Josh King (basketball)

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Josh King
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix
PositionHead coach
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1985-08-24) August 24, 1985 (age 39)
Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school Trinity (Trinity, North Carolina)
College
Position Guard
Coaching career2008–present
Career history
As coach:
2008–2009 Vassar College (assistant)
2009–2010 UMass Lowell (assistant)
2010–2014 Marshall (assistant)
2016–2018 New Hampshire (assistant)
2018–2021 Riesen Ludwigsburg (assistant)
2021–2022 USK Praha
2022–2024Riesen Ludwigsburg
2024 Darüşşafaka
2024–present S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

Josh King (born August 24, 1985) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). After playing college basketball for East Carolina and Eckerd, King immediately moved into coaching and served as an assistant coach in the college system between 2008 and 2018. In 2018, he moved overseas for the first time, spending three seasons as an assistant with Riesen Ludwigsburg in Germany. His first head coach position came in 2021 with Czech club USK Praha before returning to Riesen Ludwigsburg as head coach in 2022. After two seasons with Ludwigsburg, he had a brief stint with Darüşşafaka in Turkey before joining the South East Melbourne Phoenix in Australia in October 2024.

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High school career

King was born in Hammond, Indiana. [1] He played high school basketball at Trinity High School in Trinity, North Carolina. [1] As a senior in 2003–04, King averaged 27.1 points per game and led his team to the state 3A championship. He earned North Carolina AP Player of the Year honors and was named the NCHSAA 3A Player of Year. He set a state high school single-season record for three-point field goals made (164) and set a state high school single-game record for three-point field goals made (12). His 416 career three-pointers saw him finish as the state's all-time leader in career three-point field goals, surpassing the former mark of 275. [1]

College career

King played two seasons of NCAA Division I college basketball for the East Carolina Pirates between 2004 and 2006. He played 45 games with two starts, averaging 2.6 points in 10.5 minutes per game. [2]

After being informed that his scholarship would not be renewed, King transferred to Eckerd College of the NCAA Division II in May 2006. [3] He was the co-captain of the Tritons during his senior campaign, starting all 28 games. The team made the NCAA Division II tournament both of King's seasons, reaching the Sweet 16 during the 2006–07 season. [4]

King graduated from Eckerd in 2008 with a B.A. in business. [4]

Coaching career

After graduating from Eckerd, King spent the 2008–09 season as the assistant men's basketball coach at Vassar College. [4] He then joined the UMass Lowell River Hawks coaching staff for the 2009–10 season. [4]

Between 2010 and 2012, King served as a graduate assistant with the Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team. [5] As a graduate assistant, King assisted the coaching staff with day-to-day operations while earning a master's degree in adult technical education. [5] He was elevated to an assistant coach in July 2012. [5] After two seasons as an assistant with Marshall, he left to serve as director of the Hoop Group Elite from 2014 to 2015. [6]

In August 2016, King joined the New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team as an assistant coach. [6]

In August 2018, King joined Riesen Ludwigsburg in Germany as an assistant coach under head coach John Patrick. [7] He served in the role for three seasons. [8]

In July 2021, King was named head coach of Czech club USK Praha. [8] His team reached the quarter-finals of the play-offs in the 2021–22 season. [9]

In June 2022, King returned to Riesen Ludwigsburg as the newly appointed head coach. [9] His team reached the semi-finals in the 2022–23 season [10] and the quarter-finals in the 2023–24 season. [11]

In May 2024, King parted ways with Ludwigsburg [11] and joined Darüşşafaka in Turkey as head coach. [12] He coached two games for Darüşşafaka to start the 2024–25 Turkish League season before parting ways in a mutual agreement after he accepted a new coaching role in Australia. [13] [14]

On October 22, 2024, King was appointed head coach of the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for two seasons. [15] [16] He joined the team midway through the 2024–25 NBL season after they started the season with a 0–5 record. [17] In his first game as coach on November 1, the Phoenix defeated the Tasmania JackJumpers 79–77. [18]

Personal life

King is the son of Terry and Michelle King, and he has one younger sister, Anna, and two younger brothers, Ben and Chris. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Josh King - Men's Basketball". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Josh King College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ Gilmore, Eric (May 2, 2006). "Josh King transfers to Eckerd College". The East Carolinian. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "King Joins River Hawks Coaching Staff". UMass Lowell Athletics. August 25, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "King Named Men's Basketball Assistant Coach". Marshall University Athletics. July 9, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "King and Bronner Join Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". University of New Hampshire Athletics. August 8, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Josh King changed his basketball life by visiting a friend in Ludwigsburg". Eurohoops. March 19, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Zeitung, Stuttgarter (July 14, 2021). "Basketball-Bundesliga: Der nächste bitte: Josh King verlässt die MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg". stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Josh King wird Trainer in Ludwigsburg". swr.de (in German). June 22, 2022. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Ludwigsburg verliert den Kampf um Spiel vier". swr.de (in German). June 3, 2023. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Josh King wechselt zu Darüssafaka nach Istanbul". MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg (in German). May 28, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  12. ↑ Lassa, Darüşşafaka (May 30, 2024). "Başantrenör olarak Josh King ile anlaştık". Darüşşafaka Basketbol (in Turkish). Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Olgs' Notebook: Tassie's Achilles heel exposed; Eyes on key injuries". ESPN.com. October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Teşekkürler Josh Kıng". Darüşşafaka Basketbol (in Turkish). October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Phoenix Sign Josh King as Head Coach". South East Melbourne Phoenix | Official NBL Website. October 22, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  16. ↑ Harrington, Anna (October 22, 2024). "Phoenix appoint American King as new NBL coach". The North West Star. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  17. ↑ "SEM Phoenix set to hire new head coach". ESPN.com. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Hurt ensures winning start for King". NBL Official Website. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
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