Garth Joseph

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Garth Joseph
Garth Joseph starring for Saba Battery
Garth Joseph starring for Saba Battery
Position Center
Height 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Weight 315 lb (143 kg)
Born August 8, 1973 (1973-08-08) (age 34)
Roseau, Dominica
Nationality Dominican-American
College The College of Saint Rose
Pro career 1998–present
Former teams St. Rose (1994–1997)
DASH Peristeri Athens (1997–1998)
Mansfield Hawks (1998–1999)
Atlantic City Seagulls (1999)
Trenton Shooting Stars (1999-2000)
Toronto Raptors (2000-2001)
Denver Nuggets (2001)
Shaanxi Kylins (2001-2005)
ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône (2005)
Saba Battery (2005-08)

Garth McArthur Fitzgerald Joseph (born August 8, 1973, in Roseau, Dominica) is a Dominican professional basketball player who previously played in the NBA.

At 7 ft, 2 in and 315 pounds, his physique is often compared to that of Shaquille O'Neal, especially when he was a young and raw-skilled center at The College of St. Rose. However, Joseph's skills never materialized and he only appeared in a total of four National Basketball Association games, two with the Denver Nuggets and two with the Toronto Raptors during the 2000-01 NBA season.

During the 1998-99 season, Joseph played for the Mansfield Hawks (Ohio) of the International Basketball Association under head coach Kevin Mackey. It was his first experience of basketball at the professional level in America. During much of the season, he was so unconditioned (and lacked speed) for this level of play that during the course of a game he would often stay on the defensive end of the court near the painted area and wait for the game action to come to him. Apparentely, this was an actual part of Mackey's game plan considering that Joseph possessed a strong ability to block shots and rebound the ball. Of course, when he chose not to dart back and forth to both ends, his other four teammates were disadvantaged as they had to play offense against five defenders.

Contents

[edit] Basketball career

[edit] Achievements

  • 1999: IBA All-Star 2nd Team
  • 1999: IBA Champion
  • 1999: USBL's All-Defensive Team

[edit] References

  1. ^ BBC NEWS | Middle East | Basketball in the 'axis of evil'

[edit] External links

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