Joseph Vogel (; born September 15, 1973) is an American-Lebanese
basketball
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player.
Vogel attended
Colorado State. Upon graduation, he was drafted by the
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Confe ...
in the 1996 He played as a professional in Taiwan, Turkey, Japan, Saudi Arabia and on a number of Lebanese basketball teams, including
Sagesse Beirut
Sagesse Sports Club (), known as Hekmeh ( ar, الحكمة) in Arabic, is a multi-sports club in Lebanon.
History
Hekmeh, or Club Sportif La Sagesse was founded in 1943, under the patronage of the Maronite father Boulos Kike, supported by his e ...
,
Champville SC
Champville SC ( ar, نادي الشانفيل الرياضي) is a Lebanese basketball team from Dik El Mehdi, Lebanon, which competes in the Lebanese Basketball League.
History
In Game 4 of the 2011–2012 Finals, Champville defeated Anibal Z ...
and
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
Al Riyadi Club Beirut ( ar, نادي الرياضي بيروت, lit=Sporting Club Beirut) is a multi-sports club based in Manara, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1934, the basketball team competes in the Lebanese Basketball League.
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.
After his naturalization as a Lebanese citizen, he also became a member of the
Lebanese national basketball team
The Lebanon men's national basketball team (; french: Équipe du Liban de basket-ball), controlled by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB), has represented Lebanon in basketball since its inception in 1947. The squad is governed by FIBA, and ...
. At 6'11", he was Lebanon's starting
center
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*Center (geometry), the middle of an object
* Center (algebra), used in various contexts
** Center (group theory)
** Center (ring theory)
* Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...
. The American-Lebanese
basketball
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player currently plays for
Hoops Club as a center.
Draft
Vogel was drafted with the 45th overall pick by the
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Confe ...
in the
1996 NBA Draft
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.
College
Vogel attended
Colorado State and was ranked second in blocked shots with 180 and 7th all time in games played, with 115 to his credit.
Professional teams
After Seattle, Vogel joined Turkey's basketball
Galatasaray Café Crown
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for the 1996–97 season. He was, however, replaced by Mills during that season. In 1997, he signed with the Red Wolves basketball team in Japan, and returned to the Seattle SuperSonics at their
summer camp
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to train.
Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to:
Sports Football Libya
*Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier
* Al Ittihad Gheryan, a football club bas ...
was Vogel's next stop, in Saudi Arabia for the 1998–99 season.
Vogel arrived to the Lebanon Leprechauns for the 1999–2000 season and signed with
Sagesse Beirut
Sagesse Sports Club (), known as Hekmeh ( ar, الحكمة) in Arabic, is a multi-sports club in Lebanon.
History
Hekmeh, or Club Sportif La Sagesse was founded in 1943, under the patronage of the Maronite father Boulos Kike, supported by his e ...
. He also took part of some tournaments in the United States in 2000 and 2001. His return to Lebanon gave him the chance to join the
Champville basketball team under a five-year contract.
Vogel was part of the
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
Al Riyadi Club Beirut ( ar, نادي الرياضي بيروت, lit=Sporting Club Beirut) is a multi-sports club based in Manara, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1934, the basketball team competes in the Lebanese Basketball League.
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basketball team from 2004 until 2013. He won various local championships with Al Riyadi and across Asia. Vogel then played for
Homenetmen Beirut Homenetmen Beirut may refer to:
*Homenetmen Beirut (basketball), a Lebanese basketball club
*Homenetmen Beirut (football)
Homenetmen Sports Association Beirut ( ar, الجمعية الرياضية هومنتمن بيروت; ), or simply Homene ...
,
Byblos Club and
Hoops Club.
Awards and achievements
*Western Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team −95
*Saudi Arabian League Champion −99
*WAC 2nd Team -Pre96
*Lebanese League Champion −00, 05, 06, 07,08,09,2010.
*
MVP
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of the Asian Cup tournament −99
*Lebanese National Team −01, 03, 05–07
*Mediterranean Games in Tunisia −01
*World Championships in Indianapolis (USA) -02
*
Dubai
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Tournament Winner −04.
*Lebanese Cup Winner −04, 06, 07, 2015.
*Lebanese League Regular Season Champion −04, 05, 06, 07
*Asia-Basket.com Lebanese League All-Domestic Players Team −04, 05, 06
*Asia-Basket.com Lebanese League All-Defensive Team −04, 05
*Asia-Basket.com All-Lebanese League Center of the Year −05
*Asia-Basket.com All-Lebanese League Domestic Player of the Year −05
*Asia-Basket.com All-Lebanese League 1st Team −05
*Arab Club Championships −05 (Silver, Asia-Basket All-1st Team), 06 (Winner), 07 (Winner)
*World Championships in Japan −06
*Asian Games in
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the count ...
*Asia-Basket.com All-Arab Club Championships 2nd Team
See also
*
Lebanon national basketball team Lebanon national basketball team can refer to:
* Lebanon men's national basketball team
** Lebanon men's national under-19 basketball team
** Lebanon men's national under-17 basketball team
* Lebanon women's national basketball team
** Lebanon wome ...
*
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
Al Riyadi Club Beirut ( ar, نادي الرياضي بيروت, lit=Sporting Club Beirut) is a multi-sports club based in Manara, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1934, the basketball team competes in the Lebanese Basketball League.
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External links
asia-basket.comYa Libnan: Lebanon rolls into Basketball Championship Semifinals, 15 September, 2005
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1973 births
Living people
American emigrants to Lebanon
American expatriate basketball people in China
American expatriate basketball people in Japan
American expatriate basketball people in Saudi Arabia
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball players
Asian Games competitors for Lebanon
Basketball players at the 2006 Asian Games
Basketball players from Nebraska
Capitanes de Arecibo players
Centers (basketball)
Colorado State Rams men's basketball players
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
Lebanese expatriate basketball people in Japan
Lebanese expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Lebanese expatriate basketball people in China
Lebanese expatriate basketball people in Saudi Arabia
Lebanese men's basketball players
Lebanese people of American descent
Naturalized citizens of Lebanon
People from North Platte, Nebraska
Rockford Lightning players
Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
Xinjiang Flying Tigers players
2002 FIBA World Championship players
2006 FIBA World Championship players
Sagesse SC basketball players
Al Riyadi Club Beirut basketball players