Davion Christopher Lamont Berry (born November 1, 1991) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats where he was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Year in 2014.

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.

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 Weber State University (pronounced ) is a public university in Ogden, Utah. It was founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. History Weber State University was founded ...

where, after sitting 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.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Berry joined the

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for the

2014 NBA Summer League The 2014 NBA Summer League consists of two pro basketball leagues organized by the NBA and the Orlando Magic just after the 2014 NBA Draft. Ten teams took part in the week-long summer league at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, from July 5 t ...

. On July 25, 2014, he signed with PMS Torino for the 2014–15 Serie A2 Gold season. However, in late January 2015, he was replaced on the roster by Ian Miller after appearing in 19 games. He officially parted ways with Torino on March 3, 2015, and the following day, he was acquired by the

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of the NBA Development League. In July 2015, Berry joined the NBA D-League Select Team for the

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. In October 2015, he signed with the

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of the Korean Basketball League. 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. 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. On March 4, 2016, he was traded to

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in exchange for a 2016 third-round draft pick and the returning player rights to Abdul Gaddy. On March 11, he made his debut for Raptors 905 in a 102–98 win over the

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, recording three rebounds and three assists in 21 minutes off the bench. On August 1, 2016, Berry joined Kolossos Rodou. 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. Nine days later, he was waived by Kolossos. On August 4, 2018, he signed with

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

of the

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. On July 30, 2019, he signed with

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of the

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. He later joined

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and averaged 8.5 points per game. Berry signed with

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of the

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on August 14, 2020. On August 12, 2021, he has signed with Kalev/Cramo of

. Berry averaged 12.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game. On January 1, 2022, he signed with

of the

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Berry played in

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for The Wasatch Front (Weber State Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize, and for The Wasatch Front, he scored 16 points in their first round loss to Team Challenge ALS 97–81.

Personal life

Berry majored in Technical Sales at Weber State.

References

External links

NBA D-League profileWeber State Wildcats bio
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