Kofi Josephs

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Kofi Josephs
No. 23 – Manchester Giants
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBritish Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 32)
Birmingham, England
NationalityBritish
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Hertener Löwen
2017–2018Glasgow Rocks
2018BC Boncourt
2019Breiðablik
2019Nässjö Basket
2019–2020Worcester Wolves
2021–2022Plymouth City Patriots
2022–2023Al-Ahli Jeddah
2023–presentManchester 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]

  1. ^ "Kofi Josephs's profile | 2017 FIBA EuroBasket". ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Kofi Josephs signs with BC Boncourt". Sportando. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (3 January 2019). "Blikar fá nýja erlenda leikmenn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (15 February 2019). "Kofi Josephs yfirgefur Breiðablik". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (24 July 2019). "Kofi Josephs joins Worcester Wolves for 2019-20 season". Worcester News. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. ^ James, Stuart (4 November 2021). "Plymouth City Patriots make two high-profile British signings". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Kofi Josephs drops BBL record 46 points vs Manchester". Hoopsfix. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Josephs walks out on the Patriots". Western Morning News. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Kofi JOSEPHS (ENG)'s profile - FIBA EuroBasket 2017". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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