Harrison Barnes, an NBA player and philanthropist, has been named to the board of directors of Ames-based First National Bank. Barnes, whose hometown is Ames, hosts the annual Barnes Reading Academy and is a key supporter of the city’s Miracle Park disability-friendly playground. Barnes currently serves on the board of trustees for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Oakland in California, and the board of visitors for the North Carolina Children’s Hospital. He lives with his wife in Sacramento, Calif. “It is an honor to have become a meaningful shareholder in First National Bank, and to join the board,” Barnes said in a release. “My family has banked with First National Bank for over two decades, and I have studied its community impact and accomplished management team from afar. I look forward to learning from the team and doing my part to help preserve and grow this hometown treasure.”