Joshua Kane Bloxham (born 13 March 1990) is a New Zealand basketball player. He played 12 seasons in the New Zealand NBL between 2006 and 2020, and was a member of the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian NBL between 2010 and 2013, where he won three NBL championships.
Early life
Bloxham was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1][2] He attended Marlborough Boys' College in Blenheim[3] and Nelson College in Nelson.[4]
Playing career
New Zealand NBL
Bloxham joined the Nelson Giants of the New Zealand NBL as a 15-year-old.[4] He played nine seasons for the Giants between 2006 and 2014.[5][6] He was a member of the Giants in 2007 when they won the NZNBL championship.[2]
Bloxham joined the Super City Rangers for the 2015 season.[7] He re-joined the Rangers for the 2016 season.[6]
In June 2020, Bloxham was acquired by the Nelson Giants for the 2020 season.[8][9]
Australian NBL
Between 2010 and 2013, Bloxham was a development player with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian NBL.[10] In his three seasons, he won three straight NBL championships and played in 27 games.[11]
NBL1 West
In February 2022, Bloxham signed with the Joondalup Wolves for the 2022 NBL1 West season.[12]
National team
In 2005, Bloxham played for a New Zealand under 16 team in Australia.[3]
In July 2009, Bloxham played for New Zealand at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Auckland.[1]
In August 2011, Bloxham travelled to China for the Summer Universiade to compete with the New Zealand University National Team in the basketball tournament.[13]
In July 2012, Bloxham played for New Zealand at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Venezuela.[1]
Personal life
In 2013, Bloxham began pursuing a commerce degree in accounting through the Massey University campus in Auckland.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Josh Bloxham". fiba.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Josh Bloxham". giants.co.nz. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007.
- ^ a b "RECENT SUCCESSES". marlboroughboys.school.nz. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
- ^ a b c McNae, Pete (1 November 2013). "Backcourt duo commit future to Nelson Giants". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "2006 NBL - Team Results Summary" (PDF). kiwihoops.co.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
- ^ a b "Joshua Bloxham, Basketball Player, News, Stats - australiabasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Niall (24 February 2015). "Bloxham On Board With Supercity". nzhoops.co.nz. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
- ^ "SAL'S NBL DRAFT – RECAP". nznbl.basketball. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ O'Connell, Tim (18 June 2020). "Nelson Giants NBL season goes from pipe dream to hoops heaven". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Blaze enter finals with Breakers win". ABC News. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Player statistics for Josh Bloxham". foxsportspulse.com. NBL. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Bloxham Backs the Pack". Wanneroo Basketball Association. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Kiwi University Team Lose To Russians At World University Games". basketball.org.nz. 15 August 2011. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
