Josh Cohen (basketball)

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Josh Cohen
USC Trojans
Position Power forward
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (2001-05-29) May 29, 2001 (age 22)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights and awards

Joshua Cohen (born May 29, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the USC Trojans of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the UMass Minutemen of the Atlantic-10 Conference and the Saint Francis Red Flash of the Northeast Conference.

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High school career

Cohen attended Christian Brothers Academy and was coached by Geoff Billett. He averaged 21 points per game as a senior, earning all-conference honors. Cohen finished his career with 1,224 points. He committed to play college basketball at Saint Francis Red Flash. [1]

College career

Cohen redshirted his true freshman season and averaged 5.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game as a redshirt freshman. [2] As a sophomore, he averaged 12.9 points and seven rebounds per game, earning NEC Most Improved Player honors. [3] Cohen was named NEC Co-player of the Year as a junior, alongside Jordan Minor of Merrimack. [4] Cohen averaged 21.8 points and 8.3 rebounds per game with seven double-doubles and two 40-point games. Following the season, he transferred to UMass, choosing the Minutemen over Penn State, Iowa and Florida. [5]

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References

  1. Rotolo, Chris (December 19, 2020). "CBA Basketball Alum Josh Cohen Steps Into a New Role at St. Francis University". TAPintoMiddletown. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  2. Rucosky, John (March 8, 2023). "St. Francis star Cohen enters transfer portal". The Tribune-Democrat . Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  3. Soares, Pedro Gray and Aliberti, Joey (April 6, 2023). "UMass lands St. Francis PA transfer Josh Cohen". Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  4. "Two Of A Kind: SFU's Josh Cohen & Merrimack's Jordan Minor Share #NECMBB Player of the Year Honors" (Press release). Northeast Conference. February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  5. Grabowski, Kyle (April 6, 2023). "UMass basketball: St. Francis transfer big man Josh Cohen commits to Minutemen". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved September 22, 2023.