Houston Rockets | |
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Position | Player development coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | May 12, 1987
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) .
Bostic 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.
Bostic 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]
In October 2023, Bostic joined the Houston Rockets as a player development coach.