Coach Jerry Shelton is carried off the floor by his team after the Falcons crushed East Rome to win the 16-team Northwest Georgia Christmas Invitational Tournament in Rome. According to Coach Shelton, this 1964-65 Berry basketball team was the best of all the teams he coached at Berry. The team opened the season by winning its first 17 games without a loss.

One of the amazing events of the season occurred in the Region Tournament semi-finals when the Falcons qualified for the State Tournament by beating Cartersville in seven overtimes. Tommy Butler tipped in an errant shot at the buzzer (and just before the stroke of midnight) in the 7th overtime to win the game. Berry drew Clarkston, the state's number 1 ranked team, in the state tournament in Macon. Even though Berry took a brief lead with three minutes to go in the game, the Falcons fell to Clarkston 50-45.

The 1964-65 team won more games in one season (30) than any team in school history and it was the last Berry team to play in the Georgia High School State Tournament.

TEAM ROSTER
Senior               Tommy Butler     6'1"
Senior               Millard Carlisle     5'11"
Senior               Jerry Chastain     6'4"
Senior               John Jordin     6'1"
Senior               Billy McWhorter     6'2"
Senior               Billy Bell     5'9"
Junior               Jack Childre     5'10"
Junior               Steve Ellis     5'9"
Sophomore     Barry Brooks     5'8"
Sophomore     Mike Murphy     5'10"