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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1984-11-21)November 21, 1984 (age 41) Mount Airy, Maryland, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 237 lb (108 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | South Carroll (Sykesville, Maryland) |
| College | UConn (2003–2006) |
| NBA draft | 2006: 1st round, 23rd overall pick |
| Drafted by | New Jersey Nets |
| Playing career | 2006–2022 |
| Position | Power forward /center |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2010 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2010–2012 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls |
| 2013 | Iowa Energy |
| 2014 | San Miguel Beermen |
| 2014 | Iowa Energy |
| 2014–2015 | Manama |
| 2015–2016 | BC Kalev |
| 2016 | Khimki |
| 2016 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| 2016–2019 | Melbourne United |
| 2017 | Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions |
| 2019–2020 | Illawarra Hawks |
| 2020 | Al Nasr |
| 2020–2021 | Al Riffa |
| 2021–2022 | Edmonton Stingers |
| 2022 | Halcones de Xalapa |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Oscar Joshua Boone (born November 21, 1984) is an American former professionalbasketball player. A 6'10" (2.08 m)power forward-center, he played three years of college basketball forUConn. He declared for the2006 NBA draft after his junior season, forgoing his final year of college.
Born inMount Airy, Maryland, he attendedSouth Carroll High School inSykesville, Maryland, where he averaged 20 points, 14.4 rebounds and seven blocked shots per game. He teamed with Indiana-boundMarshall Strickland to lead South Carroll to a 20–6 record. In his junior year, the team tied Governor Thomas Johnson High School for the league championship. South Carroll then lost in the regional semi-finals to top-ranked Paint Branch High School. The next year, he helped lead the team to only the school's second ever state final four appearance, losing to Gwynn Park in the final four. After graduating, he attendedWest Nottingham Academy (a small college prep school) inColora, Maryland, averaging 28 points, 16 rebounds and 9.7 blocks per game.
Boone played college basketball forUConn and was named to theBig 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, forNCAA Champion Huskies. Scored nine points in bothFinal 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[citation needed] 16 boards in quarterfinal win at Notre Dame.[1] In the Huskies season opener vs.Yale, became the 12th freshman underJim Calhoun to start the season opener.
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 adouble-double in 11 games. He registered 18 points and 15 rebounds in 75–70 loss toBoston College.[2] Scored a career-high 22 points and 8 blocked shots in the December 30, 2004 win over Quinnipiac.[3] He topped his career-high with nine blocks, along with seven points and eight rebounds, in win over St. John's on February 5, 2005.[4]
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 98–92 Sweet 16 win over Washington on March 24, 2006.[5] Had 12 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks in a narrow 75–74 win overNotre Dame on February 21, 2006.[6] Recorded 17 points and 15 rebounds in a 66–53 win at South Florida on March 1, 2006.[7]
Boone was picked 23rd overall in the2006 NBA draft by theNew Jersey Nets. He was picked right behind formerUConn teammate,Marcus Williams who was also selected by the Nets. During the 2006 Pepsi Pro Summer League inOrlando he led the league in rebounding (9 rpg) and was 2nd in blocked shots (1.67 bpg).
After the summer league he underwent surgery to repair a tornlabrum in his left shoulder and was expected to be out for 4–6 months, however he returned much earlier. Boone made his NBA debut December 2, 2006, against thePhiladelphia 76ers, playing 2 minutes. Suffering the effects of the injury and missing the pre-season training, Boone had an inconsistent but promising rookie season.
Boone averaged 4.2 points per game, 2.80 rebounds per game and 0.3 blocks per game during his rookie season. On December 26, 2006, he had a season-high of 12 rebounds against theDetroit Pistons, a game in which he played 30 minutes, the most he had played hitherto. Boone had a then career-high 21 points on 10-for-10 shooting, while grabbing six rebounds on March 24, 2007, against theCharlotte Bobcats in Charlotte. The following game, on March 28 against the Indiana Pacers, Josh eclipsed his previous career-high by scoring 22 points on 11-for-13 shooting. He also posted his firstdouble-double by grabbing 10 rebounds.
