| Intro | American basketball player |
| A.K.A. | Richard Elmer “Joey” Dorsey |
| Is |
Athlete Basketball player |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 16 December 1983, Baltimore |
| Age: | 36 years |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
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.
College career
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.
Professional career
Houston Rockets
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 assigned Dorsey to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League. On February 5, 2010, after previously being called back up from the NBDL, Dorsey played a career-high 19 minutes and grabbed 12 rebounds.
Sacramento Kings / Toronto Raptors
On February 18, 2010, Dorsey was traded to the Sacramento Kings in a three team deal that also moved the Rockets’ Tracy McGrady to the New York Knicks. On March 28, 2010, Dorsey was waived by the Kings.
On April 4, 2010, Dorsey was signed to a non-guaranteed contract by the Raptors.
Europe
In September 2011, Dorsey signed a one-year deal with the Spanish League club Caja Laboral. On January 10, 2012, he parted ways with Caja Laboral. The next day, he signed with the Greek League club Olympiacos for the rest of the season. With Olympiacos, he won the 2011–12 EuroLeague championship, as well as the 2011–12 Greek League championship. In August 2012, he re-signed with Olympiacos on a two-year deal. On September 12, 2012, during a preseason exhibition game against Dinamo Sassari, Dorsey ended up shattering a backboard, with around two minutes left in the fourth quarter.
On November 7, 2012, Dorsey was released by Olympiacos, ending their relationship two weeks after he criticized the organization, and he stopped playing with the team. On November 22, 2012, he signed with Turkish club Royal Halı Gaziantep for the rest of the 2012–13 Turkish Basketball League season.
On July 17, 2013, Dorsey signed a one-year deal (with the option of a second) with the Spanish club FC Barcelona.
Return to the NBA
On July 19, 2014, Dorsey signed with the Houston Rockets. On January 21, 2015, he had a season-best game with seven points and 12 rebounds in a loss to the Golden State Warriors.
On July 20, 2015, the Rockets traded Dorsey, Nick Johnson, Kostas Papanikolaou, Pablo Prigioni, a 2016 first round draft pick, and cash considerations to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Ty Lawson and a 2017 second round draft pick. On August 18, 2015, he was waived by the Nuggets in a buyout deal.
Return to Europe
On August 29, 2015, Dorsey signed a one-year, $650,000 net income contract with Galatasaray. On February 19, 2016, he left Galatasaray, and returned to his former club, FC Barcelona Lassa, for the rest of the season.
On August 17, 2016, Dorsey signed a two-year contract extension with Barcelona. On January 18, 2017, he was released from the team due to disciplinary reasons.
Awards and accomplishments
College career
- Conference USA All-Freshman Team: (2004–05)
- Conference USA All-Tournament Team: (2006)
- All-Conference USA First-Team: (2006–07)
- Conference USA All-Defensive Team: (2006–07)
- Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year: (2006–07)
- Conference USA All-Tournament Team: (2007)
Professional career
- EuroLeague Champion: (2012)
- Greek League Champion: (2012)
- Greek League Best Defender: (2012)
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Houston | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
| 2009–10 | Houston | 7 | 0 | 7.7 | .455 | .000 | .500 | 3.6 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 1.6 |
| 2009–10 | Sacramento | 8 | 0 | 6.5 | .444 | .000 | .400 | 2.3 | .0 | .1 | .1 | 1.5 |
| 2010–11 | Toronto | 43 | 9 | 12.1 | .525 | .000 | .477 | 4.4 | .6 | .6 | .4 | 3.1 |
| 2014–15 | Houston | 69 | 17 | 12.4 | .552 | .000 | .289 | 4.0 | .4 | .6 | .4 | 2.7 |
| Career | 130 | 26 | 11.5 | .534 | .000 | .375 | 3.9 | .4 | .5 | .3 | 2.6 |