Josh Boone (basketball)
Pınar Karşıyaka | |
2016–2019 | Melbourne United |
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2017 | Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions |
2019–2020 | Illawarra Hawks |
2020 | Al Nasr |
2020–2021 | Al Riffa |
2021–2022 | Edmonton Stingers |
2022 | Halcones de Xalapa |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Oscar Joshua Boone (born November 21, 1984) is an American former professional
High school
Born in Mount Airy, Maryland, he attended South Carroll High School in Sykesville, Maryland, where he averaged 20 points, 14.4 rebounds and seven blocked shots per game. He teamed with Indiana-bound Marshall Strickland to lead South Carroll to a 20–6 record. In his junior year, the team tied Governor Thomas Johnson High School for the league championship. South Carroll then lost in the regional semi-finals to top-ranked Paint Branch High School. The next year, he helped lead the team to only the school's second ever state final four appearance, losing to Gwynn Park in the final four. After graduating, he attended West Nottingham Academy (a small college prep school) in Colora, Maryland, averaging 28 points, 16 rebounds and 9.7 blocks per game.
College
Freshman
Boone played college basketball for
Sophomore
Big East Defensive Player of the Year and All-Big East Second Team selection. Named NABC and USBWA All-District First Team. Started all 31 games at center. Averaged 12.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.9 blocks. Recorded a
Junior
All-Big East Honorable Mention and NABC All-District Second Team selection. Started 32 of 34 games at the power forward position. Averaged 10.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks. He had eight double-doubles on the season. Tallied 13 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks in a 98–92 Sweet 16 win over Washington on March 24, 2006.[5] Had 12 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks in a narrow 75–74 win over Notre Dame on February 21, 2006.[6] Recorded 17 points and 15 rebounds in a 66–53 win at South Florida on March 1, 2006.[7]
Professional career
NBA
Boone was picked 23rd overall in the
After the summer league he underwent surgery to repair a torn
Boone averaged 4.2 points per game, 2.80 rebounds per game and 0.3 blocks per game during his rookie season. On December 26, 2006, he had a season-high of 12 rebounds against the
In late December 2007, Boone earned a spot in the starting lineup. He replaced Jason Collins as the starting center and contributed immediately, putting up a double-double almost every night. During the month of January, Boone was the target of a "Hack-a-Shaq" by Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson, in which a player is intentionally fouled repeatedly to take advantage of his poor foul shooting. That season, Boone was second-worst in the NBA in free-throw percentage among players with at least one hundred attempts, at 45.6%[8]
Boone would see fewer minutes with the Nets, in part due to his free throw shooting. His accuracy at the line continued to deteriorate, as he hit 37.6% in 2008–09 and 32.8% in 2009–10. Only one player in the league with at least ten attempts had a lower percentage,
Post-NBA
After not being re-signed by the Nets, Boone signed to play with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of China,[9] with whom he would play for parts of three seasons.
On January 17, 2013, Boone was acquired by the
In February 2014, Boone signed with the San Miguel Beermen as an import for the 2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[12] He left the next month after just 2 games.
On March 22, 2014, Boone was re-acquired by the Iowa Energy.[13]
In September 2014, Boone signed with Manama of the Bahraini Premier League.[14] He went on to help Manama win their 19th championship in May 2015.[15]
On September 9, 2015, Boone signed with
On January 13, 2016, Boone signed with BC Khimki of Russia.[17] He was supposed to replace injured Paul Davis and Ruslan Pateev.
On August 2, 2016, Boone signed with
On December 24, 2016, Boone signed with Melbourne United of the Australian National Basketball League as an injury replacement player.[20]
On February 21, 2017, Boone signed with the Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions of the ASEAN Basketball League.[21] He helped the Long Lions win the championship after they defeated the Singapore Slingers in the ABL Finals.
On April 28, 2017, Boone re-signed with Melbourne United for the 2017–18 NBL season.[22] On August 14, 2018, he re-signed with United for the 2018–19 NBL season.[23]
On May 21, 2019, Boone signed with the Illawarra Hawks for 2019–20 NBL season.[24]
On March 4, 2020, he has signed with Al Nasr of the UAE National Basketball League.[25] Boone signed with Al Riffa of the Bahraini Premier League on August 9.[26]
In November 2021, it was announced Boone was on the roster of Canadian club
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2006–07 | New Jersey | 61 | 0 | 11.0 | .579 | .000 | .544 | 2.9 | .2 | .2 | .3 | 4.2 |
2007–08 | New Jersey | 70 | 53 | 25.3 | .548 | .000 | .456 | 7.3 | .8 | .5 | .9 | 8.2 |
2008–09 | New Jersey | 62 | 7 | 16.0 | .528 | .000 | .376 | 4.2 | .5 | .4 | .8 | 4.2 |
2009–10 | New Jersey | 63 | 28 | 16.6 | .525 | .000 | .328 | 5.0 | .5 | .5 | .8 | 4.0 |
Career | 256 | 88 | 17.5 | .544 | .000 | .445 | 4.9 | .5 | .4 | .7 | 5.2 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007
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New Jersey | 12 | 0 | 9.8 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | .3 | 3.0 |
Career | 12 | 0 | 9.8 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | .3 | 3.0 |
References
- ^ "Notre Dame vs. Connecticut - Game Recap - March 11, 2004 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Boston College vs. Connecticut - Game Recap - January 5, 2005 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Quinnipiac vs. Connecticut - Game Recap - December 30, 2004 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "St John's vs. Connecticut - Game Recap - February 5, 2005 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Washington vs. Connecticut - Game Recap - March 24, 2006 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame vs. Connecticut - Game Recap - February 21, 2006 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Connecticut vs. South Florida - Game Recap - March 1, 2006 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "2007-08 Regular Season NBA Player Stats and League Leaders - Free-Throws - National Basketball Association - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ Dwight Howard to China? Josh Boone's scouting report Chris Sheridan, ESPN.com, July 22nd, 2011.
- ^ "NBA Development League: Energy Sign Former NBA 1st Round Pick Josh Boone". NBA.com.
- ^ "NBA Development League: JOSH BOONE OUT FOR SEASON WITH INJURY". NBA.com.
- ^ June Navarro (27 February 2014). "San Mig Coffee Mixers capture PH Cup crown".
- ^ "Energy Acquire Josh Boone". OurSports Central. March 22, 2014.
- ^ Erik (9 September 2014). "Josh Boone joins Al Manama". Court Side Basketball News.
- ^ "Manama claim league crown". Gulf Daily News.
- ^ "Josh Boone signs with Kalev/Cramo". Sportando. 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Basketball Club Khimki". bckhimki.com.
- ^ "Karsiyaka adds big man Josh Boone". Eurohoops.net. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "Pinar Karsiyaka and Josh Boone officially part ways".
- ^ "JOSH BOONE UNITES WITH MELBOURNE". MelbourneUtd.com.au. December 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ "Josh Boone inks with Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions".
- ^ "JOSH BOONE IS BACK".
- ^ "Melbourne Re-Sign Championship Duo". NBL.com.au. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Josh Boone Signs with the Illawarra Hawks". NBL.com.au. May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ Lupo, Nicola (March 4, 2020). "Josh Boone signs with Nasr Club". Sportando. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (August 9, 2020). "Bahrain's Al Riffa signs Josh Boone". Sportando. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "CEBL Announces Training Camp Roster Ahead Of BCLA". www.thestingers.ca. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Josh Boone Archived 2016-04-01 at the Wayback Machine at nba.com
- Josh Boone at fiba.com
- "Melbourne & Boone – A hopeful love story" at nbl.com.au
- "Former NBA big-man Josh Boone re-signs with Melbourne United" at foxsports.com.au
- "Josh Boone: An Experienced Man" at nbl.com.au
- Josh Boone on X