Josh King

Josh King (born August 24, 1985) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach of the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). After playing college basketball for East Carolina and Eckerd, King immediately moved into coaching and served as an assistant coach in the college system between 2008 and 2018. In 2018, he moved overseas for the first time, spending three seasons as an assistant with Riesen Ludwigsburg in Germany. His first head coach position came in 2021 with Czech club USK Praha before returning to Riesen Ludwigsburg as head coach in 2022. After two seasons with Ludwigsburg, he had a brief stint with Darüşşafaka in Turkey before joining the South East Melbourne Phoenix in Australia in October 2024.

High school career King was born in Hammond, Indiana. He played high school basketball at Trinity High School in Trinity, North Carolina.

After being informed that his scholarship would not be renewed, King transferred to Eckerd College of the NCAA Division II in May 2006. He was the co-captain of the Tritons during his senior campaign, starting all 28 games. The team made the NCAA Division II tournament both of King's seasons, reaching the Sweet 16 during the 2006–07 season.

King graduated from Eckerd in 2008 with a B.A. in business. As a graduate assistant, King assisted the coaching staff with day-to-day operations while earning a master's degree in adult technical education.

In August 2016, King joined the New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team as an assistant coach. He served in the role for three seasons.

In July 2021, King was named head coach of Czech club USK Praha.

In June 2022, King returned to Riesen Ludwigsburg as the newly appointed head coach. and the quarter-finals in the 2023–24 season.

In May 2024, King parted ways with Ludwigsburg He coached two games for Darüşşafaka to start the 2024–25 Turkish League season before parting ways in a mutual agreement after he accepted a new coaching role in Australia.

On October 22, 2024, King was appointed head coach of the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for two seasons. He joined the team midway through the 2024–25 NBL season after they started the season with a 0–5 record. In his first game as coach on November 1, the Phoenix defeated the Tasmania JackJumpers 79–77. He went on to guide the Phoenix to fourth place on the ladder with a 16–13 record. He subsequently finished runner-up for NBL Coach of the Year. In the semi-finals, the Phoenix lost 2–1 to the Illawarra Hawks.

On May 9, 2025, King was appointed head coach of Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional for the rest of the 2025 season, replacing J. J. Barea.

In the 2025–26 NBL season, King helped the Phoenix become a contender and by early February 2026 was considered a leading candidate for the Coach of the Year award. He went on to finish as runner-up for NBL Coach of the Year for the second straight season.

On July 24, 2026, King signed a new three-year contract extension with the Phoenix, securing him with the club until at least the end of the 2028–29 season.