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Josh Mballa

Position: Forward

6-7, 220lb (201cm, 99kg)

Hometown: Bordeaux, France

High School: Putnam Science Academy

Schools: Texas Tech (Men), Buffalo (Men) and Mississippi (Men)

2x All-MAC
2021 All-MAC Tourney
2x MAC All-Defense
2020-21 MAC DPOY

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SUMMARY

Career

G

115

PTS

9.7

TRB

7.2

AST

0.9

FG%

50.9

FG3%

27.1

FT%

62.6

eFG%

52.0

PER

23.2

WS

10.5

Per Game

Per Game Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		SOS
2018-19	Texas Tech	Big 12	FR	17	0	3.4	0.2	0.5	.444	0.2	0.5	.500	0.0	0.1	.000	0.3	0.8	.357	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.8		9.53
2019-20	Buffalo	MAC	SO	32	20	25.8	4.0	7.1	.562	4.0	7.0	.564	0.0	0.0	.000	2.9	4.9	.590	4.0	5.7	9.6	1.0	1.3	1.1	1.7	3.1	10.8		0.06
2020-21	Buffalo	MAC	JR	22	19	29.5	5.5	11.2	.486	5.2	10.3	.507	0.2	0.9	.250	4.1	6.1	.679	4.3	6.5	10.8	1.9	1.5	0.5	2.4	2.5	15.3		-1.58
2021-22	Buffalo	MAC	SR	28	25	27.6	4.8	9.8	.489	4.5	8.5	.523	0.3	1.3	.257	3.1	4.8	.647	3.7	4.9	8.6	1.1	1.2	0.9	2.3	2.6	13.0		-3.21
2022-23	Ole Miss	SEC	SR	16	2	9.2	1.2	2.3	.514	1.1	2.2	.486	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.9	1.4	.609	1.3	1.0	2.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.9	1.0	3.4		7.30
Career	Overall			115	66	21.3	3.5	6.9	.509	3.4	6.4	.529	0.1	0.5	.271	2.5	4.0	.626	3.0	4.2	7.2	0.9	1.0	0.7	1.6	2.1	9.7		2.42
	Texas Tech			17	0	3.4	0.2	0.5	.444	0.2	0.5	.500	0.0	0.1	.000	0.3	0.8	.357	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.8
	Buffalo			82	64	27.4	4.6	9.1	.510	4.5	8.4	.531	0.2	0.7	.250	3.3	5.2	.636	4.0	5.6	9.6	1.3	1.3	0.8	2.1	2.7	12.7
	Ole Miss			16	2	9.2	1.2	2.3	.514	1.1	2.2	.486	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.9	1.4	.609	1.3	1.0	2.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.9	1.0	3.4

Per Game Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2018-19	Texas Tech	Big 12	FR	5	0	3.8	0.2	0.6	.333	0.2	0.4	.500	0.0	0.2	.000	0.6	1.2	.500	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.0
2019-20	Buffalo	MAC	SO	18	7	26.2	3.8	6.9	.552	3.8	6.9	.552	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.7	.643	3.9	6.4	10.3	0.8	1.2	1.3	1.8	3.2	10.7
2020-21	Buffalo	MAC	JR	16	14	27.9	5.1	10.6	.482	4.9	9.7	.503	0.3	0.9	.267	4.4	5.9	.745	4.2	6.0	10.2	2.2	1.9	0.4	2.3	2.4	14.9
2021-22	Buffalo	MAC	SR	17	14	28.5	4.9	10.4	.469	4.8	9.3	.513	0.1	1.1	.105	3.0	4.7	.638	4.1	5.3	9.4	1.3	0.8	1.1	2.2	2.4	12.9
2022-23	Ole Miss	SEC	SR	4	0	5.0	0.3	1.0	.250	0.3	1.0	.250	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5	1.0	0.5
Career	Overall			60	35	24.0	3.9	8.0	.493	3.8	7.4	.518	0.1	0.6	.171	3.0	4.4	.674	3.5	5.0	8.5	1.2	1.1	0.9	1.9	2.4	10.9
	Texas Tech			5	0	3.8	0.2	0.6	.333	0.2	0.4	.500	0.0	0.2	.000	0.6	1.2	.500	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.0
	Buffalo			51	35	27.5	4.6	9.3	.496	4.5	8.6	.521	0.1	0.7	.176	3.4	5.1	.678	4.1	5.9	10.0	1.4	1.3	1.0	2.1	2.7	12.7
	Ole Miss			4	0	5.0	0.3	1.0	.250	0.3	1.0	.250	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5	1.0	0.5

