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2008 Men's Soccer Roster
Barnes, Darrius
Jersey Number 23
Darrius Barnes
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
- High School:
- Southeast
Bio
2008: Started 19 games ... All-ACC second team honoree ... named to the NSCAA All-South Region first team ... tallied his first career goal versus Virginia in the ACC Tournament ... had five shots on goal ... second on the team with 1663 minutes ... ... helped team post nine shutouts on the year ... finished his career contributing to 32 shutouts on defense ... selected 40th overall in the MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution.
2007: Started 19 of 20 games ... third on the team in minutes played with 1645 ... the defender contributed three assists ... assisted Duke’s fourth goal in a 5-0 win over UNC Wilmington on 9/25 ... chipped in the assist in Duke’s first score in a 4-2 win over Clemson 9/28 ... contributed the assist on the Blue Devils’ first score in a tight 2-1 victory over No. 13 Virginia on 10/26.
2006: Started all 19 games that he played in ... logged the fifth-most minutes on the team with 1,691 ... tallied three assists on the season, including one versus N.C. State in the ACC tournament on 11/1 and the game-winning dish against Lehigh in the NCAA tournament ... took four shots, putting two of them on goal ... key member of the Duke defense that only allowed 19 goals in 23 games and recorded nine shutouts.
2005: Played in 19 games with 13 starts, including starts in the final 10 games of the season ... tabbed the Duke Rookie of the Year ... tallied three assists on the season ... recorded an assist on Duke’s first goal of the season, the game-winner against Long Island on 9/1 ... assisted on the Blue Devils' first goal against Stony Brook on 10/26 ... chipped in with an assist in a 4-2 victory over No. 1 Maryland in the ACC Semifinals.
Prep: Has proven to be an outstanding defender at the high school and youth levels ... a member of the NSCAA Youth All-America team ... also a member of the Super-Y Regional Olympic Development Program in 2004, he participated in the prestigious adidas Elite Soccer Program (ESP) in 2003 and 2004 ... was a three-time All-Conference pick and twice earned All-Region and All-State honors ... led his Triangle Futbol Club team to the championship of the Tampa Bay Sun Bowl in December, 2004 ... a participant in the North Carolina Olympic Development Program ... was the MVP for the Southeast Raleigh team that won the Triangle Alliance Athletic Conference 4-A boys soccer championships ... earned National Honor Roll recognition ... also lettered one year each in basketball and track.
Personal: Born Darrius Antwan Barnes on December 24, 1986, in Raleigh ... son of Bobby and Deborah Barnes ... has a 26-year-old brother, Brandon ... prior to coming to Duke, his favorite athletes were Michael Jordan and Eddie Pope.
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