Photo: NSU #11, Joseph Dorsett-Jeffreys, Center, 6-11/285 sophomore, Brox, NY/North Dakota State College of Science.NORFOLK, VA- In the crowded streets of New York City, Joseph Dorsett-Jeffreys was admittedly self-conscious. Each day, he would attract stares of strangers, some of whom would pepper the unusually big teen with the usual questions:
How tall are you? Do you play basketball? What team do you play for?
Dorsett-Jeffreys, Norfolk State's 6-foot-11 sophomore center, would sigh and roll his eyes. He didn't appreciate that he was typecast at 15. Even though he had a decided advantage because of his height, he was determined that he wouldn't spend his free time running up and down 94 feet of finished hardwood. Besides, his high school coach at Park West in Manhattan told him he had no future in the sport.
"At first, I couldn't even stand basketball," Dorsett-Jeffreys said. "I can't even lie."
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How tall are you? Do you play basketball? What team do you play for?
Dorsett-Jeffreys, Norfolk State's 6-foot-11 sophomore center, would sigh and roll his eyes. He didn't appreciate that he was typecast at 15. Even though he had a decided advantage because of his height, he was determined that he wouldn't spend his free time running up and down 94 feet of finished hardwood. Besides, his high school coach at Park West in Manhattan told him he had no future in the sport.
"At first, I couldn't even stand basketball," Dorsett-Jeffreys said. "I can't even lie."
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