Seth Berger

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-8
Weight:
212
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Seattle, Wash.
High School:
Ballard

2016-17 - Redshirt Junior: Started at forward in 16 of his 32 appearances on the season, averaged 10.2 minutes played (327 total) ... Shot 50.8 percent (32-63) and hit 62.5 percent of his foul shots (15-24) ... Scored 2.6 points and pulled down 2.3 rebounds per game ... Added 17 steals, 10 assists and five blocks ... Was 3-of-3 from the floor for six points in the win over Temple (11/17) ... Guided the team to its win at Holy Cross (11/20) with 13 points (6-6 FG, 1-2 FT), four rebounds, two steals and an assist ... Scored eight points and added three rebounds during the win over Pacific (12/8) ... Tallied six points and two steals at Georgia State (12/28) ... Ripped down seven rebounds and earned four points during the win over Saint Joseph's (1/18) ... Tallied five points, three rebounds and a steal at Saint Louis (1/25) ... Poured in 16 points (6-11 FG, 2-2 FT) and balanced his score sheet with three rebounds, three assists and two steals during 21 minutes played against Davidson (2/18).

2015-16 - Redshirt Sophomore: Started seven games at forward and appeared in 31 contests on the year ... Averaged 5.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game ... Shot 50.4 percent overall (63-of-125), including 32.6 percent from outside (14-for-43) ... Also produced 18 steals and dished out 15 assists ... Returned from his 2014-15 season-ending injury with 10 points, four rebounds and a steal in the win over Howard (11/14) ... Had six points, including back-to-back layups in the final two minutes, four seconds, during the win at Harvard (11/17) ... Notched a then-personal-best nine rebounds with two assists and a steal against Clemson (11/23) ... Added eight points, a pair of boards and two steals in 24 minutes played against Creighton (11/25) ... Tied his then-career best in points (14) during 20 minutes played against Ole Miss (12/5) ... Totaled 14 points with three boards and a pair of steals at FGCU (12/13) as he finished with career highs in field goals made (6) and tied his most attempted (8) ... Ripped down 10 rebounds, a one-game personal best, and tied his career high with a pair of blocks against LIU Brooklyn (12/29) ... Tallied a career-best 15 points (5-6 FG, 1-1 3FG, 4-5 FT) with seven boards, two assists, one block and a steal without turning it over in 34 minutes on the floor at La Salle (1/3) ... Came off the bench with a team-high and single-game personal best 17 points to go along with six rebounds and two steals at Saint Joseph's (1/27) ... Totaled six points to go with five rebounds at Richmond (2/6) ... Suffered an injury to his head against VCU (2/12) and walked off under his own power but did not return to the game ... Posted eight points and a season-high three steals in the near-upset of St. Bonaventure (2/27).

2014-15 - Sophomore: Started the first eight games of the year before his missed the remaining 24 due to injury ... Recorded 16 points, 16 rebounds, 11 steals, six assists and two blocks over his eight appearances ... Set career-highs of six rebounds and 26 minutes played in the overtime win versus Manhattan (11/18) ... Established personal-bests with nine points and four steals in 13 minutes against Northeastern (11/26) ... Had at least one steal in each of his final six games played.

2013-14 - Freshman: Appeared in 18 games as a true freshman and finished with eight points and eight rebounds in 40 minutes (2.2 mpg) ... Made a pair of free throws after being fouled on a defensive rebound in the closing seconds of the first half in the win over Nebraska (11/21) in the first round of the Charleston Classic ... Logged a then-career-best six minutes versus Northern Illinois (12/14) ... Added a then-personal-high 13 minutes against Fordham (1/26) and finished with four points, three rebounds and an assist ... Had two points in two minutes versus Tennessee (3/21) in the NCAA Tournament Second Round.

High School: Ranked as the No. 38 small forward in the country and No. 4 player in the state of Washington by ESPN ... Four-year letterwinner at Ballard High School in Seattle for coach Jesen Baskett ... Averaged 15.8 points and 8.5 rebounds as a senior en route to being named KingCo 4A First Team All-League ... Participated in the Inaugural West Coast All-Star Classic ... He was a KingCo 4A Second Team selection a year prior when he tallied 15.3 points and nine rebounds per game ... Also recorded his career high of 26 points and 19 rebounds during his junior season ... As a sophomore he averaged 12.9 points per game and was Ballard's second-leading rebounder as he earned honorable mention all-league honors and helped the Beavers earn their first state tournament appearance since 2002 ... He attended the Emerald City Pioneers Basketball Academy from 2006-13.

Personal: Seth Kenan Berger ... Born in Bismark, N.D. ... Son of Bill and Sue Berger ... Has three siblings, Ashtyn Thomas, Allyssa Berger and Allayna Berger ... Father played basketball at Northwest College from 1986-88.