Position Guard Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Name John Cox | |
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High school George Washington Carver(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | ||
Nationality Venezuelan / American | ||
El venezolano john cox con el stb le havre francia 2008
John Arthur Cox IV (born July 6, 1981) is a Venezuelan-American professional basketball player who currently plays for Medi bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga in Germany. He is 1.96 m (6'5") tall, and he weighs 95 kg (210 lbs.).
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- El venezolano john cox con el stb le havre francia 2008
- John cox e s
- Collegiate career
- Professional career
- International career
- Personal
- References
John cox e s
Collegiate career
Cox played college basketball for the San Francisco Dons. He ended his career there as one of its all-time top scorers, lifting the team to a 2005 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) appearance.
Professional career
Cox has played pro basketball in France's top-tier level, the LNB Pro A, and in Europe's top-tier level, the EuroLeague.
On April 15, 2017, Cox signed with the French team Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez.
International career
Cox has represented Venezuela internationally on multiple occasions. He played for the team at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the 2015 Pan American Games. He also played at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, where he was a part of Venezuela's first intercontinental title. Also won the South American championship
He also played at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Personal
Cox was born in Venezuela to American parents, at the time of his birth his father John "Chubby" Cox was playing basketball in Venezuela. His father also played for the Washington Bullets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also the cousin of Kobe Bryant. Both John and Chubby reached the LPB finals, one of six father-son pairs who managed to do so in Venezuela.