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Joel Berry, a 6’0″ point guard from Orlando is racking up honors at an early age.
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia]Despite only being a sophomore, Berry was recently named All-Central Florida Player of the Year by the Orlando Sentinel, an honor that high-profile players such as Austin Rivers and Nick Calathes never achieved.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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Berry averaged a team-leading 13 points per game this past season while leading his team to the Class 4A state title game, where they came up just short against Pine Crest.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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The sophomore from Lake Highland Prep is lauded not only for his elite skill-set, but also his rare maturity and grasp of the game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia]Although he still has two and a half years of high school remaining, Berry is already regarded as one of the top prospects in the country.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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Berry doesn’t have a list of schools at this point, but he did admit that he follows North Carolina closely and has gone to see both Kentucky and Florida State take on Florida in Gainesville.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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It’s not much of a stretch to believe that John Calipari will be a big player in Berry’s recruitment. After all, he strives to model his game after Calipari’s former player Derrick Rose.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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“I kind of like to get my game from Derrick Rose. I want to have an all-around game, with the floater and the mid-range, where I don’t have to depend on going all the way to the rim or shooting outside.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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