Joseph Forte

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Joseph Xavier "Joe" Forte (born May 23, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays in Italy with Montepaschi Siena.

[edit] Beginnings

Forte got his start at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. There, Forte played under the instruction of legendary high school prep coach Morgan Wootten. Forte's teammate at DeMatha, Keith Bogans, currently plays for the NBA's Orlando Magic.

[edit] Career highlights

After a 2-year college career at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (highlights which included winning the 2000 ACC Rookie of the Year as well as 2001 ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year) that was marked by flashes of both brilliance and temper, he was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 21st pick in the 2001 NBA Draft. His most memorable moment with the Celtics came when he wore a Scooby-Doo shirt on the sidelines during the playoffs. In two seasons with the Celtics and the Seattle SuperSonics, Forte averaged 1.2 points and 0.7 assists per game, struggling to convert from his natural shooting guard position, to point guard. He was eventually waived by the Sonics due mostly to attitude and legal problems. While with the Sonics, he was arrested on gun and drug charges in Maryland, as well as an assault charge in which he allegedly punched a man in the face during a pickup game. After being released by the Sonics, Forte could not find a roster spot in the NBA. He later joined the Asheville Altitude of the NBA D-League. He is currently playing professionally in Europe.

[edit] External links

NBA Playerfile @ NBA.com
Joseph Forte NBA Development League info

Preceded by Chris Williams	Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year 2000	Succeeded by Chris Duhon

Preceded by Chris Carrawell	Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Player of the Year (with Shane Battier) 2001	Succeeded by Juan Dixon

2001 NBA Draft
First Round Kwame Brown \| Tyson Chandler \| Pau Gasol \| Eddy Curry \| Jason Richardson \| Shane Battier \| Eddie Griffin \| DeSagana Diop \| Rodney White \| Joe Johnson \| Kedrick Brown \| Vladimir Radmanović \| Richard Jefferson \| Troy Murphy \| Steven Hunter \| Kirk Haston \| Michael Bradley \| Jason Collins \| Zach Randolph \| Brendan Haywood \| Joseph Forte \| Jeryl Sasser \| Brandon Armstrong \| Raul Lopez \| Gerald Wallace \| Jamaal Tinsley \| Tony Parker \|
Second Round Trenton Hassell \| Gilbert Arenas\| Omar Cook \| Will Solomon \| Terence Morris \| Brian Scalabrine \| Jeff Trepagnier \| Damone Brown \| Mehmet Okur \| Michael Wright \| Earl Watson \| Jamison Brewer \| Bobby Simmons \| Eric Chenowith \| Kyle Hill \| Sean Lampley \| Loren Woods \| Ousmane Cisse \| Antonis Fotsis \| Ken Johnson \| Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje \| Alton Ford \| Andre Huston \| Jarron Collins \| Kenny Satterfield \| Maurice Jeffers \| Robertas Javtokas \| Alvin Jones \| Bryan Bracey