Cory Joseph

Who they were

Cory Ephram Joseph is a Canadian professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He plays the point guard position and was previously the captain of the Canadian national team.

Early life

Educated at: Pickering High School, Ajax and University of Texas at Austin.

Early life and family Joseph was born in Toronto , Ontario , [ 1 ] the youngest of four children of Connie and David Joseph , who was born in Trinidad and Tobago . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He grew up in nearby Pickering in a basketball family; his parents met as student athletes at Mount Royal College while playing for their respective men's and women's basketball teams. [ 2 ] His father won a CCAA national championship, playing for the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology ,

Path and career

Professional career San Antonio Spurs (2011–2015) On June 23, 2011, Joseph was drafted 29th overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs . [ 1 ] Fellow Canadian and Longhorn, Thompson, was drafted fourth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers , becoming the highest Canadian born draftee in NBA history at that point. [ 2 ]

Why this date

Cory Joseph appears on our August 20 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.