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#32 Kris Joseph
Position: Forward
Height: 6-7
Weight: 207
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
High School: Archbishop Carroll (D.C.)
Sophomore Year: 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 recored 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 ... On March 8th, Joseph became the recipient of the BIG EAST Conference Sixth Man Award, he is the first Syracuse player to earn the recognition ... 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 ... 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.
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.
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