Joshua Nebo (born July 17, 1997) is an American professional

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player for

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of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played

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for the

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and the

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. In 2020-21 he led the

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in rebounds per game.

Early life and high school career

Nebo was born in Houston and later lived in

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, and grew up skateboarding and playing

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in football. He first began playing basketball in middle school. Nebo attended

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, where he was frequently overshadowed by teammate De'Aaron Fox. As a senior, Nebo helped lead Cypress Lakes to the Class 6A state quarterfinals in 2015. Lightly recruited, he signed with Saint Francis (PA).

College career

Nebo grew three inches and gained 50 pounds during his first two years in college. He averaged 4.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game as a freshman at Saint Francis and finished second in the conference in blocks with 56. On February 2, 2017, he scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 78–61 win over St. Francis Brooklyn. As a sophomore, Nebo averaged 12 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Nebo was named to the Third Team All-

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(NEC) and NEC Defensive Player of the Year during his sophomore season after setting the single-season record with 89 blocks. Following the season, he transferred to

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. Nebo cited homesickness and the fact that his parents were not able to attend his games as the reasons for his transfer. He scored a season-high 21 points and had seven rebounds on January 12, 2019, in an 81–80 win against

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. Nebo made two starts as a junior and averaged 8.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Coming into his senior season, he missed much of the preseason with a torn hamstring. Nebo scored a season-high 21 points in an 87–75 victory against

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on February 22, 2020. As a senior, Nebo averaged 12.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.

Professional career

On July 26, 2020, Nebo signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He averaged 13.9 points per game and led the Israeli Basketball Premier League with 9.9 rebounds per game, was third with a .665 field goal percentage, and was sixth with 1.1 blocks per game. He was named 2021 Eurobasket All-Israeli League Second Team. On June 21, 2021, Nebo signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the

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. Playing for them in the Euroleauge Nebo started 17 out of 28 games and averaged 8.8 points (65% from 2-point range) and 6.2 rebounds (6th-best in the league). On July 1, 2022, Nebo signed with

of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Saint Francis , 30 , , 29 , , 22.8 , , .487 , , – , , .522 , , 5.1 , , .5 , , .2 , , 1.9 , , 4.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Saint Francis , 34 , , 32 , , 29.7 , , .566 , , .500 , , .595 , , 8.2 , , .7 , , .3 , , 2.6 , , 12.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:center;" colspan="11",

Redshirt , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

, 30 , , 2 , , 19.6 , , .699 , , – , , .695 , , 5.4 , , .3 , , .2 , , 2.3 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;",

, 29 , , 27 , , 28.8 , , .665 , , .000 , , .613 , , 6.2 , , .8 , , .4 , , 1.9 , , 12.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 123 , , 90 , , 25.4 , , .604 , , .333 , , .609 , , 6.3 , , .6 , , .3 , , 2.2 , , 9.4

References

External links

Texas A&M AggiesSaint Francis Red Flash bioProballers.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nebo, Josh 1997 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American men's basketball players Basketball players from Houston Hapoel Eilat basketball players BC Žalgiris players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Power forwards (basketball) Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball players Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball players