Joshua Lamont Bostic (born May 12, 1987) is an American professional

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player for

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of the Polish Basketball League. Standing at , he is a

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College career

Bostic went to the University of Findlay and wrapped up his college career as

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NCAA Division II National Player of the Year, Division II Bulletin Player of the Year, Midwest Region Player of the Year and

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(GLIAC) Player of the Year. He led the Findlay Oilers to winning the 2009 NCAA Division 2 championship, averaging 18.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.4 steals a contest during the 2008–09 season.

Professional career

Bostic went undrafted in the

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. In August 2009, he signed with

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of Japan for the 2009–10 season. On November 1, 2010, Bostic was selected by the

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in the third round of the 2010 NBA D-League Draft. On August 17, 2011, Bostic signed a one-year deal with

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of Belgium and earned 2012

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All-Belgian League 1st Team honors. On June 7, 2012, he signed a two-year deal with Belfius Mons-Hainaut. He left them after one season. On June 24, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with

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of France. On November 11, 2013, he parted ways with Chalon. On November 27, 2013, he signed with

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of Russia for the rest of the season. On September 25, 2014, Bostic signed with the Detroit Pistons. However, he was later waived by the Pistons on October 20, 2014. On November 1, 2014, he was acquired by the

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as an affiliate player. On January 7, 2015, he was waived by the Drive. The next day, he signed with

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of the Belgian League for the rest of the season. On February 3, 2016, he signed with VEF Rīga of Latvia for the rest of the season. On August 26, 2016, Bostic signed with Juvecaserta Basket of Italy for the 2016–17 season. On October 18, 2017, Bostic signed with

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of Croatia for the rest of the 2017–18 season. He played a great half-season at Zadar during which he was named ABA League MVP of December. On January 29, 2018, he left Zadar and signed with Dinamo Sassari of Italy for the rest of the season. On August 4, 2020, Bostic returned to Italy and signed a one year deal with

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in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. On February 22, 2021, before the end of the

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, he transferred to

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. On June 8, 2022, he has signed with

of the Polish Basketball League.

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