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Totals

Totals Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2018-19	Texas Tech	Big 12	FR	17	0	58	4	9	.444	4	8	.500	0	1	.000	5	14	.357	2	3	5	2	2	2	3	6	13
2019-20	Buffalo	MAC	SO	32	20	827	127	226	.562	127	225	.564	0	1	.000	92	156	.590	127	181	308	31	42	35	55	98	346
2020-21	Buffalo	MAC	JR	22	19	648	120	247	.486	115	227	.507	5	20	.250	91	134	.679	94	143	237	41	34	10	52	55	336
2021-22	Buffalo	MAC	SR	28	25	773	134	274	.489	125	239	.523	9	35	.257	86	133	.647	103	137	240	31	34	24	65	72	363
2022-23	Ole Miss	SEC	SR	16	2	147	19	37	.514	17	35	.486	2	2	1.000	14	23	.609	21	16	37	4	6	4	14	16	54
Career	Overall			115	66	2453	404	793	.509	388	734	.529	16	59	.271	288	460	.626	347	480	827	109	118	75	189	247	1112
	Texas Tech			17	0	58	4	9	.444	4	8	.500	0	1	.000	5	14	.357	2	3	5	2	2	2	3	6	13
	Buffalo			82	64	2248	381	747	.510	367	691	.531	14	56	.250	269	423	.636	324	461	785	103	110	69	172	225	1045
	Ole Miss			16	2	147	19	37	.514	17	35	.486	2	2	1.000	14	23	.609	21	16	37	4	6	4	14	16	54

Totals Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2018-19	Texas Tech	Big 12	FR	5	0	19	1	3	.333	1	2	.500	0	1	.000	3	6	.500	0	1	1	1	0	2	2	2	5
2019-20	Buffalo	MAC	SO	18	7	472	69	125	.552	69	125	.552	0	0		54	84	.643	70	115	185	14	22	24	33	57	192
2020-21	Buffalo	MAC	JR	16	14	446	82	170	.482	78	155	.503	4	15	.267	70	94	.745	67	96	163	35	30	7	37	38	238
2021-22	Buffalo	MAC	SR	17	14	484	83	177	.469	81	158	.513	2	19	.105	51	80	.638	70	90	160	22	14	18	38	41	219
2022-23	Ole Miss	SEC	SR	4	0	20	1	4	.250	1	4	.250	0	0		0	0		2	0	2	0	0	1	2	4	2
Career	Overall			60	35	1441	236	479	.493	230	444	.518	6	35	.171	178	264	.674	209	302	511	72	66	52	112	142	656
	Texas Tech			5	0	19	1	3	.333	1	2	.500	0	1	.000	3	6	.500	0	1	1	1	0	2	2	2	5
	Buffalo			51	35	1402	234	472	.496	228	438	.521	6	34	.176	175	258	.678	207	301	508	71	66	49	108	136	649
	Ole Miss			4	0	20	1	4	.250	1	4	.250	0	0		0	0		2	0	2	0	0	1	2	4	2

