Joey Dorsey
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| Free agent | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 16, 1983 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg, North Carolina) |
| College | Memphis (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2010 | Houston Rockets |
| 2008–2010 | →Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2010 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2010–2011 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2011–2012 | Caja Laboral |
| 2012 | Olympiacos |
| 2012–2013 | Royal Halı Gaziantep |
| 2013–2014 | FC Barcelona |
| 2014–2015 | Houston Rockets |
| 2015–2016 | Galatasaray Odeabank |
| 2016–2017 | FC Barcelona |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Richard Elmer "Joey" Dorsey (born December 16, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for FC Barcelona Lassa of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.
During both his sophomore and junior years on the team, the Tigers ended their season in the NCAA tournament's Elite Eight.
During the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, as a member of the Memphis Tigers, 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 little man". The Buckeyes, however, defeated the Tigers 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.
However, during his senior year Dorsey led the Memphis Tigers to the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament championship game with Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts. The Tigers fell to Kansas 75–68 in overtime.
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.
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