Ma'Lik is a 6'2 guard from Southside Christian School in Simpsonville, S.C.; he is originally from Eleuthera, Bahamas. As a senior, Joseph averaged 23.7 points, five assists, and 10.3 rebounds per game to help lead his team to a 17-5 overall record and an 11-4 region record. He was an All-Region and All-County selection as a senior, and he was a member of the Bahamian Junior National Basketball Team. His National Team won bronze and qualified for the 2020 FIBA Tournament of Americas. Ma'Lik averaged 10.4 points and seven rebounds per game during the event.
"Ma'Lik has all the talent needed to be a very good player at our level. He's had a great career at Southside Christian and comes in providing the size, strength, and abilities we need on the perimeter," Taylor said. "His dad Nelson is one of the all-time greats to play at Anderson. He doesn't quite have his father's vertical jumping ability, but all the other skills have been passed down!"