Maurice Joseph (born August 26, 1985) is a former
Canadian
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basketball player and
coach
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, currently an assistant coach at
Butler. He is the former head coach of the
George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team.
Playing career
After a standout prep career at Champlain-St. Lambert in his native
Montreal
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, Joseph committed to play basketball at
Michigan State
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under
Tom Izzo
Tom Izzo (, ); born January 30, 1955) is an American college basketball coach who has been the head coach at Michigan State University since 1995. On April 4, 2016, Izzo was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
Izzo has led the Spart ...
. 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
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, 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
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with
Hapoel Afula B.C.
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History
The club was established in 1968, and was a member of the top division duri ...
, while also representing the home nation of his parents,
Trinidad and Tobago
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, playing on its
national basketball team in 2010.
Coaching career
George Washington
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.
In 2017, Joseph 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 was one of four Canadian-born NCAA Division I men's basketball head coaches all-time, joining
James Naismith
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,
Pete Newell
Peter Francis Newell (August 31, 1915 – November 17, 2008) was an American college men's basketball coach and basketball instructional coach. He coached for 15 years at the University of San Francisco, Michigan State University, and the Univer ...
, and
Paul Weir
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. On March 15, 2019 Joseph was
fired from George Washington, amassing a 44–57 overall record.
During Joseph's time he coached future NBA players
Patricio Garino,
Tyler Cavanaugh
Tyler Robert Cavanaugh (born February 9, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for Wake Forest and George Washington.
College career
...
and
Yuta Watanabe.
Fairleigh Dickinson
On August 7, 2019 Joseph was named an assistant coach at
Fairleigh Dickinson
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under
Greg Herenda
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basketball coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach at Elon. He is the former head coach of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team. and previously served as th ...
.
George Mason
Joseph was hired to be on
Dave Paulsen
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's staff at
George Mason
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in June, 2020.
Richmond
In May 2021,
Chris Mooney added Joseph to his coaching staff at
Richmond
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* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
.
Butler
In May 2022,
Thad Matta
Thad Michael Matta (born July 11, 1967) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team. From 2004 to 2017, Matta led the Ohio State Buckeyes to five Big Ten Conference regular seas ...
added Joseph to his coaching staff at
Butler.
Personal
Joseph's brother is former
NBA player
Kris Joseph
Kristopher Carlos Joseph (born December 17, 1988) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Ottawa Blackjacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team from 2008 to 2012. He ...
, a second round selection by the
Boston Celtics in the
2012 NBA Draft
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. He is also the second cousin of
Cory Joseph
Cory Ephram Joseph (born August 20, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the point guard position and is also the captain of the Canadian national team. ...
, currently of the
Detroit Pistons
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, as well as
Devoe Joseph
Devoe Joseph (born June 21, 1989) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for Stelmet Zielona Góra of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He also represents Canada in international competition.
High school
Joseph attended ...
, a former first-team All-
Pac-12 selection at
Oregon
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.
Head coaching record
References
External links
George Washington profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Maurice
1985 births
Living people
Black Canadian basketball players
Canadian men's basketball coaches
Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Canadian sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent
George Mason Patriots men's basketball coaches
George Washington Colonials men's basketball coaches
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball coaches
Hapoel Afula players
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
Basketball players from Montreal
Richmond Spiders men's basketball coaches
Vermont Catamounts men's basketball players
Guards (basketball)