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It all started in first grade, when PJ Taylor and Lillard became best friends. Along the way, they picked up Dondrale Campbell, Drake Green, Davion Berry and Mark Samuels, plus Taylor’s little brother, T.J. They played AAU basketball together and developed college ambitions, rising above the culture of the Oakland streets.
“Honestly, I don’t think anybody here can relate to it,” said Berry, who is redshirting this season after transferring to Weber State. “That’s something you have to experience, but it’s tough. There are a bunch of bad influences. If you don’t make the right decisions, you can get lost in the shuffle fast.”
That almost happened to Berry, who credits Lillard for pulling him back to basketball and the promises the friends made to one another. “That was our pact: We have to get to college and graduate,” Berry said.
In a fortuitous twist, Lillard’s injury will enable him to play with Berry next season, because Lillard was granted a medical redshirt year.
It all started in first grade, when PJ Taylor and Lillard became best friends. Along the way, they picked up Dondrale Campbell, Drake Green, Davion Berry and Mark Samuels, plus Taylor’s little brother, T.J. They played AAU basketball together and developed college ambitions, rising above the culture of the Oakland streets.
“Honestly, I don’t think anybody here can relate to it,” said Berry, who is redshirting this season after transferring to Weber State. “That’s something you have to experience, but it’s tough. There are a bunch of bad influences. If you don’t make the right decisions, you can get lost in the shuffle fast.”
That almost happened to Berry, who credits Lillard for pulling him back to basketball and the promises the friends made to one another. “That was our pact: We have to get to college and graduate,” Berry said.
In a fortuitous twist, Lillard’s injury will enable him to play with Berry next season, because Lillard was granted a medical redshirt year.