Per 40 Minutes

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2018-19	Texas Tech	Big 12	FR	17	0	58	2.8	6.2	.444	2.8	5.5	.500	0.0	0.7	.000	3.4	9.7	.357	3.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	2.1	4.1	9.0
2019-20	Buffalo	MAC	SO	32	20	827	6.1	10.9	.562	6.1	10.9	.564	0.0	0.0	.000	4.4	7.5	.590	14.9	1.5	2.0	1.7	2.7	4.7	16.7
2020-21	Buffalo	MAC	JR	22	19	648	7.4	15.2	.486	7.1	14.0	.507	0.3	1.2	.250	5.6	8.3	.679	14.6	2.5	2.1	0.6	3.2	3.4	20.7
2021-22	Buffalo	MAC	SR	28	25	773	6.9	14.2	.489	6.5	12.4	.523	0.5	1.8	.257	4.5	6.9	.647	12.4	1.6	1.8	1.2	3.4	3.7	18.8
2022-23	Ole Miss	SEC	SR	16	2	147	5.2	10.1	.514	4.6	9.5	.486	0.5	0.5	1.000	3.8	6.3	.609	10.1	1.1	1.6	1.1	3.8	4.4	14.7
Career	Overall			115	66	2453	6.6	12.9	.509	6.3	12.0	.529	0.3	1.0	.271	4.7	7.5	.626	13.5	1.8	1.9	1.2	3.1	4.0	18.1
	Texas Tech			17	0	58	2.8	6.2	.444	2.8	5.5	.500	0.0	0.7	.000	3.4	9.7	.357	3.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	2.1	4.1	9.0
	Buffalo			82	64	2248	6.8	13.3	.510	6.5	12.3	.531	0.2	1.0	.250	4.8	7.5	.636	14.0	1.8	2.0	1.2	3.1	4.0	18.6
	Ole Miss			16	2	147	5.2	10.1	.514	4.6	9.5	.486	0.5	0.5	1.000	3.8	6.3	.609	10.1	1.1	1.6	1.1	3.8	4.4	14.7

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2018-19	Texas Tech	Big 12	FR	5	0	19	2.1	6.3	.333	2.1	4.2	.500	0.0	2.1	.000	6.3	12.6	.500	2.1	2.1	0.0	4.2	4.2	4.2	10.5
2019-20	Buffalo	MAC	SO	18	7	472	5.8	10.6	.552	5.8	10.6	.552	0.0	0.0		4.6	7.1	.643	15.7	1.2	1.9	2.0	2.8	4.8	16.3
2020-21	Buffalo	MAC	JR	16	14	446	7.4	15.2	.482	7.0	13.9	.503	0.4	1.3	.267	6.3	8.4	.745	14.6	3.1	2.7	0.6	3.3	3.4	21.3
2021-22	Buffalo	MAC	SR	17	14	484	6.9	14.6	.469	6.7	13.1	.513	0.2	1.6	.105	4.2	6.6	.638	13.2	1.8	1.2	1.5	3.1	3.4	18.1
2022-23	Ole Miss	SEC	SR	4	0	20	2.0	8.0	.250	2.0	8.0	.250	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		4.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	8.0	4.0
Career	Overall			60	35	1441	6.6	13.3	.493	6.4	12.3	.518	0.2	1.0	.171	4.9	7.3	.674	14.2	2.0	1.8	1.4	3.1	3.9	18.2
	Texas Tech			5	0	19	2.1	6.3	.333	2.1	4.2	.500	0.0	2.1	.000	6.3	12.6	.500	2.1	2.1	0.0	4.2	4.2	4.2	10.5
	Buffalo			51	35	1402	6.7	13.5	.496	6.5	12.5	.521	0.2	1.0	.176	5.0	7.4	.678	14.5	2.0	1.9	1.4	3.1	3.9	18.5
	Ole Miss			4	0	20	2.0	8.0	.250	2.0	8.0	.250	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		4.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	8.0	4.0

