David Joseph (basketball)

David Joseph is a Canadian basketball coach. He most recently served as an assistant coach at Centennial College. A former college player, Joseph was named Canadian College Player of the Year and won a CCAA national championship in 1982, playing for the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. He has nearly 30 years of coaching experience at the high school, college, and professional levels.

Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Joseph moved to Canada in the 1970s, at age 12, settling in Scarborough, Ontario. Originally a soccer player, he was introduced to basketball by a neighbourhood friend. He attended Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto for high school, where he became a star in his new sport for the Bulldogs, who began dominating the Toronto league in 1978. Despite standing just under 6 ft 0 in, he was known for his dunking ability, earning a reputation as a very athletic guard. Toronto Raptors broadcaster Paul Jones faced Joseph in high school, describing him as "a smart player, a good defensive player, a scorer," also stating "As good as Cory and Devoe are, I'm not sure they could have beaten their dad [in high school]."

Joseph attended the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, where he led the Trojans to the 1981–82 CCAA national championship, for which he was named MVP and Canadian College Player of the Year. He graduated with a degree in civil engineering. He also played at Mount Royal College, where he met his future wife, Connie, who played on the women's basketball team. Joseph played in the George Brown College summer league, which featured many overseas Canadian professional players, Canadian national team players, and Americans who were seeking competition. He once scored 50 points in a college game.

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