Josh Nebo

Nebo was born in Houston and later lived in Katy, Texas,^[3] and grew up skateboarding and playing defensive end in football. He first began playing basketball in middle school.^[4] Nebo attended Cypress Lakes High School, where he was frequently overshadowed by teammate De'Aaron Fox. As a senior, Nebo helped lead Cypress Lakes to the Class 6A state quarterfinals in 2015.^[5] Lightly recruited, he signed with Saint Francis (PA).^[6]

Nebo grew three inches and gained 50 pounds during his first two years in college.^[5] He averaged 4.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game as a freshman at Saint Francis and finished second in the conference in blocks with 56.^[7] On February 2, 2017, he scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 78–61 win over St. Francis Brooklyn.^[8] As a sophomore, Nebo averaged 12 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.^[9] Nebo was named to the Third Team All-Northeast Conference (NEC) and NEC Defensive Player of the Year during his sophomore season after setting the single-season record with 89 blocks. Following the season, he transferred to Texas A&M.^[4]

Nebo cited homesickness and the fact that his parents were not able to attend his games as the reasons for his transfer. He scored a season-high 21 points and had seven rebounds on January 12, 2019, in an 81–80 win against Alabama.^[6] Nebo made two starts as a junior and averaged 8.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Coming into his senior season, he missed much of the preseason with a torn hamstring.^[10] Nebo scored a season-high 21 points in an 87–75 victory against Mississippi State on February 22, 2020.^[11] As a senior, Nebo averaged 12.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.^[12]

Hapoel Yossi Avrahami Eilat (2020–2021)

On July 26, 2020, Nebo signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.^[13] He averaged 13.9 points per game and led the Israeli Basketball Premier League with 9.9 rebounds per game, was third with a .665 field goal percentage, and was sixth with 1.1 blocks per game.^[14] He was named 2021 Eurobasket All-Israeli League Second Team.^[15]

B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (2021–2022)

On June 21, 2021, Nebo signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League.^[16] Playing for them in the Euroleauge Nebo started 17 out of 28 games and averaged 8.8 points (65% from 2-point range) and 6.2 rebounds (6th-best in the league).^[17]

Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv (2022–2024)

On July 1, 2022, Nebo signed with Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv.^[18] In 39 EuroLeague games (33 starts), he averaged 7.4 points and 6.2 rebounds in 22 minutes per contest. On July 18, 2023, Nebo renewed his contract with Maccabi.^[19]

In March 2024, Nebo was named MVP of Round 29 after beating KK Crvena zvezda. He had 18 points and 13 rebounds.^[20]

AX Armani Exchange Milano (2024–present)

On June 24, 2024, Nebo signed a two-year deal with Olimpia Milano of the LBA and the EuroLeague.^[21]

In October 2024, Nebo reported a muscle injury in the left groin region during the Monaco Euroleague game.^[22] In November 2024, Nebo was injured again as he reported an injury to his right arm and would be out for two weeks.^[23]

In October 2025, Nebo suffered a biceps femoris injury to his right thigh during the game against Partizan Belgrade.^[24] In November 2025, Nebo was injured after suffering a concussion in a locker room accident. He missed over a month at the start of the season due to a right thigh muscle injury.^[25]

In June 2024, Nebo received a Slovenian passport and became eligible to play for the Slovenia national team ahead of the 2024 Olympic Qualifiers.^[26] On June 23, 2024, he made his debut for Slovenia in a friendly against Lithuania, putting up nine points and eight rebounds.

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance index rating
Bold	Career high	*	Led the league

EuroLeague

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Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2021–22	Žalgiris	28	17	22.6	.646	.000	.672	6.2	.5	.6	.8	8.8	12.8
2022–23	Maccabi Tel Aviv	39	33	21.6	.648	—	.613	6.2	.6	.4	.5	7.4	11.7
2023–24		39	39	23.7	.667	.000	.714	7.1*	.6	.6	.9	11.2	16.7
2024–25	Olimpia Milano	4	3	19.3	.609	—	.500	4.5	.8	.3	1.0	8.3	10.5
Career		110	92	22.5	.654	.000	.667	6.4	.6	.5	.8	9.1	13.7

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Domestic leagues

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Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020–21	Hapoel Eilat	Ligat HaAl	26	30.0	.665	.000	.629	9.9	.3	.4	1.1	13.6
2020–21	Hapoel Eilat	BIBL	4	29.5	.523	.000	.900	8.5	.5	.7	1.2	16.0
2021–22	Žalgiris	LKL	41	18.7	.665	—	.639	4.9	.7	.4	.8	6.8
2022–23	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Ligat HaAl	20	17.8	.711	—	.593	5.1	.4	.3	.6	7.7
2023–24	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Ligat HaAl	28	19.9	.723	—	.724	6.1	.7	.4	.4	10.5
2024–25	Olimpia Milano	LBA	5	17.6	.607	—	.750	4.8	.8	.2	.8	8.0

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College

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Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Saint Francis	30	29	22.8	.487	—	.522	5.8	.5	.2	1.9	4.9
2016–17	Saint Francis	34	32	29.7	.566	.500	.595	8.2	.7	.3	2.6	12.0
2017–18	Texas A&M	Redshirt
2018–19	Texas A&M	30	2	19.6	.699	—	.695	5.4	.3	.2	2.3	8.1
2019–20	Texas A&M	29	27	28.8	.665	.000	.613	6.2	.8	.4	1.9	12.5
Career		123	90	25.4	.604	.333	.609	6.3	.6	.3	2.2	9.4

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