Maurice Joseph
 |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | George Washington |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 |
| Record | 43–57 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
Head coaching record
| 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: | 43–55 (.331) | 21–34 (.475) | |||||||
| Total: | 43–55 (.482) | ||||||||
References
- ^ "GWsports.com Maurice Joseph Bio :: George Washington University Official Athletic Site :: George Washington University Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". Gwsports.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Maurice Michael Joseph profile, Centro Basket Championship for Men 2010". Fiba.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Kris Joseph Profile" (PDF). Basketball.ca. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
External links
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Black Canadian basketball players
- Canadian basketball coaches
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Canadian people of Trinidad and Tobago descent
- George Washington Colonials men's basketball coaches
- Hapoel Afula players
- Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- Vermont Catamounts men's basketball players