J. J. Barea

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.

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

Height

183 cm

Occupation

basketball player / basketball coach

University

Northeastern University

Awards & achievements

• 2018 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jjbarea11/
• Xhttps://x.com/jjbareapr
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.%20J.%20Barea
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%E3%83%BBJ%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q371193

Tags

• basketball player
• basketball coach

Last updated

2026-06-21

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