Josh Almanson

Height:
6-8
Weight:
243
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bowling Green, Ohio
High School:
Bowling Green
Prev School:
Bowling Green

2004-2005 Named first-team All-MAC... team captain and team co-MVP... a fifth-year senior who was third in the MAC in scoring (17.2) and first in field goal percentage (59.2)... named second-team All-District by the NABC... also ranks fourth in the league in free throw percentage (82.8) and ninth in blocked shots (1.0)... was fourth in the league in MAC games only in blocked shots with 24 in 18 games... ranked 28th in school history in scoring with 1,136 points... finished second in career three-point field goal percentage (46.2) and third in career field goal percentage (58.1%) at BGSU...twice named MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (11/29/04 and 1/3/05)... also named MAC West Player of the Week (11/29/04)... was the ninth most improved scorer in the country... had 17 points and made seven of eight shots against UIC... had 22 points against Bradley...had a career-high 28 points against Youngstown State... had 22 points against IPFW...had 26 points and made 11 of 13 shots against Buffalo...also made three three-pointers in that game... had 17 points and four blocks against Marshall... had 21 points, seven boards and three blocks against Northern Illinois... had 15 points against Eastern Michigan and made all seven field goal attempts... had 18 points against Western Michigan... had his first MAC double-double with 16 points and 11 boards against Ball State...had 16 points at Central Michigan...had 21 points and made a season-high seven free throws against Akron... made all seven of his field goal attempts and had 16 points and two steals against Ohio... also made two three-pointers in that game... had 23 points, 17 in the second half, against Kent State... also added nine rebounds... had 20 points and seven rebounds against Ball State... made a career-high four three-point field goals... had 27 points against Arkansas-Little Rock... had 17 in the first half and made three of five three-pointers... scored 15 of the teams first 22 points... had 14 points and made six of nine shots at Northern Illinois... made game winning jumper with six seconds left and had 16 points against Miami... also had two blocked shots... had 11 points against Central Michigan and tied a career-high by making nine of 10 free throws... had 20 points against Ball State in the MAC First Round and made nine of 10 free throws for the second straight game... had 16 points and 4 rebounds in the MAC Quarterfinal against Miami. 2003-2004

Played in all 31 games, starting seven times ... averaged eight points and 4.8 rebounds ... scored in double figures 10 times ... ranked ninth in the league in blocked shots (1.0) ... shooting 57.2 percent from the field during his career (4th all-time at BGSU) ... also has made 48.0 percent from three-point range and 80.6 percent from the line for his career ... ranks eight in career blocked shots at BGSU with 77 ... had a season-high 19 points against Eastern Michigan at home ... made a game-winning three-point play against Toledo with nine seconds remaining ... had 18 points and four rebounds at Northern Illinois ... made a career-high nine of 10 free throws in that game ... had 16 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots against Central Michigan ... had 14 points against Youngstown State and made a career-high three treys (in three attempts) in that game ... had 19 points against Fairfield ... made all seven field goals and had 18 points and five rebounds against Urbana ... had a career-high four assists against Northwestern and had 11 points in that game.

2002-2003

Had surgery on his ankle in January to repair a stress fracture ... played in six games and averaged 6.2 points and 2.2 rebounds ... received a medical hardship.

2001-2002

Played in all 33 games and started once ... averaged 4.7 points and 2.6 rebounds ... shot 53.1 from the field ... second on the team with 21 blocks ... had six points and two steals and played outstanding defense in the MAC semifinals against Ball State ... had 11 points and made all five field goal attempts against Akron ... had eight points, three boards and a block against Eastern Michigan ... had eight points against Marshall ... scored 10 points and had five rebounds and two blocks against Ohio ... made all of his five field-goal attempts in that game ... had six points and six rebounds at Kent State ... had two key blocks and two defensive stands in the final minutes against Miami ... had 14 points, six rebounds and a career-high four steals against Toledo ... had six points at Central Michigan ... had nine points and seven boards against Duquesne ... scored a team-high 21 points against Delaware ... had 10 points and two blocks against Washington ... chipped in eight points against Ole Miss.

2000-2001

A member of the the All-MAC Freshman team ... set a BGSU frosh record for field goal percentage (.675) and free throw percentage (85.1) ... led the team in blocked shots with 23 ... had a MAC career-best 16 points against Toledo ... scored 10 points against Eastern Michigan ... had 10 points against Kent State ... had 13 points and seven rebounds at Akron ... started four games ... made all four of his field goal attempts against Toledo ... had 11 points and five rebounds against Buffalo ... had nine points and knocked down his first career three-point shot at Marist ... had a career-best 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven free throws against Wilmington ... scored 22 points and had a team-high nine rebounds against Urbana ... scored 14 points and added five rebounds and four blocks in 24 minutes of action at Illinois State.

High School

A 2000 graduate of Bowling Green H.S. ... earned second team All-Ohio honors after averaging 25.7 points and 12 rebounds as a senior ... earned All-District, All-League and All-Wood County honors ... finished as the school[apos]s All-Time Leading Scorer with 1,256 points ... scored a career-high 38 points and had 22 rebounds against Defiance ... averaged 20.9 points and 10 rebounds as a junior and 11.1 points and seven rebounds as a sophomore ... a three-year starter for Coach Mike Vannett[apos]s Bobcats

Personal

Full name is Joshua David Almanson ... son of Norman and Marty Almanson... Integrated Social Studies major ... born Jan. 31, 1982.

FINAL CAREER STATISTICS

                             Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2000-01.  28-4    473/16.9   77-114  .675    3-8    .375   40-47   .851  35-60    95  3.4  64-2   10  19  23   8  197/7.0
2001-02.  33-1    534/16.2   60-113  .531    4-11   .364   30-44   .682  29-56    85  2.6  69-3   12  34  21   9  154/4.7
2002-03.   6-0     77/12.8   13-23   .565    0-1    .000   11-14   .786   4-9     13  2.2   9-0    3   2   1   0   37/6.2
2003-04.  31-7    759/24.5   85-161  .528   17-30   .567   62-73   .849  41-107  148  4.8  95-4   38  45  32   9  249/8.0
2004-05.  29-29   950/32.8  189-319  .592   25-56   .446   96-116  .828  50-90   140  4.8  69-2   32  42  30  16  499/17.2
TOTAL... 127-41  2793/22.0  424-730  .581   49-106  .462  239-294  .813 159-322  481  3.8 306-11  95 142 107  42 1136/8.9