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Joey Dorsey

Richard Elmer "Joey" Dorsey is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis Tigers, where he was an interdisciplinary studies major. He is most famous for leading the Memphis Tigers to the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament championship game with Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts during his senior year.

During both his sophomore and junior years on the team, the Tigers went to the NCAA tournament's Elite Eight.[1]

During the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Dorsey famously called Ohio State center Greg Oden "overrated as a big man", said that Oden "might be as good as Joey Dorsey", and labeled himself "Goliath" and Oden the "the little man". The Buckeyes, however, defeated the Tigers by a score of 92•76; Oden had 17 points and 9 rebounds while Dorsey finished with no points and three rebounds, and did not attempt a field goal in the 19 minutes he spent on the court.[2][3]

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NBA career

Dorsey was chosen as the 33rd overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. After the draft, he was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for the draft rights to the 25th pick, Nicolas Batum.

In the 2008•09 NBA season, Dorsey played in 3 games, scoring a total of 2 points, grabbing one rebound, and making one assist.

The Rockets twice assigned Dorsey to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBDL.[4] On February 5, 2010, after previously being called back up from the NBDL, Dorsey played a career-high 19 minutes and grabbed 12 rebounds.[5]

On February 18, 2010, Dorsey was traded to the Sacramento Kings in a three team deal that also moved Tracy McGrady to the Knicks.[6]

On March 28, 2010, Dorsey was waived by the Kings.[7]

On April 4, 2010, Dorsey was signed by the Raptors.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/apr/06/one-to-go---web-only-after-ucla-romp-tigers-eye/
  2. ^ ESPN - Dorsey can't back smack, Oden's heading to Atlanta - Columnist
  3. ^ ESPN - Memphis vs. Ohio State - Recap - March 24, 2007
  4. ^ Dorsey Assigned To D-League
  5. ^ Dorsey gives Rockets a pick-me-up
  6. ^ "KINGS ACQUIRE CARL LANDRY, JOEY DORSEY AND LARRY HUGHES IN THREE-WAY TRADE WITH HOUSTON AND NEW YORK". NBA.com. 2010-02-18. http://www.nba.com/kings/news/trade_release_february.html. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  7. ^ "KINGS WAIVE DORSEY". NBA.com. 2010-03-28. http://www.nba.com/kings/news/joey_dorsey_release.html. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  8. ^ "RAPTORS SIGN DORSET". thescore.com. 2010-04-04. http://www.thescore.com/home/articles/36653-raptors-sign-dorsey-for-remainder-of-season. Retrieved 2010-04-04.

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v • d • 2008 NBA Draft
First round

Derrick Rose • Michael Beasley • O. J. Mayo • Russell Westbrook • Kevin Love • Danilo Gallinari • Eric Gordon • Joe Alexander • D. J. Augustin • Brook Lopez • Jerryd Bayless • Jason Thompson • Brandon Rush • Anthony Randolph • Robin Lopez • Marreese Speights • Roy Hibbert • JaVale McGee • J. J. Hickson • Alexis Ajinça • Ryan Anderson • Courtney Lee • Kosta Koufos • Serge Ibaka • Nicolas Batum • George Hill • Darrell Arthur • Donté Greene • D. J. White • J. R. Giddens
Second round

Nikola Peković • Walter Sharpe • Joey Dorsey • Mario Chalmers • DeAndre Jordan • Ömer Aşık • Luc Mbah a Moute • Kyle Weaver • Sonny Weems • Chris Douglas-Roberts • Nathan Jawai • Sean Singletary • Patrick Ewing, Jr. • Ante Tomić • Goran Dragić • Trent Plaisted • Bill Walker • Malik Hairston • Richard Hendrix • DeVon Hardin • Shan Foster • Darnell Jackson • Tadija Dragićević • Maarty Leunen • Mike Taylor • Sasha Kaun • James Gist • Joe Crawford • Deron Washington • Semih Erden

Categories: 1983 births | Living people | People from Baltimore, Maryland | American basketball players | Power forwards (basketball) | Centers (basketball) | Memphis Tigers basketball players | Portland Trail Blazers draft picks | Houston Rockets players | Sacramento Kings players | Basketball players from Maryland

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