per game and had 93 three-pointers. He was named the winner of the Dean Smith Most Valuable Player award at the 2017–18 UNC men's basketball awards ceremony, and was one of eight finalists for the James E. Sullivan Award, which is presented by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) to the top amateur athlete in the United States. He was also voted a third team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Berry earned this distinction just two weeks after being named a 2018 first team All-ACC selection. Professional career South Bay Lakers (2018–2019) After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Berry played with the Los Angeles Lakers summer league team, and they signed him to an NBA contract afterwards. On October 8, 2018, he was waived by the Lakers after appearing in three preseason games. He was subsequently signed by the Lakers' G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers. On March 2, 2019, Berry was removed from the active roster by the Lakers due to a season-ending injury. Greensboro Swarm (2019–2020) The Greensboro Swarm, the NBA G League affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets, on September 27, 2019 acquired the rights to Joel Berry II in a trade with the South Bay Lakers (Los Angeles Lakers affiliate). In return, the Swarm sent its second-round selection in the 2019 NBA G League draft (No. 40 overall) to South Bay. On March 6, 2020, Berry scored a career high 44 points on 17-for-29 shooting from the field and 8-for-15 from three to go along with two assists and three rebounds in the Greensboro Swarm's 134–129 loss to the Erie Bayhawks. Beşiktaş (2020–2021) On November 24, 2020, Berry signed with Beşiktaş of the Basketball Super League (BSL). On August 4, 2021, Berry was added to the Charlotte Hornets Summer League Roster. On August 24, 2021, Berry announced his retirement from professional basketball on the Ceiling is the Roof Podcast. Post-playing career On October 12, 2021, Berry joined ACC Network as a college basketball studio analyst on the show Nothing but Net. Career statistics Professional |- | align=center | 2018–19 | align=left | South Bay Lakers | NBA G League | 21 || 22.4 || .391 || .272 || .800 || 1.3 || 2.5 || .6 || .3 || 11.1 |- | align=center | 2019–20 | align=left | Greensboro Swarm | NBA G League | 34 || 17.4 || .425 || .325