Joshua Michael Pace was born on May 23,1983 and is an American former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his ten-year career playing in the New Zealand National Basketball League.
31 Facts About Josh Pace
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Josh Pace had successful stints playing college basketball for Syracuse and playing in the ABA for the Mavericks.
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Josh Pace currently serves as an assistant coach for the Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team.
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Josh 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.
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Josh Pace became the team's starting small forward his junior year following Carmelo Anthony declaring early for the NBA draft.
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Josh Pace saw time at shooting guard while more than doubling his scoring average from the previous season and his minutes played from 14.7 average per game to 33.9.
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Josh Pace was earned All-Big East Honorable Mention selection and was named to the Big East All-Tournament Team.
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Josh Pace finished with career averages of 7.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.
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Josh Pace played in 129 games, starting 65 of them.
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Josh Pace later joined the Nelson Giants for the 2006 New Zealand NBL season where he earned league All-Star five honors and was named Round 10 Player of the Week.
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In 18 regular season games for the Giants, Josh Pace averaged 19.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
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Josh Pace went on to score 32 points in a losing semi-final effort to the eventual champions Hawke's Bay Hawks.
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Josh Pace went on to have a memorable 2007 season with the Giants as he earned league MVP honors after averaging 22.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.3 steals in 18 regular season games.
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In November 2007, Josh Pace became a starter for CBA expansion team, the East Kentucky Miners, based in Pikeville, Kentucky.
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Josh Pace earned All-CBA Second Team honors and played in the 2008 CBA All-Star Game.
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In 17 Estonian League games, Josh Pace averaged 9.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
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In 12 regular season games for the Hawks in 2010, Josh Pace averaged 19.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
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Josh Pace went on to score 28 points in a quarter-final win over the Harbour Heat, and 30 points in a semi-final loss to the eventual champions Wellington Saints to finish with a scoring average of 21.1 points in 14 total games.
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In 17 total games for the Hawks in 2011, Josh Pace averaged 19.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.
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Josh Pace had a fantastic season, finishing regular season play as the league's leading scorer with 23.0 points per game.
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Josh Pace earned All-Star five honors for the third time in his career.
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In 16 total games for the Jets in 2012, Josh Pace averaged 23.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
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In January 2013, Josh Pace signed with the Nelson Giants for the 2013 New Zealand NBL season.
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Josh Pace went on to earn Player of the Week honors for Round 2 and Round 10, and finished the regular season as the league's leading scorer for the second year in a row.
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Josh Pace led the Giants back to the grand final where they lost to the Southland Sharks.
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In 18 total games for the Giants in 2013, Josh Pace averaged 22.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.
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On February 21,2014, Josh Pace was suspended by the Crocodiles for three games after being involved in a car accident and found to be driving over the limit.
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In October 2013, Josh Pace re-signed with the Nelson Giants for the 2014 season.
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Josh Pace subsequently earned league MVP honors for the second time in his career after averaging a team-high 17.7 points per game with 7.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists.
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In July 2015, Josh Pace was hired as an assistant coach by Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team head coach Ryan Weisenberg, Josh Pace's former coach at the Manawatu Jets in 2012.
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In June 2024, Josh Pace was hired to be assistant coach for the Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team under head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones.