Joseph Vogel (; born September 15, 1973) is an American-Lebanese former basketball player.
Vogel attended Colorado State University. Upon graduation, he was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in 1996. He played as a professional in Taiwan, Turkey, Japan, Saudi Arabia and on a number of Lebanese basketball teams, including Sagesse Beirut, Champville SC and Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut.
After his naturalization as a Lebanese citizen, he also became a member of the Lebanese national basketball team. At 6'11", he was Lebanon's starting center.
Vogel attended Colorado State and was ranked second in blocked shots with 180 and 7th all time in games played, with 115 to his credit.
Vogel was drafted with the 45th overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1996 NBA draft.
After Seattle, Vogel joined Turkey's basketball Galatasaray Café Crown for the 1996âÂÂ97 season. He was, however, replaced by Mills during that season. In 1997, he signed with the Red Wolves basketball team in Japan, and returned to the Seattle SuperSonics at their summer camp to train. Al-Ittihad was Vogel's next stop, in Saudi Arabia for the 1998âÂÂ99 season.
Vogel arrived to the Lebanon Leprechauns for the 1999âÂÂ2000 season and signed with Sagesse Beirut. He also took part of some tournaments in the United States in 2000 and 2001. His return to Lebanon gave him the chance to join the Champville basketball team under a five-year contract.
Vogel was part of the Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut basketball team from 2004 until 2013. He won various local championships with Al Riyadi and across Asia. Vogel then played for Homenetmen Beirut, Byblos Club and Hoops Club.