Joel Berry II (2018) - Patterson Medal Winners - University of North Carolina Athletics

Joel Berry II

Induction:
2018
Class:
2018

2018— Joel Berry II: Men’s Basketball (Apopka, Fla.)
Berry joined Hall of Famer James Worthy as one of only two Tar Heel men’s basketball players to win Most Outstanding Player honors at a Final Four and ACC Tournament MVP accolades. The Apopka, Fla., native led UNC to the 2017 NCAA championship and an ACC title in 2016.

A first-team All-ACC and third-team All-America point guard in 2018, Berry concluded a four-year career second in Carolina history in three-pointers (266), eighth in free throw percentage (.833), 13th in scoring (1,813) and 13th in assists (451). He was a finalist for the James A. Sullivan Award, which is given to the country’s top amateur athlete.

Berry scored a game-high 22 points against Gonzaga in the 2017 national championship game. A year earlier, he scored 20 points in the final vs. Villanova. He became the first player to score 20 points in consecutive championship games since Bill Walton in 1972-73.

Berry is the only Tar Heel to be named to the All-Final Four team twice. He played in 109 wins and tied UNC records by playing in 14 NCAA Tournament wins and 10 ACC Tournament wins.