Personal information | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born |
North Platte, Nebraska |
September 15, 1973 ||||||||||||
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 | Homentmen Beirut | ||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Byblos Club | ||||||||||||
Medals
|
Joseph "Joe" Vogel (born September 15, 1973) is an American-Lebanese basketball player.
Vogel attended Colorado State. Upon graduation, he was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1996 NBA Draft, but never played in the NBA. 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 Byblos Club as a center.
Vogel was drafted with the 45th overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1996 NBA Draft.
Vogel attended Colorado State and was ranked 2nd in blocked shots with 180 and 7th all-time in games played, with 115 to his credit.
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. The Al Ittihad basketball team was Vogel's next stop, in Saudi Arabia for the 1998-99 season.