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Joel Berry Out Four Weeks For North Carolina With Broken Hand

North Carolina tips -off the 2017-2018 season starting Friday when they host Barton College in exhibition play but one player that won't be suiting up for the defending national champions is senior point guard Joel Berry.

University of North Carolina senior point guard Joel Berry II will miss approximately four weeks due to a broken bone in his right hand. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/10/23/mens-basketball-berry-out-4-weeks-with-broken-hand.aspx
 
Berry was the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player in 2017 and the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament MVP in 2016. He is a preseason candidate for the Bob Cousy Award as the nation's top point guard and a member of ESPN's preseason All-America first team.. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/10/23/mens-basketball-berry-out-4-weeks-with-broken-hand.aspx
 
Last year the Apopka, Fla., native averaged 14.7 points and 3.6 assists in leading Carolina to the national championship. He scored a game-high 22 points in the NCAA title game vs. Gonzaga. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/10/23/mens-basketball-berry-out-4-weeks-with-broken-hand.aspx