury which forced him to leave the team in November 2008.

[4] In March 2009, he was signed by the Sioux Falls Skyforce and was immediately traded to the Los Angeles D-Fenders.

Barron was released by the Suns on December 21 and signed a ten-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on March 1, 2011.

[17] In February 2012, Barron signed with the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) replacing the team's first import Jarrid Famous.

[22] He appeared in one game for the Knicks, scoring 11 points and grabbing 18 rebounds in 37 minutes in a victory against the Atlanta Hawks.

[36] On November 20, 2017, during the 2017–18 NBA G League season, Barron was announced as one of the newest assistant coaches for the Northern Arizona Suns, thus effectively ending his playing career.