Education
DeMatha Catholic High School.
DeMatha Catholic High School.
Forte got his start at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. There, Forte played under the instruction of legendary high school prep coach Morgan Wootten. Forte"s teammate at DeMatha, Keith Bogans, has played for several teams in the National Basketball Association. Forte was named Washington Post All Met Basketball Player of the Year in his senior year in 1999.
After a 2-year college career at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (highlights of which included winning the 2000 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Rookie of the Year as well as 2001 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Men"s Basketball Player of the Year) that was marked by flashes of brilliant play, he was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 21st pick in the 2001 National Basketball Association Draft (at a time when later star players Tony Parker and Gilbert Arenas were still available at the guard position).
In two seasons with the Celtics and the Seattle SuperSonics, Forte averaged 1.2 points and 0.7 assists per game, struggling to convert from his natural shooting guard position to point guard. After being released by the Sonics, Forte couldn"t find a roster spot in the National Basketball Association and joined the Asheville Altitude of the National Basketball Association Doctorate-League.
During the summer of 2005, Forte played with Team Certified of the Entertainers Basketball Classic at Rucker Park, and many say it really revived his career as a star basketball player, although it was rather obvious he would never be National Basketball Association material. Forte showcased his talent to New York City, led Certified to the playoffs.
In July 2007 he signed with the Russian team UNICS Kazan.
In January 2008 he signed for Fortitudo Bologna with a franchise option for the following season. He was waived after only two games played and in December 2008 he joined Snaidero Udine, another Italian Serie A 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 British Columbia for 2012.
Through his first two lovely games in league play, Forte averaged 9.1 points, 3.0 assists, and 2.5 rebounds per game.