Joel Berry, finally healthy, had plenty to feed his passion

Posted Jan 9, 2017
A fully healthy Joel Berry is dangerous enough, but there was plenty to feed his passion Sunday. Some of the pregame talk was that he would be on the short end of his first matchup against Wolfpack freshman Dennis Smith Jr. That helped him produce a particularly spirited effort. Berry admitted he had some satisfaction in getting the better of it against Smith. (Raleigh & Company)

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