Josh Ritchart

Josh Ritchart
Free agent
Position Power forward
Personal information
Born (1992-03-11) March 11, 1992
Mountain View, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Forest Lake Christian
(Auburn, California)
College UC Davis (2010–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Bambitious Nara
2016 Koroivos Amaliadas
2017 Malbas
2018 Rockingham Flames
Career highlights and awards
  • SBL All-Star (2018)
  • Second-team All-Big West (2015)
  • Big West Freshman of the Year (2011)

Josh Ritchart (born March 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Rockingham Flames of the State Basketball League (SBL). After five years at UC Davis, Ritchart began his professional career in Japan, before splitting the 2016–17 season in Greece and Sweden. In 2018, he moved to Australia and joined the Flames.

High school career

Ritchart played high school basketball at Forest Lake Christian, in Auburn, California.

College career

Ritchart played college basketball at UC Davis from 2010 to 2015.

Professional career

In July 2015, Ritchart signed with Bambitious Nara of the Japanese bj league.[1] In 49 games for Nara in 2016–17, he averaged 11.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.

In August 2016, Ritchart signed with Koroivos Amaliadas of the Greek Basket League.[2] He left the team in November 2016 after appearing in five games. In January 2017, Ritchart signed with Malbas of the Swedish Basketligan.[3] In 11 games, he averaged 12.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.

In January 2018, Ritchart signed with the Rockingham Flames of the State Basketball League.[4] He averaged 26.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 blocks in 10 games before being ruled out for the rest of the season in early May with a foot injury.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ritchart signs professional contract". ucdavisaggies.com. July 13, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Josh Ritchart inks with Koroivos". sportando.basketball. August 8, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Malbas ink Josh Ritchart, ex Koroivos". Eurobasket.com. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Flames Load Up With Josh Ritchart". SportsTG.com. January 22, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ "RE-SIGNED HAWKS NBL CAPTAIN LOVING ROCKINGHAM LIFE". SBL.asn.au. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018. ...after the Rockingham Flames had lost import Josh Ritchart for the rest of the 2018 SBL season through a foot injury.
  6. ↑ "Player statistics for Joshua Ritchart". SportsTG.com. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
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