Walter Berry (born May 14, 1964, in Harlem [1]New York City, USA) is an American former professional and college basketball player.
[edit] College career
He played basketball for his hometown college, St. John's University, and won the John Wooden Award and the Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year award plus USBWA College Player of the Year in 1986, averaging 23 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. Berry, nicknamed "The Truth", was also the second leading scorer on St. John's 1985 Final Four team.
[edit] Pro career
Berry was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 14th overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft. He did not however want to play for the Blazers and soon after being drafted was traded to the Spurs in exchange for Kevin Duckworth. He spent three seasons in the NBA, from 1986 to 1989 with the Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets, and Houston Rockets. Walter Berry did not get along with some of coaches from different teams including Larry Brown while with the San Antonio Spurs. [2]. He was released by the New Jersey Nets after failure to conform to team policy. [[3]] He played the power forward position and he was known for his very effective left-hand sky hook. In 1989 Walter went to Italy where he played for Paini Napoli. Berry spent much of his career playing in Greece in the Greek A1 League, where he forged a reputation as one of the most savvy scorers of his generation, with a wide variety of shots and ways of scoring. He was particularly popular on Iraklis BC, whom he inspired to 3rd place in the Greek Championship in 1994-95 with a series of memorable performances.
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