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Josh Carlton
American basketball player (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joshua Euria Carlton (born February 26, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Hong Kong Bulls of the National Basketball League. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies and the Houston Cougars.
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High school career
Carlton played his freshman season at South Central High School in Winterville, North Carolina. His family moved to the Washington, D.C. area after his sophomore season and he enrolled at DeMatha Catholic High School. Carlton befriended teammate and future NBA player Markelle Fultz at DeMatha.[1] Carlton averaged 11.1 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 3.2 blocks per game and helped the team to a 33–5 record as a junior.[2] As a senior, after Fultz graduated, Carlton averaged 14.4 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game on a 25–10 record.[1] In September 2016, he committed to playing college basketball for UConn over offers from Cincinnati, USC, Providence, Maryland and Kansas State.[3]
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College career
As a freshman, Carlton averaged 4.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. He averaged nine points and 6.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore, earning AAC Most Improved Player honors. Carlton averaged 7.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game as a junior. During his senior season, he lost his starting center role to Adama Sanogo and posted 3.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.[4] Following the season, Carlton took advantage of the additional season of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic and entered the transfer portal, ultimately transferring to Houston over East Carolina, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest.[5] He focused on losing weight and received more playing time due to injuries to Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark.[6] On January 5, 2022, Carlton scored a career-high 30 points and had 11 rebounds in a 83–66 win over South Florida.[7] He was named to the First Team All-AAC.[8]
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Professional career
On August 6, 2022, Carlton signed with Le Mans of the French Pro A.[9]
On August 13, 2023, he signed with Metropolitans 92 of the French LNB Pro A.[10]
On December 18, 2023, he signed with Darüşşafaka Lassa of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[11]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
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