Alumni News: ESPN's Doug Gotlieb Says Ka'ron Barnes ('04) is ESPN's Top Baller

The following is an excerpt from Doug Gotlieb's chat session on April 21, 2009 on ESPN:

Allen (Lexington, KY): If there is an ESPN basketball pickup game draft (excluding former pros) - who goes first?

Doug Gottlieb: I think Mike Bucklin -- Buck is Izzo's nephew. He's in great shape, great mid-range game, knows how to play. There's also a kid named Jason Roberts who went to KU -- he's another guy who's a pick-up game warrior. The best former D1 player who has a PA job here is Karon Barnes. He was Cornell's leading scorer a couple of years ago. He's pretty good. Charlie Villanueva's brother, Rob. Of the on air guys, I think Russillo might be my first pick. He's kind of a bruiser, can play inside and out, knows his limitations. Plus, he grew up on the tough streets of Martha's Vineyard.