Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Joshua Christopher was born on December 8, 2001. He is a shooting guard in the NBA. Christopher is the youngest of four siblings, all of whom have played basketball. His brother, Patrick, played professionally, including a brief stint with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Patrick's godbrother is former NBA player Tayshaun Prince. Christopher's sister, Paris, played college basketball for Saint Mary's but suffered a career-ending injury as a freshman. His brother, Caleb, plays collegiately for Arizona State. Christopher's father, Laron, is a musician. His parents are devout Christians. Christopher is often known as "Jaygup," a nickname created in his childhood. Christopher is a consensus five-star recruit and the number two shooting guard in the 2020 recruiting class. 

On April 13, 2020, he announced his commitment to Arizona State over Michigan, USC, Missouri, and UCLA. His brother, Caleb, was heavily involved in recruiting Christopher to Arizona State even though Caleb is purely a bench and team player. As such, Christopher became Arizona State's highest-ranked recruit in the modern recruiting era and the program's first five-star recruit since James Harden in 2007. In the 2021 NBA Draft, he was taken 24th by the Houston Rockets