{{short description|British basketball player}} {{Use British English|date=September 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Kofi Josephs | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|9|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Birmingham, England | nationality = British | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 6 | weight_lb = 184 | position = Shooting guard | league = British Basketball League | team = Manchester Giants | number = 23 | college = *John Brown (2012–2014) *Fort Lewis (2014–2016) | draft_year = 2016 | career_start = 2016 | years1 = 2016–2017 | team1 = Hertener Löwen | years2 = 2017–2018 | team2 = Glasgow Rocks | years3 = 2018 | team3 = BC Boncourt | years4 = 2019 | team4 = Breiðablik | years5 = 2019 | team5 = Nässjö Basket | years6 = 2019–2020 | team6 = Worcester Wolves | years7 = 2021–2022 | team7= Plymouth City Patriots | years8 = 2022–2023 | team8= Al-Ahli Jeddah | years9 = 2023–present | team9= Manchester Giants }} '''Kofi Omar Josephs''' (born 13 September 1991) is a British basketball player who last played in the British Basketball League for Manchester Giants. He also plays for the British national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/135254/sid/12105/tid/2791/_/2017_FIBA_EuroBasket_Final_Round/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010211745/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/135254/sid/12105/tid/2791/_/2017_FIBA_EuroBasket_Final_Round/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 October 2017|title=Kofi Josephs's profile|website=ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM|accessdate=10 October 2017}}</ref>
==Professional career== Josephs spent the 2017–18 season with the Glasgow Rocks and averaged 13.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. On 21 August 2018, he signed with BC Boncourt.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kofi Josephs signs with BC Boncourt |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/switzerland/286201/kofi-josephs-signs-with-bc-boncourt.html |website=Sportando |accessdate=21 August 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In January 2019, Josephs signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Breiðablik.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir |title=Blikar fá nýja erlenda leikmenn |url=https://www.visir.is/g/2019190109706/blikar-fa-nyja-erlenda-leikmenn |accessdate=3 January 2019 |work=Vísir.is |date=3 January 2019 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> In February 2019, he reached an agreement with Breiðablik to allow him to sign with Nässjö Basket of the Swedish Basketligan. In 7 games with Breiðablik, he averaged 18.1 points per game.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Ólafur Þór Jónsson |title=Kofi Josephs yfirgefur Breiðablik |url=https://www.karfan.is/2019/02/kofi-josephs-yfirgefur-breidablik/ |accessdate=15 February 2019 |work=Karfan.is |date=15 February 2019 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
On 24 July 2019, Josephs was unveiled as the first signing of BBL team Worcester Wolves for the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Berkeley |first1=Geoff |title=Kofi Josephs joins Worcester Wolves for 2019-20 season |url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/17791408.kofi-josephs-joins-worcester-wolves-2019-20-season/ |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=Worcester News |date=24 July 2019}}</ref>
In early November 2021, Josephs joined the Plymouth City Patriots after an 18-month hiatus from basketball activities.<ref>{{cite news |last1=James |first1=Stuart |title=Plymouth City Patriots make two high-profile British signings |url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/other-sport/plymouth-city-patriots-make-two-6157385 |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=Plymouth Herald |date=4 November 2021}}</ref> On 21 November 2021, Josephs scored 46 points in a narrow overtime home loss to the Manchester Giants, the record for the most points scored in a game in BBL history by a British-born player, shooting 15-26 from the field alongside 8 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kofi Josephs drops BBL record 46 points vs Manchester |url=https://www.hoopsfix.com/2021/11/kofi-josephs-drops-bbl-record-46-points-vs-manchester/ |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=Hoopsfix |date=21 November 2021}}</ref>
On 2 March 2022, Josephs tended his resignation from the Plymouth City Patriots roster with immediate effect citing personal reasons.<ref>{{cite news |title=Josephs walks out on the Patriots |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/western-morning-news/20220303/282033330653928 |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=Western Morning News |date=3 March 2022}}</ref>
==National team career== He participated at the EuroBasket 2017 with the British national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2017/Kofi-Josephs|title=Kofi JOSEPHS (ENG)'s profile - FIBA EuroBasket 2017|website=FIBA.basketball|accessdate=10 October 2017}}</ref>
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