Davion Berry

Davion Berry
No. 25 – Tigers Tübingen
Position Shooting guard
League Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1991-11-01) November 1, 1991
Oakland, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Hayward (Hayward, California)
College
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Torino
2015 Maine Red Claws
2015 Changwon LG Sakers
2015–2016 Maine Red Claws
2016 Raptors 905
2016 Kolossos Rodou
2016–present Tigers Tübingen
Career highlights and awards

Davion Lamont Berry (born November 1, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Tigers Tübingen of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats where he was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Year in 2014.[1]

High school career

Berry attended Hayward High School where he led his team to a 21-9 record his senior season. He was the named the team MVP and an All-League First Team selection that season.[2]

College career

After graduating, Berry attended Cal State Monterey Bay for two years where he averaged 18.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game and twice earned All-Conference First Team honors. Later he transferred to Weber State] where, after seating for the 2011–2012 season per NCAA rules, he played and started 68 games for the Wildcats, ranking 15th in WSU history in career scoring with 1,160 career points and also fifth in career 3-point field goal percentage and 10th in career 3-pointers. In his two years at Weber state, he twice earned Big Sky All-Conference First Team honors and First Team All-District honors and was named the 2013-14 Big Sky MVP and the 2012-13 Big Sky Newcomer of the Year.[2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Berry joined the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On July 25, 2014, he signed with PMS Torino for the 2014–15 Serie A2 Gold season.[3] However, in late January 2015, he was replaced on the roster by Ian Miller after appearing in 19 games.[4] He officially parted ways with Torino on March 3, 2015,[5] and the following day, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League.[6]

In July 2015, Berry joined the NBA D-League Select Team for the 2015 NBA Summer League. In October 2015, he signed with the Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League.[7] However, he managed just three games for Changwon, with his final game coming on November 8. He was released by the club and returned to the United States, where on November 17, he was reacquired by the Maine Red Claws.[8] Three days later, he made his season debut for the Red Claws in a 112–93 win over Raptors 905, recording six points, four assists and one steal in 12 minutes.[9] On March 4, 2016, he was traded to Raptors 905 in exchange for a 2016 third-round draft pick and the returning player rights to Abdul Gaddy.[10] On March 11, he made his debut for Raptors 905 in a 102–98 win over the Iowa Energy, recording three rebounds and three assists in 21 minutes off the bench.[11]

On August 1, 2016, Berry joined Kolossos Rodou.[12] On October 8, he made his debut for Kolossos in a 74–66 loss to Rethymno Cretan Kings, recording 17 points, one rebound and one assist in 30 minutes.[13] Nine days later, he was waived by Kolossos.[14]

Personal life

Berry majored in Technical Sales at Weber State.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Weber State's Berry Named MVP". BigSkyConf.com. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Weber State bio". WeberStateSports.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ "PMS Torino announces Davion Berry". Sportando.com. July 25, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ "PMS Torino finalizing an agreement with Ian Miller". Sportando.com. January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ "PMS Torino, Davion Berry part ways". Sportando.com. March 3, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Red Claws Announce Roster Changes". OurSportsCentral.com. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "LG Sakers ink Davion Berry". Asia-basket.com. October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Red Claws Re-Acquire Davion Berry". OurSportsCentral.com. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Red Claws Top Raptors 905 in Home Opener". NBA.com. November 20, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Raptors 905 Acquires Davion Berry from Maine Red Claws". OurSportsCentral.com. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Raptors 905 Hold Off Energy". NBA.com. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Kolossos Rodou sign Davion Berry". A1basket.com. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Regular Season Round 1: Kolossos - AGOR 66-74". Eurobasket.com. October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Kolossos Rhodes inks Trevor Releford, parts ways with Davion Berry". Sportando.com. October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
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