Joseph Vogel (Arabic: جو فوغل; born September 15, 1973) is an American-Lebanese basketball player.

Joe Vogel

Personal information
Born	(1973-09-15) September 15, 1973 (age 49) North Platte, Nebraska
Nationality	American / Lebanese
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school	North Platte (North Platte, Nebraska)
College	Colorado State (1992–1996)
NBA draft	1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45th overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	1996–present
Position	Center
Number	41
Career history
1996–1997	Galatasaray Café Crown
1997–1998	Red Wolves
1998–1999	Al-Ittihad
1999–2000	Sagesse
2000–2001	Rockford Lightning
2001–2002	Champville SC
2002–2003	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2003	Arecibo Captains
2003–2004	Champville SC
2004–2013	Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
2013–2015	Homenetmen Beirut
2015–2016	Byblos Club
2017–present	Hoops Club
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Lebanon FIBA Asia Championship 2001 Shanghai Team 2005 Doha Team 2007 Tokushima Team

Vogel attended Colorado State. Upon graduation, he was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics 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, Champville SC and Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut.

After his naturalization as a Lebanese citizen, he also became a member of the Lebanese national basketball team. At 6'11", he was Lebanon's starting center. The American-Lebanese basketball player currently plays for Hoops Club as a center.

Draft

Vogel was drafted with the 45th overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1996 NBA Draft.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Professional teams

After Seattle, Vogel joined Turkey's basketball Galatasaray Café Crown 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 to train. Al-Ittihad was Vogel's next stop, in Saudi Arabia for the 1998–99 season.^{[citation needed]}

Vogel arrived to the Lebanon Leprechauns for the 1999–2000 season and signed with Sagesse Beirut. 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.^{[citation needed]}

Vogel was part of the Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut basketball team from 2004 until 2013. He won various local championships with Al Riyadi and across Asia.^{[clarification needed]} Vogel then played for Homenetmen Beirut, Byblos Club and Hoops Club.^{[citation needed]}

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 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 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
• Asia-Basket.com All-Arab Club Championships 2nd Team

See also

• Lebanon national basketball team
• Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut

External links

• asia-basket.com
• Basket-Stats: Joe Vogel
• Ya Libnan: Lebanon rolls into Basketball Championship Semifinals, 15 September, 2005