In late December 2007, Boone earned a spot in the starting lineup. He replacedJason Collins as the starting center and contributed immediately, putting up a double-double almost every night. During the month of January, Boone was the target of a "Hack-a-Shaq" byGolden State Warriors coachDon Nelson, in which a player is intentionally fouled repeatedly to take advantage of his poor foul shooting. That season, Boone was second-worst in the NBA in free-throw percentage among players with at least one hundred attempts, at 45.6%[8]
Boone would see fewer minutes with the Nets, in part due to his free throw shooting. His accuracy at the line continued to deteriorate, as he hit 37.6% in 2008–09 and 32.8% in 2009–10. Only one player in the league with at least ten attempts had a lower percentage,Andris Biedrins, who made four of twenty-five attempts.
After not being re-signed by the Nets, Boone signed to play with theZhejiang Golden Bulls of China,[9] with whom he would play for parts of three seasons.
On January 17, 2013, Boone was acquired by theIowa Energy of theNBA D-League.[10] On January 26, after he had played in only two games, it was announced that Boone would miss the rest of the 2012–13 season with a knee injury.[11]
In February 2014, Boone signed with theSan Miguel Beermen as an import for the2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[12] He left the next month after just 2 games.
On March 22, 2014, Boone was re-acquired by the Iowa Energy.[13]
In September 2014, Boone signed withManama of theBahraini Premier League.[14] He went on to help Manama win their 19th championship in May 2015.[15]
On September 9, 2015, Boone signed withBC Kalev/Cramo of Estonia.[16]
On January 13, 2016, Boone signed withBC Khimki of Russia.[17] He was supposed to replace injured Paul Davis and Ruslan Pateev.
On August 2, 2016, Boone signed withPınar Karşıyaka of Turkey for the 2016–17 season.[18] On October 24, 2016, he parted ways with Karşıyaka after appearing in only one game.[19]
On December 24, 2016, Boone signed withMelbourne United of the AustralianNational Basketball League as an injury replacement player.[20]
On February 21, 2017, Boone signed with theHong Kong Eastern Long Lions of theASEAN Basketball League.[21] He helped the Long Lions win the championship after they defeated theSingapore Slingers in the ABL Finals.
On April 28, 2017, Boone re-signed with Melbourne United for the2017–18 NBL season.[22] On August 14, 2018, he re-signed with United for the2018–19 NBL season.[23]
On May 21, 2019, Boone signed with theIllawarra Hawks for2019–20 NBL season.[24]
On March 4, 2020, he has signed with Al Nasr of theUAE National Basketball League.[25] Boone signed with Al Riffa of theBahraini Premier League on August 9.[26]
In November 2021, it was announced Boone was on the roster of Canadian clubEdmonton Stingers to strengthen their team for their maidenBCL Americas campaign in the2021–22 season.[27]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | New Jersey | 61 | 0 | 11.0 | .579 | .000 | .544 | 2.9 | .2 | .2 | .3 | 4.2 |
| 2007–08 | New Jersey | 70 | 53 | 25.3 | .548 | .000 | .456 | 7.3 | .8 | .5 | .9 | 8.2 |
| 2008–09 | New Jersey | 62 | 7 | 16.0 | .528 | .000 | .376 | 4.2 | .5 | .4 | .8 | 4.2 |
| 2009–10 | New Jersey | 63 | 28 | 16.6 | .525 | .000 | .328 | 5.0 | .5 | .5 | .8 | 4.0 |
| Career | 256 | 88 | 17.5 | .544 | .000 | .445 | 4.9 | .5 | .4 | .7 | 5.2 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | New Jersey | 12 | 0 | 9.8 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | .3 | 3.0 |
| Career | 12 | 0 | 9.8 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | .3 | 3.0 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Connecticut | 38 | 37 | 22.0 | .554 | – | .405 | 5.8 | .7 | .5 | 1.7 | 5.9 |
| 2004–05 | Connecticut | 31 | 31 | 29.5 | .609 | – | .664 | 8.4 | 1.2 | .6 | 2.9 | 12.4 |
| 2005–06 | Connecticut | 34 | 32 | 27.1 | .564 | – | .547 | 7.0 | .6 | .4 | 2.0 | 10.3 |
| Career | 103 | 100 | 25.9 | .578 | – | .559 | 7.0 | .8 | .5 | 2.2 | 9.3 | |
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