Top 25 Players In UNC Basketball History: No. 19 - Joseph Forte

Posted Jun 7, 2021
Former North Carolina shooting guard Joseph Forte was the 2001 co-ACC Player of the Year, first-team All-American, and first-team All-ACC. In 2000 he was second-team All-ACC, ACC Rookie of the Year, NCAA South Region MOP, first-team Freshman All-American, and National Freshman of the Year. His UNC jersey is honored in the Dean E. Smith Center. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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