Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame
Michael R. Joseph
- Induction:
- 2003
- Class:
- 1990
Sport: Basketball
One of the top point guards in Bucknell basketball annals, Mike Joseph was a three-year starter for the Bison and a member of two East Coast Conference championship squads that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. He was a two-time First Team All-ECC selection and the nation's second-leading free-throw shooter in 1989-90 when he set a school record with a .929 (144-155) mark. Joseph set nine Bucknell records, including marks for career assists and free throws, career 3-point field goal percentage and career free-throw percentage. His .884 career free-throw mark ranked 12th in NCAA history at the time of his induction. Joseph, a native of Hazleton, Pa., finished his career ranked fourth on Bucknell's all-time scoring list with 1,518 points, and became the first Bison to post back-to-back 30-point games. One of the finest pure shooters in school history, Joseph was a 1990 Christy Mathewson Award winner as the top senior athlete. He shot 47.4 percent from 3-point range for his career, which would have been the NCAA record but he fell 17 attempts short of the minimum. Joseph went on to become a successful high school coach at his alma mater, Hazleton High School.
(Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 2003)
One of the top point guards in Bucknell basketball annals, Mike Joseph was a three-year starter for the Bison and a member of two East Coast Conference championship squads that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. He was a two-time First Team All-ECC selection and the nation's second-leading free-throw shooter in 1989-90 when he set a school record with a .929 (144-155) mark. Joseph set nine Bucknell records, including marks for career assists and free throws, career 3-point field goal percentage and career free-throw percentage. His .884 career free-throw mark ranked 12th in NCAA history at the time of his induction. Joseph, a native of Hazleton, Pa., finished his career ranked fourth on Bucknell's all-time scoring list with 1,518 points, and became the first Bison to post back-to-back 30-point games. One of the finest pure shooters in school history, Joseph was a 1990 Christy Mathewson Award winner as the top senior athlete. He shot 47.4 percent from 3-point range for his career, which would have been the NCAA record but he fell 17 attempts short of the minimum. Joseph went on to become a successful high school coach at his alma mater, Hazleton High School.
(Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 2003)
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