Joel Berry II Returns to UNC in an Attempt to Go Back to Back
Joel Berry II is looking to become one of the most successful UNC basketball players in the history of the program. During his freshman year, the Tar Heels lost to Wisconsin in the Sweet 16. His sophomore year was a Final Four run that ended with a loss in the national championship game to Villanova. The following year, his junior year, Berry was the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four as he helped lead the Tar Heels to the National Championship.
That puts Berry’s NCAA Tournament record at 13-2. Another run to the Final Four will put Berry in unchartered territory. While Berry was a highly recruited point guard out of Lake Highland Prep School in Orlando, Florida, most did not see him becoming a player of this stature.
In fact, many were worried that he would be stuck behind Marcus Paige who was UNC’s go to scorer when Berry came in as a freshman. After slowly working into the role of the starting point guard at UNC, Berry could now go down as the winningest player in the history of the program.
With another year in Chapel Hill to pad his stats, it will be interesting to see how Berry reacts to being the most valuable player on the court at all times. For the past two years, Berry has had Paige and Justin Johnson as the leading scorers on their respective UNC teams. Now, it may be time for Berry to step up and take more shots.
We know that Berry is not going back to UNC so he can get into dental school or law school, but it is nice to see a player of his skill set come back for his fourth and final year.
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