Josh Bostic

Josh Bostic
Houston Rockets
PositionPlayer development coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1987-05-12) May 12, 1987 (age 37)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
High schoolWestland (Galloway, Ohio)
CollegeFindlay (2005–2009)
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–2023
Career history
As player:
2009–2010Kyoto Hannaryz
2010–2011New Mexico Thunderbirds
2011–2012Liège
2012–2013Belfius Mons-Hainaut
2013Élan Chalon
2013–2014Spartak Saint Petersburg
2014–2015Grand Rapids Drive
2015Spirou
2016VEF Rīga
2016–2017Juvecaserta
2017–2018Zadar
2018Dinamo Sassari
2018–2020Arka Gdynia
2020–2021Reggio Emilia
2021New Basket Brindisi
2022–2023Anwil Włocławek
2023CSM Oradea
As coach:
2023–presentHouston Rockets (player development)
Career highlights and awards

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,[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

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]

Post-playing career

In October 2023, Bostic joined the Houston Rockets as a player development coach.

References

  1. ^ "Bostic Named NCAA DII Player of the Year – Findlay". athletics.findlay.edu. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  2. ^ "Findlay's Bostic Named 2009 DIIB Player of the Year" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  3. ^ "Bostic Named Midwest Region Player of the Year – Findlay". athletics.findlay.edu. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  4. ^ "Findlay's Josh Bostic Named 2008–09 GLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year". GLIAC. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  5. ^ "#1 Oilers Win National Title In Dramatic Fashion – Findlay". athletics.findlay.edu. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  6. ^ Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf joins Kyoto Hannaryz
  7. ^ 2010 NBA D-League Draft Archived 2010-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Belgacom Liege adds Josh Bostic
  9. ^ "Belgian Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings – eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  10. ^ Dexia Mons-Hainaut sign Josh Bostic to a two-year deal
  11. ^ ELAN CHALON adds swingman Bostic
  12. ^ Chalon sign Kris Joseph, part ways with Bostic and Jurevicus
  13. ^ Spartak SPB signs Josh Bostic
  14. ^ Detroit Pistons Sign Four to Training Camp Roster
  15. ^ "Pistons release Thabeet, three others". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  16. ^ Grand Rapids DRIVE: 2014–15 Draft Archived 2014-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ NBA D-League 2014–15 Transactions Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ Charleroi tabs Josh Bostic, parts ways with William Hatcher
  19. ^ "VEF Riga signs Josh Bostic". Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  20. ^ FIRMATO JOSH BOSTIC (in Italian)
  21. ^ Josh Bostic inks a deal with Zadar
  22. ^ MVP of December: Joshua Bostic (Zadar)
  23. ^ Josh Bostic nella pattuglia biancoblu (in Italian)
  24. ^ "UNAHOTELS, ingaggiato Josh Bostic" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 4 August 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  25. ^ "Risolto il contratto di Josh Bostic" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 22 February 2021.[permanent dead link‍]
  26. ^ "Josh Bostic è un nuovo giocatore della Happy Casa Brindisi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 22 February 2021.
  27. ^ Skerletic, Dario (June 8, 2022). "Josh Bostic signs with Anwil Wloclawek". Sportando. Retrieved June 10, 2022.