Quickly:
Great character walk-on that has earned his teammates respect for his work ethic both in practice and in the classroom ... Will be the first Mizzou Basketball player to graduate with a degree in broadcast journalism and plans to pursue law school following the completion of his senior season ... Spent the summer interning for Dan McLaughlin and Fox Sports Midwest and is an encyclopedia of sports knowledge, especially regarding Chicago professional sports and Notre Dame football.
2007-08 Season
Played in eight games for the Tigers, including a season high three minutes against Southern ... Dished a career high two assists against Southern ... Was 3-of-5 from three-point range, hitting treys against Western Illinois, McNeese State and North Carolina A&T.
2006-07 Season
Played in nine games for Mizzou and scored his first career points on a last-second three-pointer during the season-opener against North Carolina A&T ... That trey pushed Mizzou over the century mark for the game ... Played a career-high two minutes vs. Arkansas, hitting a free throw and grabbing his first career rebound ... Continues to be an outstanding practice player and scout team performer for the Tigers.
2005-06 Season
Played in nine games for Mizzou and scored his first career points on a last-second three-pointer against North Carolina A&T in the season-opener ... That trey pushed Mizzou over the century mark for the game ... Played a career high two minutes vs. Arkansas, hitting a free throw and grabbing his first career rebound ... Continues to be an outstanding practice player and scout team performer for the Tigers.
2005-06 Season
An unselfish, team player that provided outstanding looks in practice as a walk-on in his second season with the program.
High School
Three-year varsity performer at Lake Forest High School under Bill Donlon and Josh Grant, a former two-time Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year at Utah ... Averaged 7.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a senior ... Helped direct Lake Forest to Regional crowns his junior and senior seasons and led the Scouts to their first-ever No. 1 Sectional ranking as a junior ... Shot 52-percent from three-point range as a senior and over 90 percent from the free throw line as a junior ... Hit 17-of-18 free throws in the final two minutes as a junior to clinch four victories ... Was co-MVP of the Lake Forest football team as a senior.
Personal
Son of Terri and Don Berrardini ... Was born in Lake Forest, Ill. ... Career ambition is to be either a sports broadcaster or political analyst ... Favorite video game is MVP Baseball 2005 ... Lists his father, Don, and older brother, Mike, as the people who most influenced his life growing up ... Lists Lake Forest, Ill., native Vince Vaughn as his favorite actor ... Enjoys reading, writing and watching movies during his free time.
Career Statistics
Season G-GS MPG FG-A FG% 3FG-A 3FG% FT-A FT% REB/AVG. A-BLK-S TP AVG.2006-07 8-0 1.1 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 1/0.1 0-0-0 4 0.5Big 12 1-0 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0/0.0 0-0-0 0 0.02007-08 8-0 1.5 3-5 .600 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 2/0.3 2-0-1 9 1.1Big 12 1-0 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1/1.0 0-0-1 0 0.0TOTAL 16-0 1.3 4-8 .500 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 3/0.2 2-0-1 13 0.8Big 12 2-0 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1/0.5 0-0-1 0 0.0
Career Highs
Pts. 3, three timesReb. 1 vs. Western Illinois (11-25-07)FG 1, three timesFGA 1, four times3FG 1 ,three times3FGA 1, four timesFT 1 vs. Arkansas (11-30-06)FTA 3 vs. Arkansas (11-30-06)Asst. 2 vs. Southern (11-16-07)Blks N/AStls 1 vs. Kansas State (2-16-08)
