Josh Huestis

Josh Huestis

Huestis with Oklahoma City Blue in 2016
No. 34 – Oklahoma City Blue
Position Small forward
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1991-12-19) December 19, 1991
Webster, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school C. M. Russell (Great Falls, Montana)
College Stanford (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29th overall
Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Oklahoma City Blue
2015–present Oklahoma City Thunder
2015–present →Oklahoma City Blue
Career highlights and awards

Josh Huestis (born December 19, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Blue, on assignment from the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Stanford University.

High school career

Considered a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Huestis was listed as the No. 48 power forward in the nation in 2010.[1]

College career

Huestis spent four seasons at Stanford and averaged 7.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 135 career games. During both his junior and senior seasons, Huestis was named to the Pac-12 Defensive Team and at the conclusion of his sophomore season, he received Pac-12 Defensive Team Honorable Mention honors. In 2013–14, Huestis scored in double-figures on 19 occasions while leading Stanford in rebounding (8.2 rpg) and blocks (1.9 bpg). He concluded his collegiate career as the all-time leading shot blocker in Cardinal history.[2]

Professional career

Oklahoma City Thunder (2015–present)

On June 26, 2014, Huestis was selected with the 29th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder.[3][4] He later joined the Thunder for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[5] On November 4, 2014, he was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League.[6] On November 14, he made his professional debut in a 111–105 loss to the Maine Red Claws, recording 10 points, nine rebounds and two assists in 37 minutes.[7] In 46 games for the Blue in 2014–15, he averaged 10.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.5 blocks per game.[8]

On July 30, 2015, Huestis signed with the Thunder.[9] During his rookie season, he received multiple assignments to the Oklahoma City Blue.[10] On March 24, 2016, he made his NBA debut in a 113–91 win over the Utah Jazz, recording three points in five minutes off the bench.[11] On April 16, Huestis made his debut in the playoffs, recording one rebound in eight minutes off the bench in a Game 1 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.[12]

On November 5, 2015, Huestis was reassigned to the Oklahoma City Blue[13] but was recalled that afternoon.[14] Six days later, he was reassigned to the Blue.[15]

NBA 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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Oklahoma City 5 0 11.0 .417 .667 .000 2.0 .0 .2 .4 2.8
Career 5 0 11.0 .417 .667 .000 2.0 .0 .2 .4 2.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016 Oklahoma City 2 0 5.0 .333 .500 .000 1.5 .0 .0 .0 1.5
Career 2 0 5.0 .333 .500 .000 1.5 .0 .0 .0 1.5

References

  1. ↑ "Josh Huestis Recruiting Profile". ESPN.com. November 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ "#24 Josh Huestis". GoStanford.com. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Thunder Acquires Mitch McGary, Josh Huestis and Draft Rights to Semaj Christon in the 2014 Draft". NBA.com. June 27, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Thunder Gets Diligent Worker in Huestis". NBA.com. July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Thunder Announces Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Babb, Taylor Spoil Christon's Oklahoma City Debut". NBA.com. November 14, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Josh Huestis D-League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. November 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Thunder Signs Josh Huestis". NBA.com. July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ "2015-16 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Durant's 20 points lead Thunder past Jazz 113-91". NBA.com. March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Westbrook, Durant lead Thunder past Mavericks in Game 1". NBA.com. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Josh Huestis Assigned to Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. November 5, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Josh Huestis Recalled From Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. November 5, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  15. ↑ Oklahoma City Blue (November 11, 2016). "Thunder assigns Josh Huestis to #Blue. He's...". Twitter.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.

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