Joel Berry, Jr.

As of July 10, 2012

(Photo: Steven Maikoski)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1 / 185 cms
Weight: 190 lbs. / 86 kgs
School: Lake Highland Prep School ‘14
Hometown: Apopka, Florida

USA Basketball Notes

Gold Medal: 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship.
Member of the 2012 USA U17 World Championship Team that compiled an 8-0 record en route to earning the FIBA U17 World Championship gold medal in Kaunas, Lithuania; started five of eight games and averaged 7.9 ppg., 3.3 rpg. and 2.9 apg. in fewer than 20 minutes a game.
Sat out of the USA's two pre-U17 exhibition contests while recovering from a concussion suffered during training camp in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Participated in the 2011 USA Developmental National Team training camp, held Oct. 15-16 in Colorado Springs.
Named to the 2011-12 USA Basketball Developmental National Team on Oct. 14, 2011.

High School Honors

Gatorade Florida Boys Basketball Player of the Year (2012).
Florida Mr. Basketball (2012), becoming the first sophomore in history to earn the honor.
Florida Class 4A Boys Basketball Player of the Year (2012).
Orlando Sentinel All-Central Florida Player of the Year (2012).
SourceHoops All-Florida Class 4A first team (2012).
Winter Park Rotary Tip-Off Classic MVP (2011).

High School Notes

Attends Lake Highland Prep School (Fla.), where he has played two varsity seasons and scored a single-game best 49 points versus West Orange High School in 2011.
As a sophomore in 2011-12, averaged 23.4 ppg., 5.6 rpg., 3.2 spg. and 3.1 apg., in leading his team to the 2012 Florida Class 4A championship game and a 28-6 record.
Averaged 26.6 ppg. in the 2012 Florida Class 4A tournament, including 26 points in the final versus Pine Crest High School.
As a freshman in 2010-11, averaged a team-best 13.0 ppg.

Personal Notes

Born on April 1, 1995, in Orlando, Fla. hails from Apopka, Fla.
Son of Joel Berry, Sr., and Katihe Berry; has four siblings, Kourtnie (22), Kasie (20) and twins Kellie and Jared (8).
Father was an adidas All-American in football and earned All- Metro Conference honors in basketball and track and field; two of his sisters play basketball in college, Kourtnie at Rollins College (Fla.) and Kasie at Brevard Community College (Fla.).
Currently holds a 3.27 GPA.
Won a pair of AAU national titles, 11U and 13U, playing for Nike Team Florida.
Tweets under the handle @JoelBerryII.

The Inside Scoop

Started playing basketball when he was six.
Favorite players on the 2012 USA Basketball Men’s National Team: Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
Plans on majoring in architectural engineering in college.
Top 5 movies of all time: Due Date, Friday, Friday after Next, Couples Retreat, Transformers.
Favorite non-sports magazine: Cosmo.
Favorite sports magazine: SLAM.
Favorite Gatorade flavor/color: blue.
If he could drive anything, it would be: a race car because he likes speed.
Favorite Twitter account you follow: @AthleteSwag.
Batman or Superman: Superman.
Indoor or beach volleyball: beach volleyball.
Sprints or long-distance running: long-distance running.
Scrabble or Words with Friends: Words with Friends.
Favorite app: NBA Jam.
Favorite sports other than basketball: football and volleyball.
Favorite class: math.
Favorite basketball player: LeBron James.
Favorite NBA team: Miami Heat.
Favorite Olympian: LeBron James.
Most-played song or artist on your iPod: “Burn” by Meek Mill.
Best player ever faced: Austin Rivers.
Most impressive person ever met: his dad because, “he’s the man that brouth me here in life.”
Would compare his game to: Derrick Rose.
This right-hander wears No. 11 because he thinks it’s a cool number.
Away from basketball, enjoys: playing basketball with his little brother and sister, and having family time.
Most people don’t know: he likes to watch Single Ladies and he knows almost every song from the High School musical series.
Would like to be able to fly and read minds.