A Look at Quante Berry's Numbers on the Under Armour Circuit
The PC commit played in 22 games on the Under Armour Circuit from May through July. Here's a look at his statistics from all of them, including a 23 point, 16 rebound effort against a top team.
Providence commit Quante Berry (2022) spent the summer playing for Bobby Maze Elite on the Under Armour Circuit. From late May through the end of July, Berry and his teammates traveled from Indiana to Georgia, then Texas, and back to Indiana once again for the Under Armour Finals. Their club was led by the backcourt duo of Berry and top 100 point guard BJ Edwards, will head to Tennessee after wrapping up his high school career this season.
I managed to catch a good amount of Berry’s games in July, so if you are newer to the site you can read those impressions here:
Over the past few days, I spent time looking through box scores of all 22 of the games Berry played on the UA Association circuit.
Below you will find stats for all four of the sessions Berry took part in, as well as his total numbers and averages for all sessions combined.
May 29-31 in Indiana
73-70 win over Team Charlotte: 6-11 shooting, 0-2 from 3, 4-5 FT, 16 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 turnovers, 1 steal
62-58 win over Fundamental U: 9-18 shooting, 2-4 from 3, 4-4 FT, 24 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 turnover, 1 steal
74-68 loss to the Houston Defenders: 4-15 shooting, 0-5 from 3, 1-2 FT, 9 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 0 turnovers
73-65 loss to Team Charlotte: 5-17 shooting, 1-3 from 3, 4-6 FT, 15 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 turnover, 1 steal
71-62 win over Wisconsin Playground Warriors: 5-12 shooting, 2-4 from 3, 3-4 FT, 15 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 turnovers, 1 block, 1 steal
Summary: Bobby Maze took wins over two of the better teams on the circuit in Team Charlotte (who they split with) and Wisconsin Playground. For this session, Berry shot just under 40% from the field (29-73), went 5-18 from three, 16-21 at the free throw line, and averaged 15.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. Bobby Maze finished 3-2 in this session. Berry’s 24 point effort marked his high on the UA circuit this summer.
July 8-11 in Georgia
66-39 loss to Team Thrill: 1-9 shooting, 1-5 from 3, 4-5 FT, 7 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 turnovers, 2 steals
68-59 loss to Team Rio: 5-17 shooting, 2-7 from 3, 1-1 FT, 13 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 turnover
58-57 loss to Team Curry: 7-17 shooting, 1-3 from 3, 2-2 FT, 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 turnover, 1 steal, 1 block
56-52 loss to the Illinois Wolves: 6-14 shooting, 1-5 from 3, 1-1 FT, 14 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 turnover, 2 steals
68-48 win over the Riverside Hawks: 9-12 shooting, 1-2 from 3, 1-2 FT, 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 turnovers, 4 steals
68-54 win over Washington Supreme: 2-5 shooting, 0-1 from 3, 0-0 FT, 4 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 turnover, 2 steals
74-68 win over the Houston Defenders: 1-1 from the field, 1-1 from 3, 0-0 FT, 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 turnover (injured early in this game and did not return)
Summary: Georgia represented a brutally tough stretch of games for Bobby Maze Elite. After losing their first four games, they rebounded to win three straight. They faced a top ten player nationally in Team Thrill’s Jarace Walker, a five star point guard in Caleb Foster (Team Curry), PC recruit Jayden Pierre and Team Rio, and the Illinois Wolves, who won the UA title later in the summer. The Wolves feature shooter Jaden Schutt, who PC offered, but he looks like he could be headed to Duke.
Berry’s numbers for this session took a big hit when he left early in B-Maze’s win over the Houston Defenders. He still closed the session by averaging 11.1 points and 6.4 rebounds, to go along with 11 steals. He continued to shoot a low percentage from deep (.291), but was a sparkling 81% at the free throw line. That free throw stroke, combined with erratic shooting that comes from summer basketball, keeps me from pressing the panic button on his 3-point percentages.
This session also marked the beginning of Berry really crashing the glass. He had double doubles against Team Rio (13 points, 10 boards) and the Illinois Wolves (14/10), while securing a combined 15 rebounds against Team Thrill and Washington Supreme. In the six games prior to the injury Berry averaged 7.3 boards a game for this session.
