Men's Basketball Signs UTEP Transfer Devon Barnes

The Ball State men's basketball team has announced the signing of UTEP transfer Devon Barnes in advance of the 2025-26 season.

Barnes, a 6-foot-1 guard, started in 27 out of 33 games played last season for the Miners while averaging 10.0 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 25.2 minutes per game. Barnes shot 36.5 percent from the field including 34.5 percent on 3-pointers while making 73.3 percent of his free throw attempts as a junior at UTEP.

Barnes put up a season-high 23 points in UTEP's 79-76 win at UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 20 last year and scored in double figures in 19 games on the season. The guard ranked fourth in Conference USA in both total steals (52) and steals per game (1.58) in 2024-25.

The rising senior played his sophomore season at Tarleton State and freshman campaign at Triton College in River Grove, Ill.

Barnes is Ball State's third incoming transfer of the offseason, joining Kayden Fish from Iowa State and Juwan Maxey from Youngstown State. Clayton, N.C., high school forward Preston Copeland signed with the Cardinals back in November.

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