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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 25
Josh Carlton
- Position:
- Forward/Center
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Winterville, N.C.
- High School:
- DeMatha Catholic [Hyattsville, Md.]
Bio
| Game Highs | ||||
| Points | 30 | at South Florida (1/5/22) | ||
| FG | 11 | at South Florida (1/5/22) | ||
| FGA | 17 | vs. Sacred Heart (11/8/19) | ||
| 3FG | 1 | at Wichita State (2/20/22) | ||
| 3FGA | 1 | at Wichita State (2/20/22) | ||
| FT | 9 | vs. Cincinnati (3/1/22) | ||
| FTA | 13 | vs. Wichita State (1/12/20) | ||
| Rebounds | 16 | vs. East Carolina (2/3/19) | ||
| Assists | 3 (5X) | Most recently at Temple (1/2/22) |
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| Steals | 2 (9X) | Most recently vs. Memphis (3/13/22) |
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| Blocks | 4 (8X) | Most recently at Tulsa (1/15/22) |
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| Minutes | 38 | vs. Wichita State (1/12/20) | ||
• 2018-19 American Athletic Conference Most Improved Player
• 2021-22 All-American Athletic Conference First Team
• 2021-22 NABC All-District 24 Second Team
• The American Player of the Week (Jan. 10, 2022)
• The American Honor Roll (Jan. 31, 2022)
• The American Honor Roll (Dec. 27, 2021)
• The American Honor Roll (Dec. 9, 2019)
• The American Honor Roll (March 11, 2019)
Signed with Houston in April 2021 as a transfer from UConn.
COVID SENIOR (2021-22)
One of four Cougars to compete in all 38 games, setting a school single-season record... Led the Cougars and ranked fifth in the American Athletic Conference with 6.2 rebounds per game... Led Houston and the league and ranked 20th nationally with 3.3 offensive boards per contest... Ranked 20th in the league with 11.6 points per game... Finished second on the team and stood seventh in The American with 1.2 blocked shots per game... Made his Houston debut in season opener vs. Hofstra inside the Fertitta Center... Finished with seven points and five rebounds, including four offensive boards, with an assist and blocked shot against the Pride (11/9)... Scored seven points with five rebounds and added two assists and a pair of steals in win over rv/#25 Virginia (11/16)... Scored 13 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field with two rebounds and a steal in Maui Jim Maui Invitational Third-Place Game win over rv/#23 Oregon (Nov. 24)... Posted six points with five rebounds, including three offensive, in win over Northwestern State (11/30)... Finished with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and added six rebounds with three assists and a blocked shot in win over Bryant (12/3)... Posted 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field with four rebounds in win over Alcorn State (12/6)... Finished with 14 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots at #9/9 Alabama (12/21)... Led all players with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds with a steal and two blocked shots in win over Louisiana (12/14)... Posted a game-high 11 rebounds with eight offensive boards and added five points with two blocks and an assist against Oklahoma State in Hoop Hype XL in Fort Worth, Texas (12/18)... Led all players with 20 points on 10-of-13 shooting and grabbed five rebounds with a steal, assist and blocked shot in only 21:45 of action against Texas State (12/22)... Scored eight points with six rebounds and three assists in American Athletic Conference-opening win at Temple (1/2)... Posted a career-high 30 points on 11-of-16 shooting and led all players with 11 rebounds, including six offensive boards, in win at South Florida (1/5)... Recorded second straight double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds in home win over Wichita State (1/8)... Finished with 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting and grabbed five rebounds with two blocks and two assists against South Florida (1/18)... Scored 14 points with nine rebounds, two assists and three blocked shots in win over East Carolina (1/22)... Posted 13 points with a game-high 15 rebounds, including five offensive boards, in win at UCF (1/29)... Totaled 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds with two assists and three blocked shots in win over Tulane (2/2)... Totaled 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field with five rebounds at –rv/SMU (2/9)... Finished with eight points and 10 rebounds with three blocked shots in home win over UCF (2/17)... Led all players with 23 points and 11 rebounds and added a pair of steals in win at Wichita State... Scored 11 of his 23 points against Shockers in two overtime periods (2/20)... Posted 19 points with nine rebound and added an assist and blocked shot in win over rv/rv SMU (2/27)... Finished with 15 points, thanks to 9-of-11 shooting from the free throw line, and added nine rebounds, including six offensive, in home win over Cincinnati (3/1)... Recorded 11 points with eight rebounds, including seven offensive, in home win over Temple (3/3). The American Championship: Drained all four shots from the field and grabbed five rebounds in Quarterfinal win over Tulane (3/11)... Posted 16 points with six rebounds, including five offensive, in Semifinal win over Tulane (3/12)... Scored 18 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field and 8-of-11 from the free throw line and grabbed four rebounds with two steals in Title Game win over Memphis. NCAA Tournament: Scored 12 points on 6-of-11 shooting with two rebounds in First-Round win over UAB (3/18)... Finished with seven points and six rebounds, including three offensive boards, in win over No. 19/16 Illinois in Second Round (3/20)... Scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds in Sweet 16 win over #2/2 Arizona (3/24).
