Julius Joseph (born 16 November 1975 in

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) is a British professional

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player, and currently plays for the

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in the

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. Educated at

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(1997–2000), 6 ft 4 in Joseph was a member of the British student team that competed at the

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in 1997, 1999 and 2001; he has played as a forward in both senior rosters of the England national team and the Great Britain team.

Career

Joseph began his playing career in 1996 at Westminster Warriors of the UK National Basketball League, this before going to college. He turned professional in 2000, signing to the

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; in 26 appearances for the Giants, Joseph averaged 17.12 points-per-game and 4.96 rebounds-per-game. In 2001 he signed-up to play three seasons for the

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team. Joseph returned to the UK in 2004, to play for the

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, but after five appearances (12.50 PPG, 5.00 RPG), he returned to Belgium for the (2004–05) season to play for

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. In 2005–06 he played for the Scottish Rocks, where he averaged 18.73 PPG and 4.94 RPG, and helped the team reach the final of the BBL Championship Play-offs, losing out to the

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. In 2008 Joseph signed for the Guildford Heat. In 2013 summer signed to London Lions and is also current Coach local teams in Harrow and Brent such as Harrow Blackhawks and Brent Ballers. In 2014, Joseph founded the "Ball out

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" tournament which is a part of the

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. In May 2021, Joseph became the Head Coach of England men's 3x3 National Basketball Team. On 2 August 2022, Joseph helped coach the

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to their first ever gold medal in basketball at the

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References

1975 births Living people Basketball players from London Basketball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games British expatriate basketball people in the United States College men's basketball players in the United States Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in basketball English men's basketball players Georgia College & State University alumni Glasgow Rocks players Surrey Scorchers players Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games English expatriate sportspeople in the United States British expatriate basketball people in Belgium English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium English basketball coaches {{UK-basketball-bio-stub