Joe Herber

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-6
Weight:
215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Darmstadt, Germany

At West Virginia: A senior who has started every game of his career ... signed with West Virginia during the 2002 spring signing period ... Coach Beilein’s second recruit at WVU ... versatile player who has adjusted to the American style of basketball ... a big guard who sees the floor well ... a floor general ... strong perimeter shooter ... vast knowledge of the game ... had offers to play professionally in Europe, but wanted to attend college and play basketball in the United States ... gained valuable experience playing internationally for Germany in the summers of 2003 and 2004 ... made the German National team for the 2005 European Games ... named a first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American by CoSIDA in 2005 ... carries a 4.0 GPA in political science ... has started every game of his career at WVU (95 games) ... ranks 11th among WVU’s career assist leaders (322) ... (2004-05): averaged 8.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists as a junior ... led the team in minutes played (1,098) and tied for the lead in steals (57) ... shot 41.3 percent from the field and 37.9 percent from three-point range ... reached double figures in 15 games ... scored 10 points against Saint Peter’s, Duquesne and LSU ... five points and seven assists against Radford ... 15 points against St. Bonaventure ... scored nine points against Coppin State ... scored 11 points and had a career-high five steals against James Madison ... nine points against New Hampshire ... scored 15 points at NC State ... scored 10 points vs. St. John’s ... team-high nine points against Notre Dame ... nine points at Providence ... scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds at B.C. ... nine points against Pitt ... 10 point and eight assists vs. Seton Hall ... 11 points at Pitt ... 11 points vs. Rutgers ... 13 points at Seton Hall ... 11 points against Villanova in BIG EAST tournament ... 11 points against Syracuse in BIG EAST final ... (NCAA Tournament): 13 points against Wake Forest ... 11 points against Louisville ... (2003-04): named a third-team Academic All-American by CoSIDA ... averaged 8.2 points and 4.3 rebounds as a sophomore ... shot 39.5 percent from the floor ... career-best 17 points in the BIG EAST Tournament against Notre Dame ... had a career-best 10 assists in the game against Miami ... had 15 points against George Washington, IPFW and Georgetown ... career-best 14 rebounds against Pitt ... hit the game-winning shot from half court against IUPUI ... led the Mountaineers in minutes played at 32.9 ... fifth in the BIG EAST in assist to turnover ratio ... reached double figures in 11 games ... averaged 12.7 points per game during West Virginia’s 2004 tour of Europe ... only played in three contests as he was participating on the German National team ... averaged 14.5 points in the two games against the Dutch National team ... (2002-03): averaged 7.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game as a freshman at WVU ... handed out 111 assists while only committing 68 turnovers ... averaged 33.7 minutes per game ... led the Mountaineers in defensive rebounds with 106 ... season-high 16 points against Gardner-Webb ... hit double figures in eight games ... third all-time in WVU freshman assists with 111 ... scored 13 and 12 points in games against Georgetown ... scored 11 points against Florida, including a big three-pointer to give WVU the lead with less than a minute remaining ... had eight rebounds in games against Georgetown and Boston College ... dished out eight assists in games against Rutgers and Syracuse ... shot 40.9 percent from the floor and 38.0 percent from beyond the arc ... had 24 steals on the year ... scored in every game but the first one for West Virginia ... spent most of the summer in 2003 playing for Germany in the World University Games in South Korea ... started every game to lead Germany to a 10th-place finish out of 18 teams ... averaged 9.4 points and 4.9 rebounds ... best games were 12 points against Bulgaria and Estonia.

In High School: Attended Schuldorf Bergstrasse High School in Germany ... played for the TV Langen Club team because high schools don’t offer prep basketball ... averaged 15 points, four rebounds and four assists per game ... shot 37 percent from international three-point range and 75 percent from the free throw line ... a member of the 20-and-under German National team.

Personal: Son of Joachim and Christiane Herber ... birthday is January 17 ... majoring in political science ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star ... two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American.