Kristopher Joseph, Special To Mid Atlantic Hoops.com
January 1, 2008

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Kristopher Joseph Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, DC ranks as one of the top prospects in Mid Atlantic Hoops area Class of 2008 rankings. Follow along as Kris gives us an inside look at his season and his life both on and off of the basketball court.

The regular season is over and now my main focus is the post season and getting these
three wins to win the WCAC championship. During the regular season I came out real hot
and was putting up 20+ points a night. After the break my point production lowered.
However I was still a big part of us winning games being a playmaker, making the right
plays at the right times.

This season there was a lot of weight taken off my shoulders due to Rodney McGruders
excellent play throughout the whole season and my fellow Montrealer Aleks Mitrovic. I
scored all my points in a lot of different ways this season, shooting from the outside,
off the dribble, and on the block, making it a little more difficult for defenders to
check me. This year I am having much more fun the last year, and that's simply because we
are winning! I am glad that I came to play in the WCAC because I feel that this tough
competition will really prepare me for the next level.

The strong point of my game I believe is still my passing ability, but I bring much more
to the table though, I can score and rebound. My weakness right now is definitely my one
on one defense, but as soon as the season is over I will be hooking up with my trainer
and we are going to focus a lot on  getting my feet quicker and faster.

Just recently I got an invitation to the Baltimore Vs USA all star game. I can't remember
exactly when it will be played but none the less I was honored and accepted to play in
the game. We play Good Counsel in the first round of our WCAC playoffs and it should be a
real tough game but I am confident that if we play our game we will come out victorious.

I have a lot of people to thank for my current success as a basketball player and as a
young adult. First of all, my family they have been so supportive of me in every move
I've made since moving to Washington , DC . My mother has shaped me into a good young man,
she always keeps me level headed making sure I never think I am better than anyone because
of what I am doing. My brother Maurice who pushed me from day one to always do better and
never give up, he always tells me to never let anybody tell me what I can or cannot do.
My sisters, well... they act like all sisters do, always stating the obvious like "watch
out for the fast girls “haha" I Love My Family though. They are really supportive..

Next year I will be going t Syracuse University , and I am really looking forward to being
there. I went up there for the Midnight Madness and it was wild. I mean I was signing as
much autographs as the people on the team. The fans are crazy! I really can't wait to
play at the dome. So look for me next year in the Orange and White.

I'd like to give a few shout outs to my mans Rodney McGruder, Aleks Mitrovic, Dave
Thompson, Ahmad George and the rest of the Carroll Mob. To my Girl Back Home Tynesha White.
My Family, Eartha (mother),Kizzy,Marisa,MoJo,Kanika,Jayden,Elijah,Winston,Sheldon,Niko,Jiggy...The
whole 160 district. Skip, Lights, Randy, Sacha.
Thank all of yall~514~