team. In May 2009 he asked to be waived for personal matters. On January 8, 2010, he joined Nuova Pallacanestro Pavia, an Italian LegaDue team (Italian second division). Forte signed with Pistoia Basket of Italy on August 20, 2010 for the 2011 season. With Pistoia, he averaged 18.9 points and 3.6 assists per game in the regular season In an 82–81 loss to Fileni BPA Jesi on January 9, 2011, Forte amassed 34 points, the third-highest single-game total in team history. Forte left Pistoia after being a key component and frequent starter in the team's playoff run. On October 6, 2011, Israeli side Ironi Ashkelon signed Forte to a one-week trial. However, Forte ultimately ended up signing with Iranian Basketball Super League team Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC for 2012. Through his first two games in league play, Forte averaged 9.1 points, 3.0 assists, and 2.5 rebounds per game. Family His younger brother, Jason Forte, played college basketball for Brown University and was named Ivy League player of the year in 2004. References External links Joseph Forte at asia-basket.com Joseph Forte at euroleague.net Joseph Forte at nba.com/dleague 1981 births Living people African-American basketball players All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Apollon Patras B.C. players Asheville Altitude players Basketball players from Atlanta BC UNICS players Boston Celtics draft picks Boston Celtics players DeMatha Catholic High School alumni Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players McDonald's High School All-Americans Mens Sana Basket players North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Pistoia Basket 2000 players Point guards Seattle SuperSonics players Shooting guards 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people