Powell with the Lakers in 2010
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No. 33 – Sydney Kings | |
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Position | Power forward / Center |
League | NBL |
Personal information | |
Born |
Charleston, South Carolina |
January 25, 1983
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Riverdale (Riverdale, Georgia) |
College | NC State (2001–2003) |
NBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2003–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2003 | Lokomotiv-Rostov |
2003–2004 | Scafati Basket |
2004 | Southern Crescent Lightning |
2004–2005 | JuveCaserta Basket |
2005 | Southern Crescent Lightning |
2005–2006 | Dallas Mavericks |
2006 | →Fort Worth Flyers |
2006–2007 | Indiana Pacers |
2007 | Golden State Warriors |
2007–2008 | Los Angeles Clippers |
2008–2010 | Los Angeles Lakers |
2010–2011 | Atlanta Hawks |
2011–2012 | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
2012 | Union Neuchâtel Basket |
2012 | Brujos de Guayama |
2012–2013 | Olympiacos |
2013–2014 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
2014 | Barangay Ginebra |
2014 | Houston Rockets |
2015–2016 | San Lorenzo de Almagro |
2016 | Indios de Mayagüez |
2016 | Luoyang Zhonghe |
2016–present | Sydney Kings |
As coach: | |
2014–2015 | Houston Rockets (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Josh Powell (born January 25, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). Powell won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and 2010, and has also spent time with the Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets. In 2013, Powell was a member of the Olympiacos side that won the EuroLeague championship. He has also played in Russia, Italy, Argentina, Puerto Rico, China and the Philippines.
Powell spent two years at North Carolina State, where in his freshman campaign, he averaged 7.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game en route to earning a spot on the ACC All-Rookie squad. He went on to average 12.4 points and 5.3 rebounds in 31 games his sophomore season, and was named the team's most improved player as the recipient of the Tom Gugliotta Award. He ranked seventh in the ACC in blocks (1.3), 20th in scoring and 18th in rebounding. He was named to the All-ACC Tournament first team after putting up 20.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in three contests, including a career-best 26-point effort in the championship game against Duke.
After going undrafted in the 2003 NBA draft, Powell spent the preseason with the Dallas Mavericks, before moving to Russia for his first professional season. He managed just two games for Lokomotiv-Rostov before joining Italian team Scafati Basket for the rest of the 2003–04 season. Following his stint in Italy, he returned to the United States and played for the Southern Crescent Lightning, helping them win the 2004 WBA championship. He also spent the 2004–05 season in Italy with JuveCaserta Basket before re-joining the Southern Crescent Lightning in 2005.