Josh King (basketball)

King was born in Hammond, Indiana. He played high school basketball at Trinity High School in Trinity, North Carolina. As a senior in 2003–04, King averaged 27.1 points per game and led his team to the state 3A championship. He earned North Carolina AP Player of the Year honors and was named the NCHSAA 3A Player of Year. He set a state high school single-season record for three-point field goals made (164) and set a state high school single-game record for three-point field goals made (12). His 416 career three-pointers saw him finish as the state's all-time leader in career three-point field goals, surpassing the former mark of 275. ==College career==

King played two seasons of NCAA Division I college basketball for the East Carolina Pirates between 2004 and 2006. He played 45 games with two starts, averaging 2.6 points in 10.5 minutes per game. After being informed that his scholarship would not be renewed, King transferred to Eckerd College of the NCAA Division II in May 2006. He was the co-captain of the Tritons during his senior campaign, starting all 28 games. The team made the NCAA Division II tournament both of King's seasons, reaching the Sweet 16 during the 2006–07 season. King graduated from Eckerd in 2008 with a B.A. in business. ==Coaching career==

After graduating from Eckerd, King spent the 2008–09 season as the assistant men's basketball coach at Vassar College. As a graduate assistant, King assisted the coaching staff with day-to-day operations while earning a master's degree in adult technical education. In August 2016, King joined the New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team as an assistant coach. He served in the role for three seasons. In July 2021, King was named head coach of Czech club USK Praha. In June 2022, King returned to Riesen Ludwigsburg as the newly appointed head coach. and the quarter-finals in the 2023–24 season. In May 2024, King parted ways with Ludwigsburg He coached two games for Darüşşafaka to start the 2024–25 Turkish League season before parting ways in a mutual agreement after he accepted a new coaching role in Australia. On October 22, 2024, King was appointed head coach of the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for two seasons. He joined the team midway through the 2024–25 NBL season after they started the season with a 0–5 record. In his first game as coach on November 1, the Phoenix defeated the Tasmania JackJumpers 79–77. He went on to guide the Phoenix to fourth place on the ladder with a 16–13 record. He subsequently finished runner-up for NBL Coach of the Year. In the semi-finals, the Phoenix lost 2–1 to the Illawarra Hawks. On May 9, 2025, King was appointed head coach of Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional for the rest of the 2025 season, replacing J. J. Barea. In the 2025–26 NBL season, King helped the Phoenix become a contender and by early February 2026 was considered a leading candidate for the Coach of the Year award. ==Personal life==

King is the son of Terry and Michelle King, and he has one younger sister, Anna, and two younger brothers, Ben and Chris. ==References==