Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
By ADAM ZAGORIAEd Cooley and his staff got a gift for the week of Fourth of July in the form of 6-foot-3 point guard Quante Berry out of Winston-Salem (N.C.) Christian and the Bobby Maze Elite AAU program.
Ranked the No. 33 point guard in the Class of 2022, the 6-foot-4, 175-pound Berry reportedly picked the Friars over South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Virginia Tech.
The coaching staff they are all people I trust,” Berry said. “Coach Cooley has had so much success at my position, it’s just a perfect fit!”
Berry is Providence’s first Class of ’22 commit.
“I am going to be a combo guard playing on and off the ball,” Berry said. “I can score at all 3 levels.”
What is Providence getting in 2022 Quante Berry?
◾️Excellent playmaker for others in ballscreen action ◾️Good pull-up jumper from midrange ◾️Good run + jump athlete in open court ◾️Versatile + skilled enough to thrive as an off-ball floor-spacer
Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
