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Cory Joseph 
No. 5 San Antonio Spurs Point guard Personal information Date of birth 20 September 1991 Place of birth Pickering, Ontario Nationality Canadian High school Findlay Prep
(Henderson, Nevada)Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) Career information College Texas NBA Draft 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29th overall Selected by the San Antonio Spurs Stats at NBA.com Cory Ephraim Joseph (born August 20, 1991 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian basketball player drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the 2011 NBA Draft.[1] Cory is also the younger brother of Devoe Joseph who plays for Oregon.
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High school career
Joseph attended Pickering High School with his friend, AAU teammate and future Texas Longhorn Tristan Thompson. He increased his recruiting demand taking Finlay to their first National Championship in 2009, he was ranked ranked as the No. 7 prospect nationally by Rivals.com and No. 11 in the ESPNU 100 following his senior season. Cory and Tristan then took part in the 2010 McDonald's All-American Game becoming the third and fourth Canadians to be named McDonald's All-Americans.[2] Joseph also won the McDonald's Three Point Competition and was named a Jordan Brand Classic All-American.[3] On April 23, 2010 Joseph committed to join Thompson at Texas.[4]
College career
Joseph started all 36 games on his freshman season, led the team in scoring four times and rebounding in twice. Joseph played one of his best game recording his career high 21 points and a game winning jumper December 18, 2010 against North Carolina.[5] Texas entered 2011 NCAA March Madness as a four seed in the West Regional Division. Texas lost to fifth seeded Arizona in the third round with a stand out performance and game winning shot from Derrick Williams.[6] Following the end of the season Joseph was considering entering the NBA Draft even with fellow countryman Myck Kabongo's decision to commit to Texas.
College statistics
Legend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2010–11 Texas 36 36 32.4 .422 .413 .699 3.6 3.0 1.0 0.3 10.4 Career 36 36 32.4 .422 .413 .699 3.6 3.0 1.0 0.3 10.4 Professional career
Joseph took a risk and entered the draft receiving heavy criticism that he was not NBA ready, he was projected to lad in early second round. However on June 23, 2011, Joseph was drafted 29th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Fellow Canadian and Longhorn Tristan Thompson was drafted 4th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers becoming the highest ever Canadian born and bred player in NBA history. It was also the first time two Canadians were drafted in the first round of the same draft as well as the first time three Texas Longhorn basketball players went in the first round of a draft when his former collegiate teammate Jordan Hamilton went 26th overall to Dallas Mavericks.[7][8]
International career
Medal record Men’s basketball Competitor for 
CanadaFIBA Americas U18 Championship Bronze 2008 Formosa Team competition Joseph represented his country and Canada Basketball at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship in 2008 where Canada won the bronze medal placing behind Argentina and the United States. Thompson once again competed for Canada, this time at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand along side his good friend, high school teammate and Texas commit Tristan Thompson.[9]
Joseph joined the Canadian national men's basketball team for stage two of their pre 2011 FIBA Americas Championship training camp in early August.[10] He made his debut for the Senior squad in the 2011 Jack Donohue International Classic on August 13, 2011 at Ryerson University against Belgium. In Joseph's debut he posted 3 points and 2 assists in 15 minutes of game time in a 79-74 victory.[11]
References
- ^ Spurs take Texas' Joseph with 29th pick
- ^ . http://blogs.canoe.ca/courtside/general/tristan-thompson-and-cory-joseph-make-mcdonalds-all-american-team-nba-trade-chatter.
- ^ . http://www.nike.com/jumpman23/classic/2010roster.html.
- ^ . http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/news/story?id=5130568.
- ^ . http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/Texas-Longhorns-edge-North-Carolina-Tar-Heels-121810.
- ^ Arizona vs. Texas: Wildcats Advance, Defeating Longhorns 70–69 – SB Nation Arizona
- ^ . http://basketball.ca/en/hm/inside.php?id=5117.
- ^ . http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/headlines/20110624-orange-rush-3-horns-taken-in-nba-draft_s-1st-round-for-first-time.ece.
- ^ . http://www.basketball.ca/en/hm/inside.php?sid=1&id=3178.
- ^ "Cory Joseph suits up for Canada as NBA lockout threatens rookie season". The Globe and Mail. 12 August 2011. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/cory-joseph-suits-up-for-canada-as-nba-lockout-threatens-rookie-season/article2128553/. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Team Canada Outlasts Belgium at 2011 Jack Donohue Classic". BasketballBuzz.ca. 13 August 2011. http://basketballbuzz.ca/international/team-canada-outlasts-belgium-at-2011-jack-donohue-classic/. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
External links
2011 NBA Draft First round Kyrie Irving · Derrick Williams · Enes Kanter · Tristan Thompson · Jonas Valančiūnas · Jan Veselý · Bismack Biyombo · Brandon Knight · Kemba Walker · Jimmer Fredette · Klay Thompson · Alec Burks · Markieff Morris · Marcus Morris · Kawhi Leonard · Nikola Vučević · Iman Shumpert · Chris Singleton · Tobias Harris · Donatas Motiejūnas · Nolan Smith · Kenneth Faried · Nikola Mirotić · Reggie Jackson · Marshon Brooks · Jordan Hamilton · JaJuan Johnson · Norris Cole · Cory Joseph · Jimmy Butler
Second round Bojan Bogdanović · Justin Harper · Kyle Singler · Shelvin Mack · Tyler Honeycutt · Jordan Williams · Trey Thompkins · Chandler Parsons · Jeremy Tyler · Jon Leuer · Darius Morris · Dāvis Bertāns · Malcolm Lee · Charles Jenkins · Josh Harrellson · Andrew Goudelock · Travis Leslie · Keith Benson · Josh Selby · Lavoy Allen · Jon Diebler · Vernon Macklin · DeAndre Liggins · Milan Mačvan · E'Twaun Moore · Chukwudiebere Maduabum · Tanguy Ngombo · Ater Majok · Ádám Hanga · Isaiah Thomas
Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- Basketball people from Ontario
- Black Canadian basketball players
- Canadian basketball players
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- San Antonio Spurs draft picks
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- Texas Longhorns men's basketball players
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