Maurice Joseph

Maurice Joseph (born August 26, 1985) is a former Canadian basketball player and coach, currently an assistant coach at George Mason. He is the former head coach of the George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team.[1]

Maurice Joseph
Current position
TitleAssistant Coach
TeamGeorge Mason
ConferenceA10
Biographical details
Born (1985-08-26) August 26, 1985
Montreal, Quebec
Playing career
2005–2007Michigan State
2008–2010Vermont
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011–2016George Washington (assistant)
2016–2019George Washington
2019–2020Fairleigh Dickinson (assistant)
2020–presentGeorge Mason (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall44–57
Tournaments1–1 (CBI)

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.[2]

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.[3]

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. In 2017, he was elevated to the interim head coaching position after Lonergan was fired by the school amid reports of verbal player abuse and misconduct.[4] Joseph was confirmed to the head coach position on March 27, 2017, with a 5-year deal with the university.[5] Joseph was one of four Canadian-born NCAA Division I men's basketball head coaches all-time, joining James Naismith, Pete Newell, and Paul Weir. On March 15, 2019 Joseph was fired from George Washington, amassing a 44–57 overall record.[6]

On August 7, 2019 Joseph was named an assistant coach at Fairleigh Dickinson under Greg Herenda.[7]

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.[8]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
George Washington Colonials (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2016–2019)
2016–17 George Washington 20–1510–86thCBI Quarterfinal
2017–18 George Washington 15–187–1111th
2018–19 George Washington 9–244–14T–12th
George Washington: 44–57 (.436)21–33 (.389)
Total:44–57 (.436)

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Maurice Joseph College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "Maurice Michael Joseph profile, Centro Basket Championship for Men 2010". Fiba.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. "George Washington names Maurice Joseph interim coach in wake of Lonergan firing". USA Today.
  5. "Maurice Joseph Named Head Coach of Men's Basketball". gwtoday.gwu.edu.
  6. "George Washington fires basketball coach Maurice Joseph after three seasons". Washington Post.
  7. "Greg Herenda Adds Maurice Joseph to Coaching Staff". Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics.
  8. "Kris Joseph Profile" (PDF). Basketball.ca. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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