Per 100 Poss

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
2018-19	Texas Tech	Big 12	FR	17	0	58	4.1	9.2	.444	4.1	8.2	.500	0.0	1.0	.000	5.1	14.3	.357	5.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	3.1	6.1	13.3		83.5	92.3
2019-20	Buffalo	MAC	SO	32	20	827	8.2	14.6	.562	8.2	14.6	.564	0.0	0.1	.000	6.0	10.1	.590	20.0	2.0	2.7	2.3	3.6	6.3	22.4		116.3	95.7
2020-21	Buffalo	MAC	JR	22	19	648	10.0	20.6	.486	9.6	18.9	.507	0.4	1.7	.250	7.6	11.2	.679	19.7	3.4	2.8	0.8	4.3	4.6	28.0		113.5	94.1
2021-22	Buffalo	MAC	SR	28	25	773	9.6	19.6	.489	8.9	17.1	.523	0.6	2.5	.257	6.1	9.5	.647	17.1	2.2	2.4	1.7	4.6	5.1	25.9		109.2	97.9
2022-23	Ole Miss	SEC	SR	16	2	147	7.8	15.2	.514	7.0	14.4	.486	0.8	0.8	1.000	5.7	9.4	.609	15.2	1.6	2.5	1.6	5.7	6.6	22.1		102.5	104.0
Career	Overall			115	66	2453	9.0	17.7	.509	8.6	16.4	.529	0.4	1.3	.271	6.4	10.3	.626	18.4	2.4	2.6	1.7	4.2	5.5	24.8		111.8	96.3
	Texas Tech			17	0	58	4.1	9.2	.444	4.1	8.2	.500	0.0	1.0	.000	5.1	14.3	.357	5.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	3.1	6.1	13.3		83.5	92.3
	Buffalo			82	64	2248	9.2	18.0	.510	8.9	16.7	.531	0.3	1.4	.250	6.5	10.2	.636	18.9	2.5	2.7	1.7	4.1	5.4	25.2		112.9	96.0
	Ole Miss			16	2	147	7.8	15.2	.514	7.0	14.4	.486	0.8	0.8	1.000	5.7	9.4	.609	15.2	1.6	2.5	1.6	5.7	6.6	22.1		102.5	104.0

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
2018-19	Texas Tech	Big 12	FR	5	0	19	3.1	9.4	.333	3.1	6.3	.500	0.0	3.1	.000	9.4	18.8	.500	3.1	3.1	0.0	6.3	6.3	6.3	15.7		74.2	98.6
2019-20	Buffalo	MAC	SO	18	7	472	7.8	14.1	.552	7.8	14.1	.552	0.0	0.0		6.1	9.5	.643	20.9	1.6	2.5	2.7	3.7	6.5	21.7		115.5	94.2
2020-21	Buffalo	MAC	JR	16	14	446	9.6	20.0	.482	9.2	18.2	.503	0.5	1.8	.267	8.2	11.0	.745	19.1	4.1	3.5	0.8	4.3	4.5	27.9		117.2	90.8
2021-22	Buffalo	MAC	SR	17	14	484	9.4	20.0	.469	9.1	17.8	.513	0.2	2.1	.105	5.8	9.0	.638	18.1	2.5	1.6	2.0	4.3	4.6	24.7		107.9	101.4
2022-23	Ole Miss	SEC	SR	4	0	20	3.0	11.8	.250	3.0	11.8	.250	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		5.9	0.0	0.0	3.0	5.9	11.8	5.9		51.5	115.4
Career	Overall			60	35	1441	8.8	17.8	.493	8.6	16.5	.518	0.2	1.3	.171	6.6	9.8	.674	19.0	2.7	2.5	1.9	4.2	5.3	24.4		112.4	95.8
	Texas Tech			5	0	19	3.1	9.4	.333	3.1	6.3	.500	0.0	3.1	.000	9.4	18.8	.500	3.1	3.1	0.0	6.3	6.3	6.3	15.7		74.2	98.6
	Buffalo			51	35	1402	8.9	18.0	.496	8.7	16.7	.521	0.2	1.3	.176	6.7	9.8	.678	19.4	2.7	2.5	1.9	4.1	5.2	24.8		113.4	95.5
	Ole Miss			4	0	20	3.0	11.8	.250	3.0	11.8	.250	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		5.9	0.0	0.0	3.0	5.9	11.8	5.9		51.5	115.4

