Kofi Josephs
No. 23 – Manchester Giants | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | British Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | Birmingham, England | 13 September 1991
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 |
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]
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.
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Breiðablik men's basketball players
- British expatriate basketball people in Iceland
- British expatriate basketball people in Germany
- British expatriate basketball people in Spain
- British expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Black British sportsmen
- English expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- English expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- English men's basketball players
- John Brown Golden Eagles men's basketball players
- Fort Lewis Skyhawks men's basketball players
- Glasgow Rocks players
- Shooting guards
- Worcester Wolves players
- Plymouth City Patriots players
- Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- English expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- Al-Ahli Jeddah basketball players