Maurice Joseph

Maurice Joseph

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	George Washington
Conference	Atlantic 10
Record	43–57
Biographical details
Born	(1985-08-26) August 26, 1985 Montreal, Quebec
Playing career
2005–2007	Michigan State
2008–2010	Vermont
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011–2016	George Washington (assistant)
2016–present	George Washington
Head coaching record
Overall	41–44
Tournaments	1–1 (CBI)

Maurice Joseph (born August 26, 1985) is a Canadian basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team. He was promoted to the job after the firing of coach Mike Lonergan. He previously served as an assistant under Lonergan at GW and also played college basketball under Lonergan at the University of Vermont.

Playing career

After a standout prep career at Champlain-St. Lambert in his native Montreal, Joseph committed to play basketball at Michigan State under Tom Izzo. Joseph appeared in 52 games and was a part of two NCAA Tournament squads for the Spartans over a two-year period, averaging 3.8 points per game before transferring to Vermont, closer to his Montreal home. In two seasons with the Catamounts, Joseph was the team's second-leading scorer with 13.9 points per game, helping Vermont to its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in 2010.

Upon graduation, Joseph played professional basketball in Israel with Hapoel Afula B.C., while also representing the home nation of his parents, Trinidad and Tobago, playing on its national basketball team in 2010.

Coaching career

In 2011, Joseph joined his former coach at Vermont, Mike Lonergan, on his staff at George Washington, rising from director of basketball operations to assistant coach. He was elevated to the interim head coaching position after Lonergan was fired by the school amid reports of verbal player abuse and misconduct. Joseph was confirmed to the head coach position on March 27, 2017, with a 5-year deal with the university. Joseph is one of four Canadian-born NCAA Division I men's basketball head coaches all-time, joining James Naismith, Pete Newell, and Paul Weir.

Personal

Joseph's brother is former NBA player Kris Joseph, a second round selection by the Boston Celtics in the 2012 NBA Draft. He is also the second cousin of Cory Joseph, currently of the Indiana Pacers, as well as Devoe Joseph, a former first-team All-Pac-12 selection at Oregon.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
George Washington Colonials (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2016–present)
2016–17	George Washington	20–15	10–8	6th	CBI Quarterfinal
2017–18	George Washington	15–18	7–11	11th
2018–19	George Washington	8-24	4-15
George Washington:		41–44 (.482)	19–21 (.475)
Total:		41–44 (.482)

External links

• George Washington profile
• Michigan State profile