Name Joe Ragland Career start 2012 Listed weight 80 kg (176 lb) Weight 80 kg | Listed height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) Height 1.82 m Nationality American / Liberian Role Basketball player Current team Olimpia Milano | |
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Joseph Alexander Ragland (born November 11, 1989) is an American-Liberian professional basketball player for Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. Born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, he played basketball for the high school of his hometown, before committing to North Platte in the NJCAA. After being named a first team NJCAA all-American in 2010, Ragland received a scholarship from Wichita State where he played for two seasons.
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- College career
- Professional career
- Personal
- Career statistics
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After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Ragland pursued a professional career abroad signing for UCAM Murcia of the ACB. Following his departure from Spain, he signed for Pallacanestro Cantù in Italy. After a season with Emporio Armani Milano in the EuroLeague, he moved to Turkey for Pınar Karşıyaka.
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College career
After a career with West Springfield, where he earned the Lahovich Award as a senior, Ragland committed to North Platte Community College. Ragland was named a first team NJCAA all-American in 2010, as he led his team to an NJCAA tournament appearance, averaging 18.4 points per game on 56% from the field. Ragland, finished his career at North Platte as the college's all-time leading scorer with 1,286 points, having averages of 19.5 points and 3.1 assists per game.
His performances at North Platte caught the eye of Gregg Marshall who offered him a scholarship at Wichita State. As a junior with the Shockers, he started 19 games, led the team in assists helping it win the 2011 NIT. Ragland had a career-high scoring performance against UNLV with 31 point with another career high of 8 three-pointers made. In his senior season he averaged 13.4 points per game, ranking first nationally in true shooting percentage with 70.4%. For his performances in the 2011–12 season, he was voted in the first team of the Missouri Valley Conference. Totally in his two seasons with the Shockers, Ragland appeared in 69 games and had averages of 10 points, 3 assists, and 2.3 rebounds per game.
Professional career
Following two solid years as starting point guard for Wichita State he entered the 2012 NBA draft however he went undrafted. He next played in the 2012 NBA Summer League for the Golden State Warriors, although he played all 5 games for the undefeated Warriors he was not able to secure a contract.
Moving to Europe to start his professional career, he signed his first contract in August with UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB, signing a two-year contract. After accounting himself well for the Murcia, who were not in play off contention or relegation danger, he was loaned near the end of the season in April 2013 to Italian side Pallacanestro Cantù to play in the Serie A playoffs. He proved to be an instant hit in Italy, playing in all their games and contributing greatly to their run to the semi finals.
Cantù then moved to secure him for the next season, signing him on a one-year deal in July. It proved to be wise move for the club as he became an indisputable starter, contributing greatly in both the league and European second tier Eurocup where he was respectively called up for the All Star game and MVP of Round 4.
These performances caught the eye of Emporio Armani Milano, especially after he scored a season high 27 points against them in April 2014, he signed a two-year contract in July with the EuroLeague side. Ragland and Milano agreed to rescind the player's contract in July 2015.
On July 29, 2015, Ragland signed a one-year deal with the Turkish club Pınar Karşıyaka. On December 9, 2015, he left Karşıyaka and signed with the Italian club Sidigas Avellino for the rest of the season. On June 15, 2016, he re-signed with Avellino for one more season.
On July 21, 2017, Ragland signed a two-year deal with Russian club Lokomotiv Kuban.
Personal
He obtained Liberian citizenship in November 2012. Under the Cotonou Agreement it allows him to be counted as an EU player in most European leagues such as the Italian League and the Spanish League.
Career statistics
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.