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Curtis Berry

b. 1959

American basketball player (born 1959)

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Born 1959. Curtis Berry is an American basketball coach and basketball player.

Curtis Berry (born June 16, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player.

As a freshman, Berry moved to the University of Missouri campus at Columbia and averaged 6.8 points in 1978, as a sophomore collegian, he led the varsity in rebounding and was described by experts as a "bull", at the end of his collegiate career, Berry averaged 11.9 points in 112 games, his consistent performance at Missouri convinced the Kansas City Kings to make him their third round pick in the 1981 NBA draft.

Berry wore jersey number 31 at the Kings' training camp and was not able to break into the Kings' roster which was loaded with tested forwards like Cliff Robinson, Reggie King, and Leon Douglas, from the Kings' camp, Berry went to join the Lancaster Lightning in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). He won a CBA championship with the Lightning in 1982. He was selected to the CBA All-Defensive First Team in 1983.

Berry served as head coach of the Atlanta Trojans in the United States Basketball League (USBL) during the 1999 season and accumulated a 16–9 record.

Berry is currently head boys' basketball coach at Mount Vernon Presbyterian School in Atlanta. In 2002, Berry married Dr. Jacqueline Walters, an OB-GYN; he also has a daughter, Kursten, from a previous marriage. Berry's marriage to Walters has been chronicled on the Bravo reality series Married to Medicine, of which both have been a part since the first episode in 2013.

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University of Missouri

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Who is Curtis Berry?

American basketball player (born 1959)

When was Curtis Berry born?

Curtis Berry was born on 16 June 1959 in Atlanta.

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Curtis Berry is a basketball coach and basketball player.

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Curtis Berry is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Curtis Berry

· Wikidata: Q3007793

· DBpedia: Curtis Berry

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