Sedrick Barefield

High school career

In 2013, Barefield averaged 17.4 points, 4.4 assists, 2.2 rebounds and 2.3 steals in 33 games, leading his school to the championship game of the 2014 CIF State Division 1 tournament. He was named co-MVP of the Big VIII tournament with Ethan Alvano and selected to the CIF All-State Team. He also played in Adidas Nations.

The following season, he averaged 20.6 points, 4.2 assists, 2.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals, guiding the Huskies to a 25–6 record, a CIF-State Div.1 regional final, and a No.4 final state ranking by MaxPreps. He was named Big VIII League MVP and All-CIF. He committed to SMU on February 17, 2014, and signed his Letter of Intent on November 12.

College career

Barefield played only five games at SMU before transferring to Utah. Due to transfer rules, he missed several early games of the 2016–17 season. In his debut, he scored 18 points, then 35 points in a loss to San Francisco. He scored 13 points in a close loss to UCLA, and 14 points in a win over California.

Utah lost to California in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament and to Boise State in the NIT. In his junior season, he scored 22 points in a win over Prairie View A&M, then missed a game due to a stomach virus. He had 23 points in a loss to Arizona, and 21 points in a loss to Arizona State. After a shooting slump, he came off the bench, recording 14 points and three assists in a win over Washington State.

He hit a game-tying three-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in a win over Arizona State in overtime, then led Utah with 26 points in a loss to Arizona. Utah reached the NIT championship, where he scored 22 points with six threes in a loss to Penn State.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Barefield played in the NBA Summer League with the Oklahoma City Thunder and later joined the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. On January 17, 2020, he posted 29 points in a win over the Stockton Kings. He averaged 9.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. On July 16, 2020, he signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League, scoring 22 points in a loss to BC Šiauliai and 29 points in a loss to Rytas Vilnius.

He recorded 28 points in the final regular-season game, but his team finished last. He then joined Apollon Patras in Greece, averaging 3.0 points in three games. On February 27, 2022, he was reacquired by the Oklahoma City Blue. He declared for the PBA season 47 draft but failed to submit his passport before the deadline.

He signed with the Taipei Fubon Braves on September 8, 2022, but never played. On October 11, 2022, he signed with the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, playing one game. On February 7, 2023, he signed with the Bay Area Dragons as an Asian import for the EASL Champions Week, helping them place third. In April 2023, he joined Guinean club SLAC of the Basketball Africa League as an import.

Did You Know?

• Barefield's father, Ray Barefield, is a former point guard for San Diego State and head coach of Rancho Christian's boys' basketball program.
• His sister, Tia, plays basketball for Rancho Christian's girls' program.