Joshua Dominique Powell (born January 25, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.
He has also played in Russia, Italy, Argentina, Puerto Rico, China, the Philippines, Australia and Venezuela.
Powell spent two years at North Carolina State, where in his freshman campaign, he averaged 7.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game en route to earning a spot on the ACC All-Rookie squad.
He went on to average 12.4 points and 5.3 rebounds in 31 games his sophomore season, and was named the team's most improved player as the recipient of the Tom Gugliotta Award.
He was named to the All-ACC Tournament first team after putting up 20.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in three contests, including a career-best 26-point effort in the championship game against Duke.
[1] After going undrafted in the 2003 NBA draft, Powell spent the preseason with the Dallas Mavericks, before moving to Russia for his first professional season.
Following his stint in Italy, he returned to the United States and played for the Southern Crescent Lightning, helping them win the 2004 WBA championship.
In July 2006, Powell was traded, along with Darrell Armstrong and Rawle Marshall, to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Anthony Johnson.
[26] On April 1, 2014, Powell joined the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association, one day before making his Commissioner's Cup debut.
[32] After being waived by the Rockets, Powell joined Kevin McHale's staff as a player development coach for the 2014–15 season.
[36] In March 2016, he parted ways with San Lorenzo and signed with Puerto Rican team Indios de Mayagüez.
[42] On December 23, he scored a season-high 21 points in an 87–75 loss to Illawarra, dropping the Kings to 10–10 on the season with a fourth-straight defeat.