Completing his U.S. college career at West Virginia University in 2006, Johannes Herber closed out a stint in America where he had gone by the name Joe Herber.

Born on January 17, 1983, in Darmstadt, Germany, Herber is a German citizen who studied at West Virginia University. During his time in the United States, he was generally known as Joe Herber rather than his given name. He went on to play basketball at the former level, and the West Virginia chapter of his story remains notable for that dual identity he carried — Johannes at home, Joe abroad. His education at West Virginia University in 2006 marks the most clearly documented point in the record of his playing career as a German basketball player.