Kofi Josephs
No. 23 – Manchester Giants
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBritish Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991
Birmingham, England
NationalityBritish
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Hertener Löwen
2017–2018Glasgow Rocks
2018BC Boncourt
2019Breiðablik
2019Nässjö Basket
2019–2020Worcester Wolves
2021–2022Plymouth City Patriots
2022–2023Al-Ahli Jeddah
2023–presentManchester Giants

Kofi Omar Josephs (born 13 September 1991) is a British basketball player who last played in the British Basketball League for Manchester Giants. He also plays for the British national team.[1]

Professional career

Josephs spent the 2017–18 season with the Glasgow Rocks and averaged 13.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. On 21 August 2018, he signed with BC Boncourt.[2]

In January 2019, Josephs signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Breiðablik.[3] In February 2019, he reached an agreement with Breiðablik to allow him to sign with Nässjö Basket of the Swedish Basketligan. In 7 games with Breiðablik, he averaged 18.1 points per game.[4]

On 24 July 2019, Josephs was unveiled as the first signing of BBL team Worcester Wolves for the 2019–20 season.[5]

In early November 2021, Josephs joined the Plymouth City Patriots after an 18-month hiatus from basketball activities.[6] On 21 November 2021, Josephs scored 46 points in a narrow overtime home loss to the Manchester Giants, the record for the most points scored in a game in BBL history by a British-born player, shooting 15-26 from the field alongside 8 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals.[7]

On 2 March 2022, Josephs tended his resignation from the Plymouth City Patriots roster with immediate effect citing personal reasons.[8]

National team career

He participated at the EuroBasket 2017 with the British national team.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Kofi Josephs's profile | 2017 FIBA EuroBasket". ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Kofi Josephs signs with BC Boncourt". Sportando. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (3 January 2019). "Blikar fá nýja erlenda leikmenn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (15 February 2019). "Kofi Josephs yfirgefur Breiðablik". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (24 July 2019). "Kofi Josephs joins Worcester Wolves for 2019-20 season". Worcester News. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. ↑ James, Stuart (4 November 2021). "Plymouth City Patriots make two high-profile British signings". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Kofi Josephs drops BBL record 46 points vs Manchester". Hoopsfix. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Josephs walks out on the Patriots". Western Morning News. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Kofi JOSEPHS (ENG)'s profile - FIBA EuroBasket 2017". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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