BIOGRAPHY
Josh Giddey was born on October 10, 2002, in Melbourne, Victoria. He is a guard/forward in the NBA. Giddey attended St. Kevin's College in Melbourne before emerging as one of Australia's top basketball prospects with the NBA Global Academy, a training center at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. At the Australian Under-18 Championships in April 2019, he averaged 20 points, 8.3 rebounds and six assists per game, leading VIC Metro to the title. In January 2020, Giddey helped the NBA Global Academy win the Torneo Junior Ciutat de L'Hospitalet in Barcelona, where he earned most valuable player (MVP) honors. In the following month at NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago, he took part in Basketball Without Borders and was named an all-star of the camp.
Giddey represented Australia at the 2019 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship in New Caledonia. He averaged 16.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and five assists per game and was named to the All-Star Five after leading his team to a gold medal. In the final against New Zealand, he collected 25 points, eight rebounds, six assists and five steals in an 85–56 win. On 23 February 2020, Giddey made his debut for the Australia national basketball team during 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification. He recorded 11 points, six assists and three rebounds in 11 minutes, helping Australia defeat Hong Kong, 115–52. Giddey became the youngest player to play for the senior team since Ben Simmons in 2013. Giddey's father, Warrick, played basketball professionally and was a longtime player for the Melbourne Tigers in Australia. His mother, Kim, also played basketball for the Tigers in the Women's National Basketball League. In the 2021 NBA Draft he was taken 6th by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
