Photo: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
J. J. Barea is the kind of athlete I will always root for. At 183 cm, undersized for the NBA, the Mayagüez native willed his way onto a championship team in Dallas through sheer speed and nerve. Becoming the seventh Puerto Rican to reach the league carried real cultural weight, and his 2018 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award shows the impact extended well beyond the court. I love stories where heart outsizes physique, and Barea's whole career reads that way. His move into coaching feels natural for someone who clearly understood the game with his mind as much as his body.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- J. J. Barea
- Name (Japanese)
- ホセ・バレア
- Reading
- ほせ・ばれあ
- Born
- June 26, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rat
- Origin
- Mayagüez, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / basketball coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Northeastern University
Awards & achievements
- 2018 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was J. J. Barea born?
Born June 26, 1984 (age 42).
Where is J. J. Barea from?
J. J. Barea is from Mayagüez, United States.
What does J. J. Barea do?
J. J. Barea works as basketball player, basketball coach.
How tall is J. J. Barea?
J. J. Barea is 183 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.