Josh Carlton

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Josh Carlton
No. 22–Zhejiang Lions
Position Center
League CBA
Personal information
Born (1999-02-26) February 26, 1999 (age 25)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023 Le Mans
2023 Metropolitans 92
2023–2024 Darüşşafaka
2024 Zenit Saint Petersburg
2024 Hong Kong Bulls
2024–present Zhejiang Lions
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-AAC (2022)
  • AAC Most Improved Player (2019)

Joshua Euria Carlton (born February 26, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies and the Houston Cougars.

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High school career

Carlton played his freshman season at South Central High School in Winterville, North Carolina. His family moved to the Washington, D.C. area after his sophomore season and he enrolled at DeMatha Catholic High School. Carlton befriended teammate and future NBA player Markelle Fultz at DeMatha. [1] Carlton averaged 11.1 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 3.2 blocks per game and helped the team to a 33–5 record as a junior. [2] As a senior, after Fultz graduated, Carlton averaged 14.4 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game on a 25–10 record. [1] In September 2016, he committed to playing college basketball for UConn over offers from Cincinnati, USC, Providence, Maryland and Kansas State. [3]

College career

As a freshman, Carlton averaged 4.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. He averaged nine points and 6.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore, earning AAC Most Improved Player honors. Carlton averaged 7.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game as a junior. During his senior season, he lost his starting center role to Adama Sanogo and posted 3.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. [4] Following the season, Carlton took advantage of the additional season of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic and entered the transfer portal, ultimately transferring to Houston over East Carolina, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest. [5] He focused on losing weight and received more playing time due to injuries to Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark. [6] On January 5, 2022, Carlton scored a career-high 30 points and had 11 rebounds in a 83–66 win over South Florida. [7] He was named to the First Team All-AAC. [8]

Professional career

On August 6, 2022, Carlton signed with Le Mans of the French Pro A. [9]

On August 13, 2023, he signed with Metropolitans 92 of the French LNB Pro A. [10]

On December 18, 2023, he signed with Darüşşafaka Lassa of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). [11]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 UConn 321715.2.514–.6673.7.3.3.84.4
2018–19 UConn 333322.2.607–.6276.2.4.41.89.0
2019–20 UConn 313121.3.502–.5006.1.7.41.17.8
2020–21 UConn 19111.3.482–.5913.7.4.4.43.5
2021–22 Houston 382821.7.6261.000.5796.2.8.51.211.6
Career15311018.2.5671.000.5905.3.5.41.17.8

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References

  1. 1 2 Amore, Dom (September 22, 2017). "Meet UConn's Newcomers: Josh Carlton Emerges From Beneath Markelle Fultz's Wing". Hartford Courant . Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ Zagoria, Adam (November 11, 2016). "UConn Announces Signing of 3-Man Class". ZagsBlog. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ Amore, Dom (September 14, 2016). "Josh Carlton Commits To UConn; Second Class Of 2017 Recruit". Hartford Courant . Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ Borges, David (April 5, 2021). "UConn center Josh Carlton transferring to Houston: 'This was the best spot for me'". New Haven Register . Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ Sanders, Alan (April 5, 2021). "UConn Grad Transfer Josh Carlton Picks Houston over Pitt, Others". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  6. ↑ Borges, David (January 2, 2022). "Former UConn center Josh Carlton happy at Houston: 'I'm very comfortable, I don't look back'". CT Insider. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ Duarte, Joseph (January 5, 2022). "Josh Carlton leads University of Houston past South Florida". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ "American Athletic Conference Announces Men's Basketball Honors" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  9. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (August 6, 2022). "Rookie Josh Carlton joins Le Mans". Sportando. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Josh Carlton, le nouveau pivot des Mets 92". metropolitans92.com (in French). August 13, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Josh Carlton (ex Levallois) is a newcomer at Darussafaka". Eurobasket. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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