2 ▁p pg , ▁ 3 . 0 ▁ap g ▁and ▁ 5 . 8 ▁r pg . ▁ ▁Rec ruit ing ▁Barcel lo ▁was ▁considered ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁rec ruit ing ▁class ▁by ▁Sc out . com , ▁Riv als . com ▁and ▁ESP N . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁cons ensus ▁four - star ▁prospect ▁in ▁the ▁Class ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁committed ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁Arizona ▁over ▁offers ▁from ▁Virginia , ▁Butler , ▁Indiana ▁and ▁Stan ford . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁ ▁Arizona ▁( 2 0 1 7 – 2 0 1 9 ) ▁In ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year ▁at ▁Arizona , ▁Barcel lo ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 2 1 ▁games ▁from ▁his ▁point ▁guard ▁position . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁season ▁high ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁points ▁in ▁their ▁victory ▁over ▁L BS U , ▁which ▁included ▁three ▁makes ▁on ▁four ▁attempts ▁from ▁beyond ▁the ▁arc . ▁He ▁opened ▁his ▁colleg iate ▁career ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁three - game ▁run ▁of ▁ 7 . 7 ▁points , ▁ 3 . 3 ▁reb ounds ▁and ▁ 3 . 7 ▁ass ists ▁per ▁game ▁while ▁shooting ▁ 5 8 . 3 ▁percent ▁from ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁ 5 7 . 1 ▁percent ▁from ▁three - point ▁range . ▁Alex ▁scored ▁knock ed ▁down ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁critical ▁bas eline ▁jump ers ▁in ▁their ▁run ▁in ▁its ▁win ▁at ▁Oregon ▁State . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁season ▁at ▁Arizona