Josh Duncan
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Josh Duncan
| image = Josh Duncan 15 Eskişehir Basket TSL 20180325.jpg
| position = Power forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 228
| league =
| team = Free agent
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|5|12}}
| birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
| high_school = Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio)
| college = Xavier (2004–2008)
| draft_year = 2008
| career_start = 2008
| career_end =
| years1 = 2008–2009
| team1 = Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
| years2 = 2009–2010
| team2 = Liège Basket
| years3 = 2010–2012
| team3 = Maccabi Ashdod
| years4 = 2012–2014
| team4 = Hapoel Jerusalem
| years5 = 2014–2015
| team5 = Brose Baskets
| years6 = 2015–2016
| team6 = Hapoel Jerusalem
| years7 = 2016–2018
| team7 = Eskişehir Basket
| years8 = 2018-2022
| team8 = Chiba Jets Funabashi
| years9 = 2022-2023
| team9 = Ryukyu Golden Kings
| highlights =
- Bundesliga champion (2015)
- Belgian Supercup winner (2009)
- Israeli Super League All-Star (2012)
}}
Josh Duncan (born May 12, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Ryukyu Golden Kings of the Japanese B.League.
College career
After playing high school basketball at Moeller High School, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Duncan played 4 seasons of college basketball for Xavier University. {{Cite web |title=Josh Duncan - Men's Basketball |url=https://goxavier.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/josh-duncan/2193 |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Xavier University Athletics |language=en}}
Professional career
Duncan went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft. In July 2008, he signed his first professional contract with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of France.
In July 2009, he signed with Liège Basket of Belgium.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/belgium/77869/liege-inks-josh-dancan-too.html|publisher=sportando.com|title=Liege inks Josh Dancan too|accessdate=2016-11-27}} With them he won the Belgian Basketball Supercup in 2009.
From 2010 to 2012 Duncan played with Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Basketball Super League. In June 2012, he signed with another Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/98548/hapoel-jerusalem-signs-duncan-at-forward|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708150842/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/98548/hapoel-jerusalem-signs-duncan-at-forward|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2015|publisher=eurocupbasketball.com|title=Hapoel Jerusalem signs Duncan at forward - Latest - Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup|accessdate=2016-11-27}}
On July 2, 2014, Duncan signed a two-year deal with the German team Brose Baskets.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/125361/brose-baskets-bamberg-announce-josh-duncan-brad-wanamaker.html|publisher=sportando.com|title=Brose Baskets Bamberg announce Josh Duncan, Brad Wanamaker|accessdate=2016-11-27}} On July 7, 2015, he left Brose and returned to Hapoel Jerusalem.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/66orjy4y9p93ubmi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708194520/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/66orjy4y9p93ubmi|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2015|publisher=eurocupbasketball.com|title=Hapoel Jerusalem, Duncan together again |accessdate=2016-11-27}}
On July 4, 2016, Duncan signed with Eskişehir Basket of the Turkish Basketball First League.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/204930/josh-duncan-inks-with-eskisehir-basket.html|publisher=sportando.com|title=Josh Duncan inks with Eskisehir Basket|accessdate=2016-11-27}} On July 20, 2017, he re-signed with Eskişehir for one more season.{{cite news|title=Eskişehir Basket re-sign with Josh Duncan|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/241775/eskiehir-basket-re-sign-with-josh-duncan.html|accessdate=July 20, 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=July 20, 2017}}
References
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External links
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Josh_Duncan/75486 Josh Duncan] at eurobasket.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121218075716/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6042652/playerview.html Josh Duncan] at fiba.com
- [http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Josh-Duncan/Summary/1717 Josh Duncan] at realgm.com
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
Category:American expatriate basketball people in France
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Japan
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Cincinnati
Category:Bamberg Baskets players
Category:Élan Béarnais players
Category:Eskişehir Basket players
Category:Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players
Category:Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players
Category:Ryukyu Golden Kings players