Josh Boone
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Josh Boone (born November 21, 1984, in Mount Airy, Maryland) is an American professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA. He was a forward/center for the Connecticut Huskies where he played for three years. He declared for the 2006 NBA Draft after his junior season foregoing his final year of college.
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High School
He attended South Carroll High School in Winfield, Maryland, where he averaged 39 points, 19.4 rebounds and seven blocked shots per game. He led South Carroll to a 20-6 record and the state semifinals. After graduating, he attended West Nottingham Academy (a small college prep school) in Colora, Maryland, averaging a stellar 28 points, 16 rebounds and 9.7 blocks per game.
College
He was a forward/center for the Connecticut Huskies where he played for three years averaging 9.3 ppg and 7.1 rpg.
Freshman
Named to the Big East All-Rookie Team. Started 37 of 38 games at power forward. Averaged 5.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks, and shot .554 from the field, for NCAA Champion Huskies. Scored nine points in both Final Four games, and grabbed 14 rebounds in National Semifinal win over Duke. Averaged 8.0 points and 11.3 rebounds in three Big East Tournament games. Set a Big East Tourney record for rebounds in a game by a freshman with a career-high 16 boards in quarterfinal win at Notre Dame. In the Huskies season opener vs. Yale, became the 12th freshman under Jim Calhoun to start the season opener.
Sophomore
Big East Defensive Player of the Year and All-Big East Second Team selection. Named NABC and USBWA All-District First Team. Started all 31 games at center. Averaged 12.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.9 blocks. Recorded a double-double in 11 games. He Blocked a career-high nine shots, along with seven points and eight rebounds, in win over St. John's. Registered 18 points and 15 rebounds in loss to Boston College. Scored a career-high 22 points in win over Quinnipiac.
Junior
All-Big East Honorable Mention and NABC All-District Second Team selection. Started 32 of 34 games at the power forward position. Averaged 10.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks. He had eight double-doubles on the season. Tallied 13 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks in a career-high 41 minutes in Sweet 16 win over Washington. Recorded 17 points and 15 rebounds in win at South Florida. Had 12 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks in win over Notre Dame
NBA Draft and Summer League
Josh Boone was picked 23rd overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. He was picked right behind former UConn teammate, Marcus Williams who was also selected by the Nets. During the 2006 Pepsi Pro Summer League in Orlando he lead the league in rebounding (9 rpg) and was 2nd in blocked shots (1.67 bpg).
Injury
After the summer league he underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder and was expected to be out for 4-6 months. Although he was expected to be out for 4-6 months, Boone returned much earlier than expected. Boone made his NBA debut December 2, 2006 against the Philadelphia 76ers, playing 2 minutes. Suffering the effects of the injury and missing the pre-season training, Boone has had an inconsistent but promising season so far.
2006-07
Boone is currently averaging 3.8 points per game, 2.80 rebounds per game and 0.3 blocks per game. On December 26, 2006, he had his season high of 12 rebounds against the Detroit Pistons, a game in which he played 30 minutes, the most he's played thus far. Josh had a then career high 21 points on 10 for 10 shooting, while grabbing 6 rebounds on March 24, 2007 against the Charlotte Bobcats in Charlotte. The following game, March 28, 2007 against the Indiana Pacers, Josh eclipsed his previous career high by scoring 22 points on 11 for 13 shooting. He also posted his first double-double by grabbing 10 rebounds.
