Walter Berry (basketball)

Walter Berry

Personal information
Born	(1964-05-14) May 14, 1964 (age 60) New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Benjamin Franklin (New York City, New York)
College	San Jacinto (1983–1984) St. John's (1984–1986)
NBA draft	1986: 1st round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1986–2002
Position	Power forward
Number	21, 6, 15, 14, 12, 9, 8
Career history
1986	Portland Trail Blazers
1986–1988	San Antonio Spurs
1988–1989	New Jersey Nets
1989	Houston Rockets
1989–1990	Basket Napoli
1990–1991	Atlético Madrid Villalba
1991	Aris
1992	Basket Napoli
1992–1993	Olympiacos
1993–1994	PAOK
1994–1995	Iraklis
1995–1996	Olympiacos
1997	Aris
1997–1998	Polti Cantù
1998–1999	PAOK
1999–2000	Union Olimpija
2000	Makedonikos
2000–2001	Aurora Basket Jesi
2001–2002	Panteras de Miranda
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Saporta Cup Top Scorer (1995) FIBA Korać Cup champion (1994) Liga ACB Top Scorer (1991) 2× Greek League champion (1993, 1996) Greek Cup winner (1999) Greek League Top Scorer (1995) Greek Cup MVP (1999) Greek League Hall of Fame (2022) John R. Wooden Award (1986) Oscar Robertson Trophy (1986) NABC Player of the Year (1986) AP Player of the Year (1986) UPI Player of the Year (1986) Adolph Rupp Trophy (1986) Sporting News Player of the Year (1986) Consensus first-team All-American (1986) Big East Player of the Year (1986) First-team All-Big East (1986) Second-team All-Big East (1985)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,882
Rebounds	971
Assists	292
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States FIBA U19 World Cup 1983 Palma de Mallorca Under-19

Walter Berry (born May 14, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. After spending three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he had a very successful career in various leagues around Europe and the EuroLeague. Berry played the power forward position. Berry, who originated from New York City, New York, was nicknamed "The Truth", early in his playing career. He was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022.^[1]