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2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kris Joseph
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Montreal, Quebec
- High School:
- Archbishop Carroll (D.C.)
Senior Year: He was named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 list ... Named to the Naismith Trophy preseason watch list ... 2012 'Cuse Awards Play of the Year award winner ... He has started every game this season ... Had 16 points and five rebounds against FORDHAM ... Scored 15 points and became the 55th player at SU to score 1,000 points, while also grabbing seven rebounds against MANHATTAN ... Tallied 19 points and went 8-for-14 from the floor against ALBANY ... Had a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in 39 minutes against VIRGINIA TECH in the NIT Season Tip Off semifinal ... Scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds against STANFORD in the NIT Season Tip Off championship game ... Was named the NIT Season Tip Off Most Valuable Player ... Had 11 points and 4 rebounds against EASTERN MICHIGAN ... Tallied 14 points, grabbed five rebounds, had two steals and one assist against FLORIDA ... Scored 11 points, went 2-for-3 from behind the three point line and grabbed eight rebounds against MARSHALL ... Had nine points, eight rebounds and two steals against GEORGE WASHINGTON...Scored 21 points to go with five assits agaisnt NORTH CAROLINA STATE....Tailled 17 points, two rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal against BUCKNELL...Scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds against DEPAUL...Had 17 points and went 4-4 from behind the arc to go with four rebounds, four assists and three steals against MARQUETTE ... Had 12 points and grabbed five rebounds against NOTRE DAME ... Went 8-for-11 from the floor, scored 17 points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked one shot against CINCINNATI ... Had 9 points, seven rebounds, two blocks, one steal and was 5-for-5 from the free throw line against WEST VIRGINIA ... Had 13 points, eight rebounds, and four assists against ST.JOHN'S ... Scored a career high 29 points, making six 3-pointers, and had five rebounds and three steals against GEORGETOWN ... Tallied 15 points, shooting 3-for-4 from behind the 3-point arc against CONNECTICUT ... Had 14 points, four rebounds, one block and one steal against RUTGERS ... Scored 12 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked two shots against USF ... Tallied 21 points, seven rebounds and two steals against CONNECTICUT ... Had 11 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals against LOUISVILLE ... Scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds against CONNECTICUT in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament ... Tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocks against UNC ASHVILLE in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... Had 11 points on 7-for-8 shooting from the free throw line against KANSAS STATE in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
Junior Year: Named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 list ... Named to the Naismith Trophy preseason watch list ... Led the team in scoring in its two exhibition games (13.0 ppg) ... Was 4-for-5 from the floor, including 1-for-1 from 3-point range, and 2-for-2 from the free throw line for 12 points in final scrimmage against LE MOYNE ... One of two players to score 14 points against NORTHERN IOWA ... Scored 10 points and pulled down a season-high seven rebounds against CANISIUS ... Also grabbed seven rebounds and dished out four assists against the Tribe ... Led the team with 18 points against WILLIAM & MARY ... Scored 22 points against MICHIGAN while hitting a career high three 3-pointers ... Named to the Legends Classic All-Tournament Team ... Went 5-for-7 from the floor and 7-for-8 from the free throw line for 19 points against Georgia Tech in the championship game ... One of three players to score in double digits against CORNELL with 16 points ... Recorded 14 points and had a season-best four steals against MICHIGAN STATE ... Blocked a career-high four shots against COLGATE ... Led the team with 21 points to go along with seven rebounds and four assists against IONA ... Scored a team high 25 points against DREXEL ... Established a new career high for the second consecutive game with 27 points against PROVIDENCE ... Tallied a team-high 18 points and a season-best eight rebounds against NOTRE DAME ... Scored 14 points and grabbed a team-best eight rebounds at SETON HALL ... Led the team with 18 points at ST. JOHN'S ... After missing one game with a head injury, Joseph returned to the lineup against VILLANOVA and led the team with 23 points ... Joseph also tied his season highs with four assists and four steals against the Golden Eagles ... Led the team with 18 points at MARQUETTE ... Scored 11 points and grabbed four rebounds at CONNECTICUT ... Was 4-for-8 from the field and 5-for-5 from the free throw line for 14 points at USF ... Recorded 16 points and five rebounds versus WEST VIRGINIA ... Was 10-for-12 from the free throw line in a 21 point, eight rebound performance against RUTGERS ... Pulled down 8 rebounds against VILLANOVA ... Scored 11 points in 23 minutes in win over DEPAUL ... Scored 14 points in Big East Tournament win over ST. JOHNS ... Had 20 points and 9 rebounds in 44 minutes in Big East Tournament OT Loss to CONNECTICUT ... Recorded his first double-double of the season in first round of NCAA Tournament win over INDIANA STATE with 12 points and 10 rebounds (season high) ... Had 12 points and 9 rebounds in loss to MARQUETTE in second round of NCAA Tournament.
