Josh Bloxham
Encyclopedia
Joshua Bloxham is a New Zealand
basketball
player for the
Nelson Giants
and the New Zealand Breakers
. He played six matches for the Nelson Giants in the 2006 season and two in 2007, when his availability for selection was limited by injury and national youth team commitments. In 2009 he sustained a season ending injury but in 2010 came back to play back-up point guard for the Nelson Giants.
He has been selected to represent New Zealand at under-14, under-16 and under-19 levels.
He has attended Marlborough Boys' College
, Blenheim
and Nelson College
, Nelson
.
As well as playing basketball Bloxham has been involved in training younger players.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player for the
Nelson Giants
Nelson Giants
The Fico Finance Nelson Giants are a basketball team that play in the National Basketball League in New Zealand. Their home games are played at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson....
and the New Zealand Breakers
New Zealand Breakers
The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...
. He played six matches for the Nelson Giants in the 2006 season and two in 2007, when his availability for selection was limited by injury and national youth team commitments. In 2009 he sustained a season ending injury but in 2010 came back to play back-up point guard for the Nelson Giants.
He has been selected to represent New Zealand at under-14, under-16 and under-19 levels.
He has attended Marlborough Boys' College
Marlborough Boys' College
Marlborough Boys' College is a single-sex secondary school in Blenheim, New Zealand.-Overview:The first board of Marlborough High School met on 13 November 1899. Three acres on Stephenson Street were purchased for £600 and another were gifted by Thomas Carter, taking the grounds through to...
, Blenheim
Blenheim, New Zealand
Blenheim is the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the regional council. It has a population of The area which surrounds the town is well known as a centre of New Zealand's wine industry...
and Nelson College
Nelson College
Nelson College is a boys-only state secondary school in Nelson, New Zealand. It teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private Preparatory School for year 7 and 8 boys...
, Nelson
Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island....
.
As well as playing basketball Bloxham has been involved in training younger players.