A six-foot-one guard from Ottawa, Ontario, Yasiin Joseph is set to make his return to the Capital after making his professional debut with the Ottawa BlackJacks at the 2020 CEBL Summer Series in St. Catharines. Joseph has also played professionally in several European countries, including France, Hungary, Ukraine, and the Netherlands.
Currently concluding his 2023-24 campaign with ALM Evreux in the LNB Pro B in France, Joseph is averaging 12.6 points, 4.4 assists, 1.5 steals, and 27.7 minutes in 30 games played this season. He scored 15 or more points in 18 games, including 20 points on January 26 against AVA. He recorded two double-doubles, one on March 29 against Saint Chamond Basket (14 points and a season-high 11 assists) and another on October 17 against Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket (11 points and 10 rebounds).
Joseph found significant offensive success during the 2022-23 season, averaging 16.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 29.6 minutes in 36 games played with Sopron KC in Hungary. He scored a season-high 31 points on April 18 against Zalakeramia-ZTE KK and hit a season-high five three-pointers as part of a 27-point effort on April 12 against the same team.
Joseph’s professional career tipped off with the Ottawa BlackJacks during the 2020 CEBL Summer Series in St. Catharines. That year, the BlackJacks did not compete at home, so this will mark Joseph’s debut on home soil at The Arena at TD Place.
Collegiately, Joseph won four U SPORTS National Championships and three OUA titles throughout his five-year career from 2015-20 with the Carleton Ravens. As a senior with the team, he averaged 14.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.5 steals, and 21.3 minutes in 22 games played and was named an OUA Second Team All-Star. He recorded a career-high 34 points on January 25 against Ryerson. Additionally, he earned honors in 2017-18, being named to the OUA First Team All-Star. He achieved his first career double-double that season, scoring 26 points and tallying 10 assists on February 24 against Laurentian.
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
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2023-24 | ALM Evreux Basket (LNB) | 30 | 27.7 | 12.6 | 0.420 | 0.333 | 0.779 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
2023-24 | ALM Evreux Basket (Leaders Cup) | 4 | 30.5 | 13.0 | 0.432 | 0.438 | 0.929 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
2023-24 | ALM Evreux Basket (FBC) | 2 | 28.5 | 18.5 | 0.519 | 0.500 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
2022-23 | Sopron KC | 36 | 29.6 | 16.1 | 0.466 | 0.328 | 0.820 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
2021-22 | Ferro-ZNTU Zaporozhye | 26 | 32.2 | 16.2 | 0.415 | 0.336 | 0.786 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
2021-22 | Quimper | 14 | 21.6 | 7.7 | 0.398 | 0.245 | 0.808 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
2020-21 | Landstede Zwolle | 26 | 27.5 | 12.4 | 0.455 | 0.344 | 0.698 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
2020 | Ottawa BlackJacks | 3 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 0.143 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
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