Kofi Omar Josephs (born 13 September 1991) is a British

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player who last played in the

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for

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. He also plays for the British national team.

Professional career

Josephs spent the 2017–18 season with the

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and averaged 13.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. On 21 August 2018, he signed with BC Boncourt. In January 2019, Josephs signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Breiðablik. In February 2019, he reached an agreement with Breiðablik to allow him to sign with Nässjö Basket of the Swedish

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. In 7 games with Breiðablik, he averaged 18.1 points per game. On 24 July 2019, Josephs was unveiled as the first signing of BBL team

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for the 2019–20 season. In early November 2021, Josephs joined the

after an 18-month hiatus from basketball activities. On 21 November 2021, Josephs scored 46 points in a narrow overtime home loss to the

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, the record for the most points scored in a game in BBL history by a British-born player, shooting 15-26 from the field alongside 8 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals. On 2 March 2022, Josephs tended his resignation from the Plymouth City Patriots roster with immediate effect citing personal reasons.

National team career

He participated at the

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with the British national team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Josephs, Kofi 1991 births Living people Basketball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Breiðablik men's basketball players British expatriate basketball people British expatriate basketball people in Germany British expatriate basketball people in Spain British expatriate basketball people in the United States Black British sportspeople English expatriates in Germany English expatriates in Spain English men's basketball players John Brown Golden Eagles men's basketball players Fort Lewis Skyhawks men's basketball players Glasgow Rocks players Shooting guards Worcester Wolves players Plymouth City Patriots players Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players Commonwealth Games competitors for England