WATCH: Antoine Joubert Holds Free Basketball Camp for Kids
The Judge was one of the more compelling Michigan athletes of my lifetime. If there were recruiting-service stars back then, he would have been a five-star out of Detroit Southwestern. One of the greatest prep players ever. Never matched that potential in college, but he still had a memorable Michigan career, won a Big Ten title and averaged 15.6 PPG. Never played in the NBA but had a long career overseas. He's currently the head coach at Oakland Community College.
I came across this story from CBS in Detroit about him holding a free basketball camp for kids in Detroit. (Good on you, Judge!) If you want to see what he looks like now - and more importantly, what he SOUNDS like now - check this out.
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August 18th, 2023 at 11:18 AM ^
Where's Garde Thompson?
August 18th, 2023 at 12:33 PM ^
He just drilled another 3 against Navy.
August 18th, 2023 at 1:56 PM ^
was that the "Blue creams Seamen" game?
August 18th, 2023 at 3:16 PM ^
I was at that game.....row 1
August 18th, 2023 at 11:42 AM ^
Those Detroit Southwestern teams were insanely talented and Joubert was a legend.
Good to see him still in the game, teaching the next generation.
August 18th, 2023 at 1:17 PM ^
He was my first favorite Michigan basketball player!
August 18th, 2023 at 12:10 PM ^
Wow, there's a name I haven't heard in ages. The hype around him coming out of high school was immense.
August 18th, 2023 at 12:43 PM ^
THE JUDGE
I remember his senior day, I think against Purdue? He couldn't miss! What a talent.
August 18th, 2023 at 3:20 PM ^
Detroit Southwestern played Plymouth Salem in 1983 I believe. I went to Canton but crossed the creek just to see Joubert. He was a human highlight reel drilling deep shots from all over, unfortunately no 3 point line back then.
August 18th, 2023 at 4:01 PM ^
I remember watching The Judge and Detroit Southwest in the '82 quarterfinals against Benton Harbor at Jackson Parkside. He was like a man playing against boys, just dominant. I also vividly remember that, in a futile effort to get a bigger player on Joubert, BH played their shortest player at center.
August 18th, 2023 at 4:02 PM ^
I miss the big, physical teams of the mid-1980s. Joubert was teamed in the backcourt with Gary Grant, forwards Butch Wade and Rich Rellford, and Roy Tarpley at center. The 84-85 team was one of the best ever at UM, winning the B1G regular season title, earning a #1 NCAA tournament seed. Unfortunately that team flamed out in the second round, the first of many UM hoops teams to be tormented by Villanova.
August 19th, 2023 at 3:06 PM ^
And UM hoops teams' fans to be tormented by Bill Frieder's tournament coaching!
August 18th, 2023 at 4:16 PM ^
Antoine Jourbert! One of the all time GREATS!
August 18th, 2023 at 5:14 PM ^
The Judge was always a nice guy but it sounds like he has been gargling Drain-o. Glad he is giving back to his community. He had big battles with Scott Skiles.
Some great memories on the court with The Judge, Tarpley, McCormick, Relleford, Wade,Leslie Rockymore, Eric Turner, Henderson, Jokich, Pelekoudas, Garde Thompson, and big Jon Antonides. If Beilein coached those teams they would have been very successful IMHO.
August 19th, 2023 at 6:17 PM ^
He was not a fan of my favorite, Mike McGee, as I recall. Mike lent me his jersey for Halloween.