Houston Rockets | |
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Position | Player development coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1987-05-12) May 12, 1987 (age 37) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Westland (Galloway, Ohio) |
College | Findlay (2005–2009) |
NBA draft | 2009: undrafted |
Playing career | 2009–2023 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2009–2010 | Kyoto Hannaryz |
2010–2011 | New Mexico Thunderbirds |
2011–2012 | Liège |
2012–2013 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
2013 | Élan Chalon |
2013–2014 | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
2014–2015 | Grand Rapids Drive |
2015 | Spirou |
2016 | VEF Rīga |
2016–2017 | Juvecaserta |
2017–2018 | Zadar |
2018 | Dinamo Sassari |
2018–2020 | Arka Gdynia |
2020–2021 | Reggio Emilia |
2021 | New Basket Brindisi |
2022–2023 | Anwil Włocławek |
2023 | CSM Oradea |
As coach: | |
2023–present | Houston Rockets (player development) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Joshua Lamont Bostic (born May 12, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player and current coach. He currently serves as a player development coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) .
College career
Bostic went to the University of Findlay and wrapped up his college career as NABC NCAA Division II National Player of the Year, Division II Bulletin Player of the Year, Midwest Region Player of the Year and Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Player of the Year. He led the Findlay Oilers to winning the 2009 NCAA Division 2 championship, averaging 18.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.4 steals a contest during the 2008–09 season.
Professional career
Bostic went undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft. In August 2009, he signed with Kyoto Hannaryz of Japan for the 2009–10 season.
On November 1, 2010, Bostic was selected by the New Mexico Thunderbirds in the third round of the 2010 NBA D-League Draft.
On August 17, 2011, Bostic signed a one-year deal with Liège Basket of Belgium and earned 2012 Eurobasket.com All-Belgian League 1st Team honors. On June 7, 2012, he signed a two-year deal with Belfius Mons-Hainaut. He left them after one season.
On June 24, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Élan Chalon of France. On November 11, 2013, he parted ways with Chalon. On November 27, 2013, he signed with Spartak Saint Petersburg of Russia for the rest of the season.
On September 25, 2014, Bostic signed with the Detroit Pistons. However, he was later waived by the Pistons on October 20, 2014. On November 1, 2014, he was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive as an affiliate player. On January 7, 2015, he was waived by the Drive. The next day, he signed with Spirou Charleroi of the Belgian League for the rest of the season.
On February 3, 2016, he signed with VEF Rīga of Latvia for the rest of the season.
On August 26, 2016, Bostic signed with Juvecaserta Basket of Italy for the 2016–17 season.
On October 18, 2017, Bostic signed with Zadar of Croatia for the rest of the 2017–18 season. He played a great half-season at Zadar during which he was named ABA League MVP of December. On January 29, 2018, he left Zadar and signed with Dinamo Sassari of Italy for the rest of the season.
On August 4, 2020, Bostic returned to Italy and signed a one-year deal with Reggio Emilia in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.
On February 22, 2021, before the end of the season, he transferred to New Basket Brindisi.
On June 8, 2022, he has signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League.
Post-playing career
In October 2023, Bostic joined the Houston Rockets as a player development coach.
References
- "Bostic Named NCAA DII Player of the Year – Findlay". athletics.findlay.edu. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- "Findlay's Bostic Named 2009 DIIB Player of the Year" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- "Bostic Named Midwest Region Player of the Year – Findlay". athletics.findlay.edu. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- "Findlay's Josh Bostic Named 2008–09 GLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year". GLIAC. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- "#1 Oilers Win National Title In Dramatic Fashion – Findlay". athletics.findlay.edu. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf joins Kyoto Hannaryz
- 2010 NBA D-League Draft Archived 2010-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Belgacom Liege adds Josh Bostic
- "Belgian Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings – eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- Dexia Mons-Hainaut sign Josh Bostic to a two-year deal
- ELAN CHALON adds swingman Bostic
- Chalon sign Kris Joseph, part ways with Bostic and Jurevicus
- Spartak SPB signs Josh Bostic
- Detroit Pistons Sign Four to Training Camp Roster
- "Pistons release Thabeet, three others". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- Grand Rapids DRIVE: 2014–15 Draft Archived 2014-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
- NBA D-League 2014–15 Transactions Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Charleroi tabs Josh Bostic, parts ways with William Hatcher
- "VEF Riga signs Josh Bostic". Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- FIRMATO JOSH BOSTIC (in Italian)
- Josh Bostic inks a deal with Zadar
- MVP of December: Joshua Bostic (Zadar)
- Josh Bostic nella pattuglia biancoblu (in Italian)
- "UNAHOTELS, ingaggiato Josh Bostic" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 4 August 2020.
- "Risolto il contratto di Josh Bostic" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 22 February 2021.
- "Josh Bostic è un nuovo giocatore della Happy Casa Brindisi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 22 February 2021.
- Skerletic, Dario (June 8, 2022). "Josh Bostic signs with Anwil Wloclawek". Sportando. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
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Houston Rockets roster | |
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NABC Division II Player of the Year | |
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Croatia
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American expatriate basketball people in Latvia
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American men's basketball players
- Asseco Gdynia players
- Basketball players from Ohio
- BC Spartak Saint Petersburg players
- Belfius Mons-Hainaut players
- BK VEF Rīga players
- CSM Oradea (basketball) players
- Dinamo Sassari players
- Élan Chalon players
- Findlay Oilers men's basketball players
- Grand Rapids Drive players
- Juvecaserta Basket players
- KK Włocławek players
- KK Zadar players
- Kyoto Hannaryz players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Liège Basket players
- New Mexico Thunderbirds players
- Small forwards
- Spirou Charleroi players