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) .
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| Houston Rockets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Player development coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 12, 1987 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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College career
editBostic went to the University of Findlay and wrapped up his college career as NABC NCAA Division II National Player of the Year,[1] Division II Bulletin Player of the Year,[2] Midwest Region Player of the Year[3] and Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Player of the Year.[4] He led the Findlay Oilers to winning the 2009 NCAA Division 2 championship,[5] averaging 18.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.4 steals a contest during the 2008–09 season.
Professional career
editBostic went undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft. In August 2009, he signed with Kyoto Hannaryz of Japan for the 2009–10 season.[6]
On November 1, 2010, Bostic was selected by the New Mexico Thunderbirds in the third round of the 2010 NBA D-League Draft.[7]
On August 17, 2011, Bostic signed a one-year deal with Liège Basket of Belgium[8] and earned 2012 Eurobasket.com All-Belgian League 1st Team honors.[9] On June 7, 2012, he signed a two-year deal with Belfius Mons-Hainaut.[10] He left them after one season.
On June 24, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Élan Chalon of France.[11] On November 11, 2013, he parted ways with Chalon.[12] On November 27, 2013, he signed with Spartak Saint Petersburg of Russia for the rest of the season.[13]
On September 25, 2014, Bostic signed with the Detroit Pistons.[14] However, he was later waived by the Pistons on October 20, 2014.[15] On November 1, 2014, he was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive as an affiliate player.[16] On January 7, 2015, he was waived by the Drive.[17] The next day, he signed with Spirou Charleroi of the Belgian League for the rest of the season.[18]
On February 3, 2016, he signed with VEF Rīga of Latvia for the rest of the season.[19]
On August 26, 2016, Bostic signed with Juvecaserta Basket of Italy for the 2016–17 season.[20]
On October 18, 2017, Bostic signed with Zadar of Croatia for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[21] He played a great half-season at Zadar during which he was named ABA League MVP of December.[22] On January 29, 2018, he left Zadar and signed with Dinamo Sassari of Italy for the rest of the season.[23]
On August 4, 2020, Bostic returned to Italy and signed a one-year deal with Reggio Emilia in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[24]
On February 22, 2021, before the end of the season, he transferred to New Basket Brindisi.[25][26]
On June 8, 2022, he has signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League.[27]
Post-playing career
editIn October 2023, Bostic joined the Houston Rockets as a player development coach.
References
edit- ^ "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
- ^ 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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Risolto il contratto di Josh Bostic" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 22 February 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.