WASHINGTON, D.C. — It didn’t take long for Theo Pinson to realize what type of player Joel Berry would be.
“Joel Berry is a pit bull. I’ve known that since I came here with him,” Pinson said. “The dude just plays hard every second he’s in there, and that’s what Coach loves about him, that’s what I love about him.
“He gets everybody else going.”
And in Thursday’s ACC Tournament quarterfinals, Berry provided a critical spark for the top-seeded Tar Heels, scoring a game-best 20 points in an 88-71 win over eighth-seeded Pittsburgh at the Verizon Center.