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Josh Powell

Josh Powell
Josh Powell 2010 cropped.jpg
Powell with the Lakers in 2010
No. 33 – Sydney Kings
Position Power forward / Center
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1983-01-25) January 25, 1983 (age 34)
Charleston, South Carolina
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
20082010 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
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.


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