Joel Berry Scuting Report

Name: Joel Berry

Birthdate: April 1, 1995

Hometown: Apopka, Florida (USA)

Height: 183 cm (6'0'' ft)

Weight: 88 kg (195 lbs)

Wingspan: 191 cm (6'3'' ft)

Position: Point Guard

Nationality: United States

Schools: 

• Lake Highland Preparatory High School, Class 2014
• University of North Carolina, NCAA Division 1, 2014-2018

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Joel Berry is scoring Point Guard, who just graduated at University of North Carolina. This 183 cm (6'0'' ft) tall led Tar Heels in scoring in his Senior year, stals in his Sophomore, Junior and Senior year and in assists in his Sophomore year.

Statistics

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/joel-berry-1.html

Strenghts

Athleticism

• good upper body muscularity
• quality running, quick and agile, good direction and tempo changes
• quick first step and footwork

Offense

• can score from almost every position
• solid 3 point shooter
• good driving and finishing from the paint
• good scoring off the dribble and out of Pick'n'Roll, whether he take pull up jumper or layup
• very good free throw shooter
• great ball handling, rarely makes turnovers (1,53 through career, 2,22 per 40 minutes)

Defense

• good defensive movement
• agressive on 1-on-1 defense
• good timing and agression on double-teams
• plays great help-side and off the ball defense
• decent defensive rebounder for his size

Weaknesses

Athleticism

• lack of height
• not elite wingspan

Offense

• awkward shooting tehnique
• may take unnecesarry shots when he gets overly confident
• should improve his playmaking abilities for Point Guard
• below average left handed layups
• only average passing for his position

Defense

• have trouble if switches to defend bigger opponent
• sometimes stays to close to a player with a ball, so gets overrunned
• needs to improve his running on the open man when defense is being overpassed

Overall

Although he was predicted as second round Draft Pick, he was dropped from every list lately and will have to try to find his place in the NBA through Summer League. With good numbers Joel Berry has made every night in his Senior year, he definitely has a potential to become big star in European basketball. He is one of the best Point Guards in this generation and he will surely make an impact.