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Garth McArthur Fitzgerald Joseph (born August 8, 1973) is a Dominican former professional
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player. At 7'2" and 315 pounds, his physique was often compared to that of
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, especially when he was a young and raw-skilled center at The College of St. Rose. However, he only appeared in a total of four
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games, two with the
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and two with the
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during the
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. As of the 2018 offseason, Joseph is still the only Dominican player in NBA history. Joseph was a member of the Dominica national basketball team.


Basketball career

*1994–95: St. Rose (NCAA-D2): RebDivII-2(12.8), FGPDivII-3(.679), 14.2 ppg *1995–96: St. Rose (NCAA-D2): 15.8 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 3.3 bpg *1996–97: St. Rose (NCAA-D2) *1997–98: Peristeri Athens *1998–99: Mansfield Hawks (IBA) *1999: Atlantic City Seagulls (
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), in May 1999 was placed on the inactive list *1999–00: Nov. '99 Training Camp with Trenton Shooting Stars ( IBL), then signed with team for the season: 6.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg *2000–01:
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(2 games: 1 ppg, 1 rpg) *2001:
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(2 games: 0 pts)
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in Shaw's Pro Summer League,
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*2001–05 : Shaanxi Kylins *2005 :
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( Pro A) *2005–08: Saba Battery *2008–09: Al Gezira *2009 : BEEM *2010: Glam X-MenDominican Basketball: National Basketball Finals - Oct 7, 2010
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Garth 1973 births Living people Centers (basketball) Saint Rose Golden Knights men's basketball players Denver Nuggets players Dominica men's basketball players Dominica expatriate basketball people in Canada Dominica expatriate basketball people in China Dominica expatriate basketball people in France Dominica expatriate basketball people in Greece Dominica expatriate basketball people in Iran Dominica expatriate basketball people in the United States Élan Chalon players Dominica expatriate basketball people in Egypt Guangzhou Loong Lions players NBA players from Dominica Peristeri B.C. players Toronto Raptors players Trenton Shooting Stars players Undrafted NBA players Iranian Basketball Super League players BEEM Mazandaran BC players