Josh Bannan

Joshua Bannan (born 26 February 2001) is an Australian professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Trieste of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He is also contracted with the Tasmania JackJumpers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball in the United States for Montana before debuting in the NBL for the Brisbane Bullets in 2023.

Early life and career Bannan was born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria. He attended St Kevin's College and played as a junior for the Blackburn Vikings. While in Canberra, he attended Lake Ginninderra Secondary College.

Professional career On 6 April 2023, Bannan signed a three-year deal with the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). In 19 games in the 2023–24 season, he averaged 11.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.

Bannan entered the 2024 NBA draft but went undrafted.

Bannan missed the first two games of the 2024–25 NBL season with a hand injury. He sustained an ankle injury during the FIBA break, which sidelined him in late November. For the season, he averaged 13.2 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. He became a free agent following the season after declining his player option.

On 18 March 2025, Bannan signed with Limoges CSP of the French LNB Élite for the rest of the 2024–25 season.

On 11 April 2025, Bannan signed a two-year deal with the Tasmania JackJumpers. He was named the JackJumpers Club MVP. Following the 2025–26 NBL season, he joined Pallacanestro Trieste of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) for the rest of the 2025–26 LBA season.

National team career Bannan played for the Australia U17 national team at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Argentina.

In July 2025, Bannan was named in the Boomers squad in the lead up to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup in Saudi Arabia. He did not make the final Asia Cup squad.

In October 2025, Bannan was named in the Boomers squad for the first window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers. In June 2026, he was named in the squad for two more Asian qualifiers in Perth in July. In August 2026, he was named in the squad for two more Asian qualifiers.