Sophomore Year: On March 8, Joseph became the recipient of the BIG EAST Conference Sixth Man Award … He is the first Syracuse player to earn the recognition ... Joseph was named the YAHOO! SPORTS BIG EAST Conference Sixth Man of the Year ... Joseph was the team’s third-leading scorer averaging 10.8 points … Played in all 35 games starting in four ... Joseph averaged 10 points and eight rebounds in the championship rounds of the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden ... He played 32 minutes off the bench against CORNELL and scored 13 points, including 9-of-10 shooting at the foul line ... He also set a personal-high with five steals and had three assists ... Joseph recorded 14 points in the Orange’s win against MAINE ... He recorded his first double-double of the year against FLORIDA, scoring 12 points and grabbing 10 rebounds ... Joseph tallied a career-high 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting in a win over ST. BONAVENTURE ... Starting his first game of the season against OAKLAND, Joseph had four assists, and matched a career-high with two blocks ... He scored 16 points against SETON HALL with 15 of those points coming in the second half ... In the Orange’s win over MEMPHIS, Joseph finished with 15 points and nine rebounds ... He recorded his second double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while playing 33 minutes in a win over MARQUETTE ... Joseph set two career marks scoring 23 points and going 9-for-11 from the field in a win over PROVIDENCE ... He scored 17 points while setting a career-high in 3-point field goals with two in a win over CINCINNATI ... Joseph recorded 16 points and pulled down nine rebounds in a win over VILLANOVA ... Joseph set a career-high in free throw attempts and free throws made going 11-for-12 from the line finishing with 13 points in a win against ST. JOHN’S ... Joseph scored 18 points going 7-for-10 from the field against Georgetown in the BIG EAST Tournament ... Joseph dished out a career-high six assists while facing off against his brother Maurice in the first round NCAA Tournament victory over VERMONT ... Against GONZAGA and BUTLER in the NCAA Tournament, Joseph set a career-high with 37 minutes played in both games ... Joseph started in the Orange’s three NCAA Tournament games as the team went with a smaller lineup to account for the injury to Arinze Onuaku.
Freshman Year: He made at least one field goal in 24 of the 34 games he played in as a rookie … Joseph made his Syracuse debut in the season opener against Le MOYNE … He contributed seven points, two rebounds and three steals versus the DOLPHINS … One of his most productive outings came against OAKLAND when Joseph tallied a career-high 13 points, including his first 3-pointer … Joseph converted all six shots from the field in the game … He had six rebounds in 19 minutes of work… When the Orange defeated CORNELL, Joseph had a season-high four steals … In Syracuse’s victory against COPPIN STATE, he logged a career-high 29 minutes … Joseph had six points, six rebounds and a season-best two blocked shots … Joseph equaled the 29-minute showing the next time out against SETON HALL, his first BIG EAST Conference game… He had a season high eight rebounds versus the PIRATES … With Paul Harris unable to dress against USF because of an injury, Joseph made his first career start … He had seven points and three boards in a Syracuse victory… An injury to Arinze Onuaku pushed Joseph into the first five again when the Orange played at PROVIDENCE … He had four points and three rebounds versus the FRIARS … In a victory against CINCINNATI, Joseph had eight points and three rebounds in nine minutes of play … Disqualifications forced Joseph to play center in the six-overtime epic with CONNECTICUT at the BIG EAST Tournament… He contributed four rebounds a took a charge against the HUSKIES… He received his first NCAA Tournament experience in a victory against STEPHEN F. AUSTIN … Joseph hauled in six rebounds and converted a 3-pointer … He had six points against OKLAHOMA.
High School: A prep standout at Archbishop Carroll, Joseph played for Coach Clinton Perrow… Former SU standouts Lawrence Moten (men’s basketball) and Marvin Graves (football) also attended Archbishop Carroll… In 2006-07, Joseph averaged 18.8 points and 5.0 assists per game … As a senior, Joseph had a season-high 32 points in the Arby’s Classic … Archbishop Carroll was 26-11 in 2007-08 … In a 70-48 loss to Gonzaga, Joseph had 21 points … He tallied 25 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks in a 70-61 defeat of DeMatha … When Archbishop Carroll lost at Cardozo, 56-55, Joseph had 14 points and 10 rebounds … In the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) Tournament, Archbishop Carroll defeated Our Lady of Good Counsel, 65-55 … Joseph had 21 points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocks … Two games earlier his squad had lost to Our Lady of Good Counsel in a regular-season matchup … He had 22 points … Gonzaga defeated the Lions in the WCAC tournament despite 19 points from Joseph … He participated in the Baltimore All-Stars vs. U.S. All-Stars Exhibition in April … He played for the U.S. squad that was defeated, 107-82… He was picked to play in the 35th annual Under Armour Capital Classic in College Park, Md. … A member of the Capital All-Stars, he had nine points and five rebounds in a loss to the U.S. All-Stars … Joseph earned 2008 second team honors from the Washington Post … He played AAU basketball with the DC Assault … In the summer of 2007 he won MVP honors at the Southern Invitational and led the squad to the U-17 Gold title … He was ranked 114th overall and the 17th small forward in the class of 2008 by Rivals.com.
Personal: The son of Michael Joseph and Eartha Rigsby, Kris was born in December 1988, in Montreal … Joseph is pursuing a degree in the School of Human Ecology … He has a brother and two sisters … Maurice, his brother, is a member of the Vermont basketball team after transferring from Michigan State.
