Richard Elmer "Joey" Dorsey (born December 16, 1983) is an American professional
basketball
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player for
APOP Paphos B.C.
APOP Paphos (in Greek: ΑΠΟΠ Πάφου), is a Cypriot professional basketball club based in Paphos, Cyprus. The club competes in the Cypriot League
The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the to ...
of the
Cyprus Basketball Division A
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Format
At present, six clubs compete ...
. He played
college basketball
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for the
University of Memphis
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.
College career
During both his sophomore and junior years on the team, the Tigers ended their season in the NCAA tournament's
Elite Eight
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.
However, during his senior year Dorsey led the
Memphis Tigers
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to the
2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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championship game with
Derrick Rose
Derrick Martell Rose (born October 4, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the Memphis Tigers before being drafted ...
and
Chris Douglas-Roberts
Chris Douglas Roberts (born January 8, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.
High school career
Douglas-Roberts played high school basketball at Cass Technical Hig ...
. The Tigers fell to
Kansas
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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
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. After the draft, he was traded to the
Houston Rockets
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in exchange for the draft rights to the 25th pick,
Nicolas Batum
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< ...
. In the
2008–09 NBA season
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The 2008 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2008, and Derrick Rose ...
, 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
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of the
NBA Development League
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. 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
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in a three team deal that also moved the Rockets'
Tracy McGrady
Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr. (born May 24, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player, best known for his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). McGrady is a seven-time NBA All-Star, seven-time All-NBA selection, two- ...
to the
New York Knicks
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. On March 28, 2010, he 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
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. On January 10, 2012, he parted ways with Caja Laboral. The next day, he signed with the Greek League club
Olympiacos
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for the rest of the season. With Olympiacos, he won the 2011–12EuroLeague 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
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against
Dinamo Sassari
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, Dorsey ended up
shattering a backboard
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, 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
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History
The ...
for the rest of the
2012–13 Turkish Basketball League
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The regular season started on October 13, 2012, and ended on May 1 ...
season.
On July 17, 2013, Dorsey signed a one-year deal (with the option of a second) with the Spanish club
FC Barcelona
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Founded ...
.
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
Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou ( gr, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Παπανικολάου; born 31 July 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLe ...
,
Pablo Prigioni
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, a 2016 first round draft pick, and cash considerations to the
Denver Nuggets
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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
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contract with Turkish club
Galatasaray
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. On February 19, 2016, he left Galatasaray, and returned to his former club,
FC Barcelona
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Founded ...
, 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.
On February 13, 2017, Dorsey signed with
Turkish Super League
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* of or about Turkey
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*** Turkish alphabet
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Greek Basket League
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after six years, penning a deal with
Panionios B.C.
Panionios B.C. (Greek: Πανιώνιος KAE), known in European competitions as Panionios Athens is the Greek professional basketball club that is based in Nea Smyrni, Athens, and that plays its home games in Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece. The ...
until the end of the 2018–19 season. Dorsey made 20 appearances and averaged 9 points and 8.8 rebounds in 22 minutes per game, helping Panionios to get some crucial victories in order to avoid relegation.
On November 29, 2019, he has signed with
Syntainics MBC
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of the
Basketball Bundesliga
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. Dorsey parted ways with the team on July 21, 2020. He signed with
Apollon Limassol
Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Divisi ...
of the
Cypriot League
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on September 10. On September 4, 2021, Dorsey signed with
APOP Paphos B.C.
APOP Paphos (in Greek: ΑΠΟΠ Πάφου), is a Cypriot professional basketball club based in Paphos, Cyprus. The club competes in the Cypriot League
The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the to ...
of the
Cyprus Basketball Division A
The Cypriot Basketball Division A is currently the top-tier level men's professional basketball competition of the Cypriot basketball league system. It is run and governed by the Cyprus Basketball Federation.
Format
At present, six clubs compete ...
.
Awards and accomplishments
College career
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Conference USA
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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)
2012
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2013
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Career statistics
NBA
Regular season
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Houston
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Sacramento
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Toronto
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Houston
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