Dana Barros played high school basketball at Xaverian Brothers High School  and is in the Xaverian Brothers ”Hall of Fame”. He went on to a standout college career at Boston College and is in the BC Hall of Fame and his number 3 was retired at Boston College. In 1989, he was selected in the first round of the NBA draft by the Seattle Super Sonics with the 16 th overall pick. During his almost 14-year career in the NBA, he played for the Super Sonics, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics. Dana Barros was selected to play in the 1995 NBA All-Star Game and at season’s end was voted the league’s Most Improved Player. He also set an NBA record by making at least one three-pointer in 89 consecutive games from December 23, 1994 until January 10, 1996. He retired from the league with career averages of 10.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and a career three-point average of 41.1%.

Since retiring from the NBA, Dana has stayed in the game of basketball in many ways. He has worked in several coaching and teaching positions and currently owns the Dana Barros Basketball Club in Stoughton. He is very involved in AAU youth basketball with several teams including the Dana Barros Gladiators

He is also currently with the media relations department for the Boston Celtics and serves as a “basketball insider”; for New England Sports Network and offers analysis and insight on the NBA on the show NESN Daily.