Josh Pittman Explained

Josh Pittman
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:200
Nationality:American
Birth Date:14 July 1976
Birth Place:Winston-Salem, North Carolina
High School:East Forsyth
(Kernersville, North Carolina)
College:UNC Asheville (1994–1998)
Draft Year:1998
Career Start:1998
Career End:2014
Years1:1998–2002
Team1:Peñarol de Mar del Plata
Years2:2002
Team2:Bignami Castlmaggiore
Years3:2003
Team3:Quilmes de Mar del Plata
Years4:2003–2004
Team4:Asociación Deportiva Atenas
Years5:2005
Team5:Gatos de Monagas
Years6:2005
Team6:Peñarol de Mar del Plata
Years7:2005–2006
Team7:Delfines de Miranda
Years8:2006–2007
Team8:Peñarol de Mar del Plata
Years9:2007
Team9:Libertad de Sunchales
Years10:2008–2009
Team10:Halcones UV Córdoba
Years11:2010–2011
Team11:Obras Sanitarias
Years12:2011–2012
Team12:Libertad de Sunchales
Years13:2012–2014
Team13:Juventud Sionista
Highlights:

Abdul Joshua "Josh" Pittman (born July 14, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in numerous countries throughout his career. Pittman played college basketball at University of North Carolina at Asheville, and was named the Big South Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice, in 1997 and 1998. At 6'6" tall, 200-pounds, he played at the shooting guard position. On May 2, 2018 he was named the new head coach for the Lexington Yellow Jackets in the Central Carolina Conference.

College career

Pittman, a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, stayed in his home state to play college basketball. He attended UNC Asheville between 1994–95 and 1997–98 after graduating from high school in 1994. Through his first two seasons he only accumulated approximately 400 points and had an otherwise typical college career. Then, in his junior season with the Bulldogs, Pittman averaged 18.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game. The Bulldogs won the regular season Big South Conference championship behind Pittman's league-leading scoring average, which was also the sixth-highest average in school history. In his senior season, he averaged 18.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game. For the first time in UNC Asheville history, the men's basketball team repeated as the regular season conference champions. Consequently, Pittman became just the second Big South player (at the time) to be named the conference player of the year twice. He finished his college career with 1,547 points—the most in the program's history—and his 175 steals were a then-school record as well.

Professional career

Pittman never made it to the National Basketball Association, so he decided to play professionally overseas. From 1998 until December 2001 he played in Argentina for Peñarol de Mar del Plata. He then signed with Italy's Bignami Castelmaggiore in January 2002, for whom he played 18 games. Pittman headed back to Argentina after signing with Quilmes de Mar del Plata. Over the course of the next 10 years, he played for various squads in Argentina, Venezuela and Mexico. In the 2012–13 basketball season, Pittman played for Juventud Sionista in the Liga Nacional de Básquet, Argentina's First Division.

Achievements

References

  1. Web site: Joshua Pittman basketball profile. Eurobasket, Inc.. September 15, 2011.
  2. Web site: Jarrett. Keith . Josh Pittman Helps With Basketball Camp . UNCABulldogs.com. Asheville Citizen-Times. June 20, 2011. September 15, 2011.
  3. Web site: Josh Pittman Selected to Big South Hall of Fame. University of North Carolina at Asheville. April 28, 2010. September 15, 2011.