Josh Pace

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Josh Pace
Position	Guard
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	230 lb (100 kg)
League	Continental Basketball Association
Team	East Kentucky Miners
Born	May 23, 1983 (1983-05-23) (age 25) Griffin, Georgia
Nationality	USA
High school	Griffin High School
College	Syracuse University
Draft	not drafted
Pro career	2005–present
Former teams	Kouvot, Kouvola (Finland) (2006) Tripoli (Lebanon) (2006) Nelson Giants (2006-07)
Awards	2006 NBL All-Star 2007 NBL Most Valuable Player

Josh Pace is a former college basketball player for the Syracuse Orange from Griffin, Georgia. Pace built a reputation for his all-around ability, the awkward hitch in his jumpshot and his left-handed flip shot in the paint.^[1] He currently plays for the East Kentucky Miners in the CBA.

1 College
2 Professional career
3 High School
4 References
5 External links

[edit] College

In his freshman year, Pace finished seventh on Syracuse in scoring average (4.3) and fifth in steals average (0.9), appearing in 32-of-36 games.

Pace was an important part of Syracuse's 2003 National Championship run as a key player off the bench, including a season-high 14 points against Auburn in the Sweet 16 and 12 points against Texas in the national semifinals. In the National Championship game against Kansas, Pace scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds. During the NCAA Tournament, Pace averaged 8.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals, and he connected on .639 percent (23-of-36) of his shots.

Pace became the team's starting small forward his junior year following Carmelo Anthony declaring early for the NBA Draft. Pace also saw time at point guard and shooting guard while more than doubling his scoring average from the previous season (4.3 to 9.5) and his minutes played from 14.7 average per game to 33.9.

In his senior season, Pace averaged 10.8 points per game, including a career high 22 points against Rice. Pace was awarded the Big East Conference Sportsmanship Award. When Pace reached double-digits in scoring, Syracuse went 20-4. He was also named to the All Big East team as an Honorable Mention and the All Big East Tournament team.^[2]

He finished with career averages of 7.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. He played in 129 games, starting 65 of them.

[edit] Professional career

Following graduation, Pace would play in the 2005 Utah Jazz summer league. However, he was not offered a spot on the team. In 2006, Pace played on three separate teams overseas. He had a stint playing for Tripoli in Lebanon and also with Kuovot (Korisliiga) in Finland.

For the 2006-07 season, Pace played with the Nelson Giants in the New Zealand NBL. He was named an NBL All-Star with averages of 19.1 points (51.4% FG, 66.7% FT, 25.0% 3pt), 6.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.4 steals.^[3] He continued with the Nelson Giants in 2007, and was a member of the championship team, and was named league MVP.^[4]^[5]

In November 2007, Pace became a starter for the CBA expansion team, The East Kentucky Miners, based in Pikeville, Kentucky. Pace would play in 40 games (starting 35), and finished leading the team in scoring (23.0 ppg) while also posting averages of 7.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. He earned All-CBA Second Team honors.^[6]

During June 2008, Pace received an invitation to try out for the Golden State Warriors.^[7]