CAPTAIN MO CAPS STORYBOOK CAREER

It's a fitting end to the college career of one of Quebec's all-time talents.

Vermont team captain and starting guard Maurice Joseph was named to the America East third All-Conference Team, capping a successful two-year run with the Catamounts.

He's the first Quebecer to be named to an all-conference team since Niagara legend Juan Mendez won MAAC Player of the Year in 2005.

Joseph stepped up his scoring as a senior, finishing second on the team and eighth in the conference with 14.3 points per game. He reached double figures 27 times this season and poured in a career-high 29 at Binghamton on Jan. 24.

The former Champlain St. Lambert standout has topped 20 points five times this year.

Joseph has been one of the top sharpshooters in the

America East conference.

He also finished second in the conference in free throw percentage (83.7 per cent) and seventh in three-point field goal percentage (38.0 per cent). The 6-4 sharpshooter was also the team's captain for the second straight year.

SPARTAN YEARS

Joseph began his collegiate career at Michigan State in 2005, where he warmed the bench as a freshman but started to come into his own as a sophomore.

He appeared in 31 games for Michigan State in 2006-2007, averaging 5.9 points and 1.7 rebounds, while connecting on 42-of-116 3-point field goal attempts.

Joseph decided to transfer to Vermont following his sophomore season to be closer to home and to get more playing time.

He quickly emerged as one of the most explosive shooters in the America East conference last season, starting in 13 games and finishing second on the team in three-point field goals made.

SLAM STAR

Joseph was one of the top players in CEGEP history, capturing CCAA Player of the Year honours in 2005 to go with FQSE All-Star and league MVP. His other top honours include MVP of the 2005 Adidas All-Canadian All-Star Game and "Mr. Hustle" Award at the National Basketball Association Players Association's Top-100 camp in June 2004.

He will be raining down threes on a professional court next year, the only question is where.

Click here for Maurice's career statistics at Vermont.