UNC’s clutch, battle-tested floor general
Joel Berry II was the kind of North Carolina guard teammates trusted when the game got ugly: a tough, high-IQ lead guard who helped UNC win the 2017 national title and earned Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors after scoring 22 points in the championship game. In his 2017-18 college season, he averaged 17.1 points per game and shot 89.3% from the free-throw line, showing a scorer with poise and late-game nerve. His biggest differentiators are resilience, competitiveness, and championship-level composure—plus a history of playing through ankle issues, which says plenty about his toughness and urgency.
