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Joe Vogel

Joe Vogel
Personal information
Born (1973-09-15) September 15, 1973 (age 43)
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 Homentmen Beirut
2015–2016 Byblos Club

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.


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