Maurice Joseph, who helped lead Richmond to the 2022 Atlantic 10 Tournament title and also spent three seasons as the head coach at George Washington, has been added to Thad Matta's Butler staff as an assistant coach. Joseph replaces David Ragland, who was named the head coach at Evansville May 24.

"Maurice is great at building relationships, something I have experienced personally dating back to recruiting him more than 15 years ago," said Matta. "He has coached and played at a very high level as a large part of programs that have enjoyed postseason success. During his coaching career, Maurice has identified and developed players who have had great college and professional careers. We are excited to welcome Maurice and his family to Butler and our program."

Joseph spent the 2021-22 season at Richmond as a member of Chris Mooney's staff. He helped the Spiders to the 2022 Atlantic 10 Tournament title, a win against Big Ten champion Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and a 24-13 record. Those 24 wins were the fourth-most in single-season program history. 

A majority of Joseph's coaching career came on the sidelines at George Washington. His eight seasons in the nation's capital saw Joseph rise from assistant director of operations in 2011 to assistant coach in 2013 to head coach in 2016. Joseph spent three seasons (2016-19) leading the George Washington program, during which time he was the youngest collegiate head coach in a Top 10 RPI conference.

In his first season at George Washington (2016-17), Joseph led the Colonials to a 20-15 record and berth in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). While at GW, Joseph worked with three players who went on to play in the NBA: Patricio Garino, Tyler Cavanaugh, and Yuta Watanabe. As an assistant at GW, Joseph helped the Colonials to the 2016 NIT Championship.

Following his three seasons as the head coach at GW, he spent the 2019-20 season as an assistant coach at Fairleigh Dickinson. Joseph then joined the George Mason staff as an assistant coach for the 2020-21 season, helping the Patriots to a 13-9 record while assisting with the development of Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year Tyler Kolek. 

As a player, Joseph led Vermont to a 49-19 record over his final two collegiate seasons, including an America East championship and appearance in the NCAA Tournament as a senior in 2010. Joseph averaged a career-best 13.9 points per game that season, second on the team. He began his college career at Michigan State, where he was part of a pair of NCAA Tournament teams while appearing in 52 total games as a freshman and sophomore.
 
A native of Montreal, Quebec, Joseph prepped at Champlain-St. Lambert and was named Canada's National Player of the Year in 2005.