July 16-18 in Texas
60-52 win over West Coast Elite: 4-12 shooting, 0-0 from 3, 0-0 FT, 8 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 turnovers, 3 steals
69-45 win over Arkansas All Red: 4-11 shooting, 1-3 from 3, 2-2 FT, 11 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 turnovers, 1 block, 1 steal
74-56 win over Atlanta Express: 3-7 shooting, 3-6 from 3, 2-2 FT, 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 turnovers
71-68 loss to Philly Pride: 5-16 shooting, 1-4 from 3, 4-5 FT, 15 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 0 turnovers, 2 steals
65-62 win over Grassroots Sizzle: 1-9 shooting, 0-4 from 3, 1-3 FT, 3 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 turnovers, 1 block, 4 steals
Summary: Bobby Maze Elite carried the momentum of a strong close to the prior session (three straight wins) into Texas. They knocked off a West Coast Elite team that finished third overall on the UA circuit. Next, they blew out five star center Kel’el Ware and Arkansas All Red. Their sixth straight win came against Atlanta Express, before they fell to a Philly Pride team featuring PC recruit Daniel Skillings. Skillings was terrific in that game, going for 28 points on 11-17 shooting (6-8 from 3). They closed the session 4-1 after beating Grassroots Sizzle.
Berry had his worst shooting session of the summer (.309 from the field, .294 from 3, 75% FT), but made up for it by grabbing over eight rebounds (8.2) per game, while coming up with 10 steals. He had 8+ rebounds in four of the five games, and was 8-9 at the free throw line before going 1-3 in the finale.
July 23-25 UA Finals
77-51 win over Washington Supreme: 6-12 shooting, 1-4 from 3, 0-1 FT, 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 0 turnovers, 1 block, 1 steal
61-46 win over the Houston Superstars: 5-14 shooting, 1-3 from 3, 0-0 FT, 11 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 turnovers, 3 steals
69-51 loss to the Illinois Wolves: 4-15 shooting, 1-9 from 3, 2-2 FT, 11 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 turnover
70-67 win over Team Thrill: 3-7 shooting, 1-4 from 3, 0-0 FT, 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 turnover, 1 block, 3 steals
79-75 loss to KC Run GMC: 9-19 shooting, 2-7 from 3, 3-8 FT, 23 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 turnovers, 3 steals
Summary: Obviously, Berry’s 23 point/16 rebound game against KC Run GMC stands out, but it’s all the more impressive because it came against the top seed in all of the UA Association heading into bracket play. This team features Kansas commit Gradey Dick, as well as sharpshooting Braden Appelhans.
Berry averaged ten rebounds per game in this session, and had a 17 rebound performance versus the Houston Superstars. He shot .402 from the field, struggled again from deep (6-27), while an uncharacteristically bad game at the free throw line against KC Run GMC (3-8) led to him finishing 5-11 at the stripe in this session. He wrapped UA finals play by averaging 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 2.6 assists, while coming up with nine steals in five games.
As they did to everyone else in bracket play, the Illinois Wolves defeated Bobby Maze by double figures, led by Jaden Schutt’s 18 points, and 6’9 Braden Huff (a potential Wisconsin lean) who had 19 points and eight rebounds.
Quante Berry’s Overall Numbers:
Bobby Maze Elite Record: 13-9
Field Goal Shooting: 104-270 (.385)
3-point Shooting: 23-86 (.267)
Free Throw Shooting: 39-55 (.709)
Points: 270 (12.27 per game)
Rebounds: 162 (7.36 per game)
Assists: 52 (2.36 per game)
Turnovers: 37 (1.68 per game)
Blocks: 6
Steals: 34
While Berry’s shooting numbers will likely make Friar fans groan, I saw enough of him to believe that those numbers are a bit deceiving. Berry shot the ball well at the free throw line through the first three sessions (34-44, 77%) before a 5-11 stretch in the final session bumped his percentage down to 70%. Minus a 3-8 effort at the line in his last game of the final session Berry shot 77% overall.
Games of 16 and 17 rebounds are obviously eye-catching for a 6’3 guard, and Berry rebounded consistently throughout the summer. He is a player who isn’t afraid to do the dirty work — initiate contact, defend, and hit the glass. And I still believe there is potential for him to turn into a good three point shooter at the next level, despite what his outside shooting numbers were this summer.
Berry spent much of this summer playing off the ball, as BJ Edwards logged a lot of time at the lead guard spot. Thus, it is a bit harder to get a read on what type of creator and lead guard he could be at Providence. He averaged 2.36 assists to 1.68 turnovers in UA play. The guess here is that the staff will start him off of the ball early in his career and then see if he can develop into a point guard as an upperclassman.
He is an athletic finisher at the rim, and has the makings of a wiry strong combo guard at the next level.
