Misplaced Pages

Josh Bloxham

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
New Zealand basketball player

Josh Bloxham
Personal information
Born (1990-03-13) 13 March 1990 (age 34)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Listed height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
High school
Playing career2006–present
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2006–2014Nelson Giants
2010–2013New Zealand Breakers
2015–2016Super City Rangers
2020Nelson Giants
2022Joondalup Wolves
Career highlights and awards

Joshua Kane Bloxham (born 13 March 1990) is a New Zealand basketball player. He played 12 seasons in the New Zealand NBL between 2006 and 2020, and was a member of the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian NBL between 2010 and 2013, where he won three NBL championships.

Early life

Bloxham was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. He attended Marlborough Boys' College in Blenheim and Nelson College in Nelson.

Playing career

New Zealand NBL

Bloxham joined the Nelson Giants of the New Zealand NBL as a 15-year-old. He played nine seasons for the Giants between 2006 and 2014. He was a member of the Giants in 2007 when they won the NZNBL championship.

Bloxham joined the Super City Rangers for the 2015 season. He re-joined the Rangers for the 2016 season.

In June 2020, Bloxham was acquired by the Nelson Giants for the 2020 season.

Australian NBL

Between 2010 and 2013, Bloxham was a development player with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian NBL. In his three seasons, he won three straight NBL championships and played in 27 games.

NBL1 West

In February 2022, Bloxham signed with the Joondalup Wolves for the 2022 NBL1 West season.

National team

In 2005, Bloxham played for a New Zealand under 16 team in Australia.

In July 2009, Bloxham played for New Zealand at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Auckland.

In August 2011, Bloxham travelled to China for the Summer Universiade to compete with the New Zealand University National Team in the basketball tournament.

In July 2012, Bloxham played for New Zealand at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Venezuela.

Personal life

In 2013, Bloxham began pursuing a commerce degree in accounting through the Massey University campus in Auckland.

References

  1. ^ "Josh Bloxham". fiba.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Josh Bloxham". giants.co.nz. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007.
  3. ^ "RECENT SUCCESSES". marlboroughboys.school.nz. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  4. ^ McNae, Pete (1 November 2013). "Backcourt duo commit future to Nelson Giants". Stuff.co.nz.
  5. "2006 NBL - Team Results Summary" (PDF). kiwihoops.co.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  6. ^ "Joshua Bloxham, Basketball Player, News, Stats - australiabasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  7. Anderson, Niall (24 February 2015). "Bloxham On Board With Supercity". nzhoops.co.nz. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
  8. "SAL'S NBL DRAFT – RECAP". nznbl.basketball. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  9. O'Connell, Tim (18 June 2020). "Nelson Giants NBL season goes from pipe dream to hoops heaven". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  10. "Blaze enter finals with Breakers win". ABC News. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  11. "Player statistics for Josh Bloxham". foxsportspulse.com. NBL. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
  12. "Bloxham Backs the Pack". Wanneroo Basketball Association. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  13. "Kiwi University Team Lose To Russians At World University Games". basketball.org.nz. 15 August 2011. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.

External links

New Zealand Breakers 2010–11 NBL Champions
New Zealand Breakers 2011–12 NBL Champions
New Zealand Breakers 2012–13 NBL Champions
Categories: