Kofi Omar Josephs (born 13 September 1991) is a British basketball player who last played in the British Basketball League for Manchester Giants. He also plays for the British national team.[1]
| No. 23 – Manchester Giants | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | British Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 13 September 1991 Birmingham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Hertener Löwen |
| 2017–2018 | Glasgow Rocks |
| 2018 | BC Boncourt |
| 2019 | Breiðablik |
| 2019 | Nässjö Basket |
| 2019–2020 | Worcester Wolves |
| 2021–2022 | Plymouth City Patriots |
| 2022–2023 | Al-Ahli Jeddah |
| 2023–present | Manchester Giants |
Professional career edit
Josephs spent the 2017–18 season with the Glasgow Rocks and averaged 13.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. On 21 August 2018, he signed with BC Boncourt.[2]
In January 2019, Josephs signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Breiðablik.[3] In February 2019, he reached an agreement with Breiðablik to allow him to sign with Nässjö Basket of the Swedish Basketligan. In 7 games with Breiðablik, he averaged 18.1 points per game.[4]
On 24 July 2019, Josephs was unveiled as the first signing of BBL team Worcester Wolves for the 2019–20 season.[5]
In early November 2021, Josephs joined the Plymouth City Patriots after an 18-month hiatus from basketball activities.[6] On 21 November 2021, Josephs scored 46 points in a narrow overtime home loss to the Manchester Giants, the record for the most points scored in a game in BBL history by a British-born player, shooting 15-26 from the field alongside 8 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals.[7]
On 2 March 2022, Josephs tended his resignation from the Plymouth City Patriots roster with immediate effect citing personal reasons.[8]
National team career edit
He participated at the EuroBasket 2017 with the British national team.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Kofi Josephs's profile | 2017 FIBA EuroBasket". ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Kofi Josephs signs with BC Boncourt". Sportando. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (3 January 2019). "Blikar fá nýja erlenda leikmenn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (15 February 2019). "Kofi Josephs yfirgefur Breiðablik". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (24 July 2019). "Kofi Josephs joins Worcester Wolves for 2019-20 season". Worcester News. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ James, Stuart (4 November 2021). "Plymouth City Patriots make two high-profile British signings". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Kofi Josephs drops BBL record 46 points vs Manchester". Hoopsfix. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Josephs walks out on the Patriots". Western Morning News. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Kofi JOSEPHS (ENG)'s profile - FIBA EuroBasket 2017". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 10 October 2017.