SENIOR (2020-21 at UConn)
Competed in 18 games with a start against Creighton... averaged 3.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game while hitting 48.2 percent of his shots from the field... Scored nine points with 11 rebounds and a blocked shot against USC (12/3)... Finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds against DePaul (12/30)... Scored seven points with seven rebounds, including four offensive, against Big East rival Providence (2/16)... Totaled seven points with seven rebounds, including four offensive, against conference foe Georgetown (3/6).
JUNIOR (2019-20 at UConn)
Started all 31 games, averaging 7.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, with a .502 field goal percentage... Had 12 double-figure scoring games, including five of the first six and seven of the first nine games on the schedule and recorded three double-doubles... Had 13 points and 8 rebounds in win over No. 15 Florida... Was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 9
SOPHOMORE (2018-19 at UConn)
Started all 33 games, averaging 9.0 points, and team-leading stats of 6.2 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and a .607 FG percentage -- all considerable jumps from his freshman season... Had 15 double-figure scoring games and four double-doubles... Over season’s last 5 games, averaged 14.0 points, 8.6 rebounds and had an impressive .703 FG percentage... Named to AAC Weekly Honor Roll on March 11 after averaging 20.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and shooting .833 in two games.... Scored career-high 21 points in season’s last home game vs. Temple... Shared the AAC Most Improved Player Award with Temple’s Nate Pierre-Louis after more than doubling his scoring average, nearly doubling his rebounding average and ranking first in blocked shots in conference games.
FRESHMAN (2017-18 at UConn)
Appeared in all 32 games, with 17 starts, including six of the last seven games... Scored 142 points (4.4), hauled down 118 rebounds (3.7), blocked 24 shots, and shot 51.4 percent overall... Played career-high 33 minutes against eventual NCAA champion Villanova, scoring 13 points and grabbing 9 rebounds, including 6 offensive rebounds... Had career-high 15 points and 9 rebounds at Memphis... Had career-high 12 rebounds against SMU at home... Had stretch of three straight double-figure scoring games at Tulane, at Memphis and vs. Villanova at home... Made first career start against Arkansas in PK80 Invitational in Oregon.
HIGH SCHOOL
Came to UConn from legendary basketball program at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Md., under Coach Mike Jones. Played two years at DeMatha Catholic after relocating from North Carolina... Averaged 14.4 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.1 blocks and shot a remarkable 73 percent overall as a senior as DeMatha went 25-10... Averaged 11.1 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.2 blocks and shot 62 percent overall as a junior to help DeMatha to a 33-5 record... Before DeMatha, starred at South Central HS in Winterville, N.C., under Coach Chris Cherry... Played AAU ball for Team Loaded in Washington D.C.
PERSONAL
Full name is Joshua Euria Carlton... Born in Silver Springs, Md... Son of Pamela and James Carlton... Has two older brothers, James and Isaiah... Received his bachelor’s degree in political science from UConn in Spring 2021... Will study global retailing in graduate school at Houston.
First Team Meeting (June 1, 20250
Sunday, June 01
Coach Kelvin Sampson (May 27, 2025)
Tuesday, May 27
Coach Kelvin Sampson – Contract Extension
Wednesday, May 21
HIGHLIGHTS – Big 12 Championships Final Round (April 24, 2025)
Friday, April 25
