Josh Bannan (born 26 February 2001) is an Australian professional
basketball player for the
Brisbane Bullets of the
National Basketball League (NBL). He played
college basketball in the United States for
Montana before debuting in the NBL for the Bullets in 2023.
Early life and career
Bannan was born and raised in
Melbourne,
Victoria.
He attended
St Kevin's College and played as a junior for the Blackburn Vikings.
In 2019, Bannan played for the
BA Centre of Excellence in the
NBL1
NBL1 is a semi-professional basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia, consisting of NBL1 South, South, NBL1 North, North, NBL1 Central, Central, NBL1 West, West and NBL1 East, East Conferences with both men's and women's compet ...
. The following year, he had a brief stint with the Centre of Excellence in the
Waratah League
The NBL1 East, formerly the Waratah League, is a semi-professional basketball league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2021, Basketball New South Wales and the National B ...
.
While in
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
, he attended
Lake Ginninderra Secondary College.
College career
Between 2020 and 2023, Bannan played three seasons of
college basketball in the United States for the
Montana Grizzlies. Over his college career, he averaged 13.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. In the 2022–23 season, he averaged 15.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game while shooting 49.9 percent from the field and 40.4 percent from beyond the arc.
Professional career
On 6 April 2023, Bannan signed a three-year deal with the
Brisbane Bullets of the
National Basketball League (NBL). In 19 games in the
2023–24 season, he averaged 11.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.
Bannan joined the
Los Angeles Clippers for the
2024 NBA Summer League
The 2024 NBA Summer League (branded as '' NBA 2K25'' Summer League 2024 for sponsorship reasons) was an off-season competition held by the National Basketball Association (NBA) primarily at the Thomas and Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Las Vega ...
.
National team career
Bannan played for the Australia U17 national team at the
2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
The 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (Spanish: Copa del Mundo de Baloncesto FIBA Sub-17 2018) was the 5th edition of the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U1 ...
in Argentina.
References
External links
Brisbane Bullets player profileMontana Grizzlies bio
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2001 births
Living people
Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Australian men's basketball players
Basketball players from Melbourne
Brisbane Bullets players
Montana Grizzlies basketball players
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