Josh Carlton

Joshua Euria Carlton (born February 26, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Metropolitans 92 of the French LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies and the Houston Cougars.

Josh Carlton
No. 2 – Metropolitans 92
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1999-02-26) February 26, 1999
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023Le Mans
2023–presentMetropolitans 92
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-AAC (2022)
  • AAC Most Improved Player (2019)

High school career

Carlton played his freshman season at South Central High School in Winterville, North Carolina. His family moved to the Washington, D.C. area after his sophomore season and he enrolled at DeMatha Catholic High School. Carlton befriended teammate and future NBA player Markelle Fultz at DeMatha.[1] Carlton averaged 11.1 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 3.2 blocks per game and helped the team to a 33–5 record as a junior.[2] As a senior, after Fultz graduated, Carlton averaged 14.4 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game on a 25–10 record.[1] In September 2016, he committed to playing college basketball for UConn over offers from Cincinnati, USC, Providence, Maryland and Kansas State.[3]

College career

As a freshman, Carlton averaged 4.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. He averaged nine points and 6.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore, earning AAC Most Improved Player honors. Carlton averaged 7.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game as a junior. During his senior season, he lost his starting center role to Adama Sanogo and posted 3.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.[4] Following the season, Carlton took advantage of the additional season of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic and entered the transfer portal, ultimately transferring to Houston over East Carolina, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest.[5] He focused on losing weight and received more playing time due to injuries to Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark.[6] On January 5, 2022, Carlton scored a career-high 30 points and had 11 rebounds in a 83–66 win over South Florida.[7] He was named to the First Team All-AAC.[8]

Professional career

On August 6, 2022, Carlton signed with Le Mans of the French Pro A.[9]

On August 13, 2023, he signed with Metropolitans 92 of the French LNB Pro A.[10]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 UConn 321715.2.514–.6673.7.3.3.84.4
2018–19 UConn 333322.2.607–.6276.2.4.41.89.0
2019–20 UConn 313121.3.502–.5006.1.7.41.17.8
2020–21 UConn 19111.3.482–.5913.7.4.4.43.5
2021–22 Houston 382821.7.6261.000.5796.2.8.51.211.6
Career 15311018.2.5671.000.5905.3.5.41.17.8

References
  1. Amore, Dom (September 22, 2017). "Meet UConn's Newcomers: Josh Carlton Emerges From Beneath Markelle Fultz's Wing". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. Zagoria, Adam (November 11, 2016). "UConn Announces Signing of 3-Man Class". ZagsBlog. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. Amore, Dom (September 14, 2016). "Josh Carlton Commits To UConn; Second Class Of 2017 Recruit". Capital Gazette. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  4. Borges, David (April 5, 2021). "UConn center Josh Carlton transferring to Houston: 'This was the best spot for me'". New Haven Register. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  5. Sanders, Alan (April 5, 2021). "UConn Grad Transfer Josh Carlton Picks Houston over Pitt, Others". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  6. Borges, David (January 2, 2022). "Former UConn center Josh Carlton happy at Houston: 'I'm very comfortable, I don't look back'". CT Insider. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. Duarte, Joseph (January 5, 2022). "Josh Carlton leads University of Houston past South Florida". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  8. "American Athletic Conference Announces Men's Basketball Honors" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  9. Carchia, Emiliano (August 6, 2022). "Rookie Josh Carlton joins Le Mans". Sportando. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  10. "Josh Carlton, le nouveau pivot des Mets 92". metropolitans92.com (in French). August 13, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
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