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Sedrick Barefield finally bares his talent in PBA field
After two years of waiting, the No. 2 overall pick in the Season 49 rookie draft Sedrick Barefield is now ready to take his act to the Philippine Basketball Association.
Barefield said that he is blessed to finally get going in Asia's first-ever play-for-pay league where he is expected to play a major role in Blackwater’s campaign in the 49th Season Governor’s Cup.
He also credited the Bossing head coach Jeffrey Cariaso and his wards for making the transition smooth for him.
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"Coach Jeff is doing a great job for us, and I'm just super blessed and thankful to be getting ready for this season," Barefield said.
In 2022, the Filipino-American guard already applied for the PBA draft but didn’t make it to the final list as his camp failed to produce a hard copy of his Philippine passport.
This time, the 27-year-old Barefield made sure that all the documents he needed to be eligible to play in the league had been completed already.
The tune-up games have been helpful for the Bossing as they build chemistry and camaraderie during those exhibition match-ups where they have been perfect so far with 3-0 slate.
Barefield professional basketball career
Barefield played under NBA champion coach Larry Brown with the Midwestern State University (MSU) Mustangs in the NCAA before transferring later on to Utah.
He went undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, but hooked up with the Oklahoma City Blue in the NBA G. League.
He also had stints with Lithuania, Greece, and Africa, and played briefly for the Bay Area Dragons in the East Asia Super League (EASL) and Taipei Fubon Braves in the P.League+.
With all the international accolades written in his basketball resume, Barefield is expected to help the Bossing get another opportunity to be in the PBA playoffs once again which they did two seasons ago as an eighth-seeded squad when the team was still under head coach Ariel Vanguardia.
