How is Maurice from basketball royalty?
On his brother, Syracuse forward Kris Joseph who also went to Archbishop Caroll in DC before heading to the Cuse:
Personal: The son of Michael Joseph and Eartha Rigsby, Kris was born in December 1988, in Montreal … Joseph is pursuing a degree in the School of Human Ecology … He has a brother and two sisters … Maurice, his brother, is a member of the Vermont basketball team after transferring from Michigan State.
On Maurice Joseph from the MSU website:
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 24 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals as a senior, leading his team to the Provincial finals, serving as team captain ... 2005 CCAA National Player of the Year ... 2005 FQSE All-Star and FQSE league MVP ... Shot 83 percent from the foul line and over 50 percent from the field as a senior ... Named MVP at the adidas All-Canadian All-Star Game ... One of nine Division I players in the last five years from Champlain-St. Lambert and head coach John Dangelas ... Averaged 17 points, three rebounds and three assists as a junior at Champlain-St. Lambert, earning first-team all-conference honors ... 2004 FQSE All-Star ... Earned all-star honors at the 2004 CCAA national tournament as his team placed fifth ... Selected to participate in the 2004 All-Canadian All-Star game, a collection of the 20 best juniors and sophomores in the country ... Earned the "Mr. Hustle" Award at the National Basketball Association Players Association's Top-100 camp in June 2004 ... Ranked among the top guards at the 2004 Reebok ABCD Camp in Teaneck, N.J. by recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons ... Averaged 10 points, three rebounds and three assists as a sophomore.