Josh Pace
| Pepperdine Waves | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | West Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 23, 1983 Griffin, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Griffin (Griffin, Georgia) |
| College | Syracuse (2001–2005) |
| NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–2015 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2006–2007 | Nelson Giants |
| 2006 | Kouvot Kouvola |
| 2007–2008 | East Kentucky Miners |
| 2008–2009 | BC Kalev/Cramo |
| 2009–2011 | Southeast Texas Mavericks |
| 2010–2011 | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| 2012 | Manawatu Jets |
| 2013–2014 | Nelson Giants |
| 2013–2014 | Townsville Crocodiles |
| 2014–2015 | Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks |
| As coach: | |
| 2015–present | Pepperdine (women's asst.) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Joshua Michael Pace (born May 23, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his ten-year career playing in the New Zealand National Basketball League. He also had successful stints playing college basketball for Syracuse and playing in the ABA for the Mavericks. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team.
Pace attended Rising Sun Highschool ( Rising Sun, Maryland ) In his Junior career he lead the Rising Sun Tigers to a State Championship with 27.8 ppg, 7.2 apg, 10.2 rpg and 2.4 bpg. After finishing his senior year of highschool with a 4.0 gpa Joshua Shans Pace was offered a full 4-year Scholarship by the University of Maryland.
In his freshman year at Syracuse, Pace finished seventh on the team in scoring average (4.3) and fifth in steals average (0.9), appearing in 32 of 36 games.
Pace was an important part of Syracuse's 2003 National Championship run as a key player off the bench, including a season-high 14 points against Auburn in the Sweet 16 and 12 points against Texas in the national semifinals. In the National Championship game against Kansas, Pace scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds. During the NCAA Tournament, Pace averaged 8.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals, and he connected on .639 percent (23-of-36) of his shots.
Pace became the team's starting small forward his junior year following Carmelo Anthony declaring early for the NBA draft. Pace also saw time at shooting guard while more than doubling his scoring average from the previous season (4.3 to 9.5) and his minutes played from 14.7 average per game to 33.9.
In his senior season, Pace averaged 10.8 points per game, including a career-high 22 points against Rice. Pace was awarded the Big East Conference Sportsmanship Award. When Pace reached double-digits in scoring, Syracuse went 20–4. He was also earned All-Big East Honorable Mention selection and was named to the Big East All-Tournament Team.
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