Advanced

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40		OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2018-19	Texas Tech	Big 12	FR	17	0	58	7.0	.415	.444	.111	1.556	14	4.4	5.8	5.2	6.0	2.0	4.4	16.1	17.0		0.0	0.1	0.1	.069		-3.9	3.5	-0.4
2019-20	Buffalo	MAC	SO	32	20	827	24.5	.576	.562	.004	.690	357	15.0	22.8	18.8	6.6	2.7	4.1	15.5	19.4		2.2	1.5	3.7	.180		1.9	0.8	2.8
2020-21	Buffalo	MAC	JR	22	19	648	25.7	.541	.496	.081	.543	345	14.7	22.5	18.6	11.0	2.8	1.5	14.3	25.2		2.0	1.3	3.3	.204		3.1	1.2	4.4
2021-22	Buffalo	MAC	SR	28	25	773	21.8	.538	.505	.128	.485	365	14.0	18.1	16.1	7.0	2.4	2.9	16.2	24.1		1.7	1.3	3.0	.158		0.1	-0.6	-0.6
2022-23	Ole Miss	SEC	SR	16	2	147	18.0	.563	.541	.054	.622	56	16.0	13.0	14.5	5.6	2.5	2.9	22.6	21.5		0.2	0.2	0.4	.098		0.4	0.8	1.2
Career	Overall			115	66	2453	23.2	.550	.520	.074	.580	1136	14.4	20.3	17.3	7.9	2.6	3.0	15.7	22.5		6.0	4.5	10.5	.172		1.4	0.5	2.0
	Texas Tech			17	0	58	7.0	.415	.444	.111	1.556	14	4.4	5.8	5.2	6.0	2.0	4.4	16.1	17.0		0.0	0.1	0.1	.069		-3.9	3.5	-0.4
	Buffalo			82	64	2248	23.9	.551	.519	.075	.566	1067	14.6	21.1	17.8	8.0	2.7	2.9	15.4	22.7		5.9	4.2	10.1	.179		1.6	0.4	2.1
	Ole Miss			16	2	147	18.0	.563	.541	.054	.622	56	16.0	13.0	14.5	5.6	2.5	2.9	22.6	21.5		0.2	0.2	0.4	.098		0.4	0.8	1.2

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40		OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2018-19	Texas Tech	Big 12	FR	5	0	19	6.2	.427	.333	.333	2.000	5	0.0	6.7	3.4	9.2	0.0	13.6	25.5	22.3		0.0	0.0	0.0	-.005
2019-20	Buffalo	MAC	SO	18	7	472	26.4	.582	.552	.000	.672	201	15.6	27.9	21.5	5.3	2.5	5.2	16.7	19.2		1.5	0.6	2.1	.177
2020-21	Buffalo	MAC	JR	16	14	446	28.6	.554	.494	.088	.553	252	16.3	23.8	20.0	13.2	3.5	1.5	14.7	25.1		1.8	0.8	2.6	.234
2021-22	Buffalo	MAC	SR	17	14	484	22.4	.509	.475	.107	.452	228	16.4	20.5	18.5	8.0	1.6	3.6	15.0	24.3		1.4	0.3	1.7	.140
2022-23	Ole Miss	SEC	SR	4	0	20	-4.9	.250	.250	.000	.000	3	12.8	0.0	6.6	0.0	0.0	5.6	33.3	15.5		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-.133
Career	Overall			60	35	1441	25.0	.543	.499	.073	.551	689	15.9	23.5	19.6	8.6	2.4	3.6	15.6	22.7		4.6	1.7	6.3	.176
	Texas Tech			5	0	19	6.2	.427	.333	.333	2.000	5	0.0	6.7	3.4	9.2	0.0	13.6	25.5	22.3		0.0	0.0	0.0	-.005
	Buffalo			51	35	1402	25.7	.546	.502	.072	.547	681	16.1	24.1	20.0	8.7	2.5	3.5	15.4	22.8		4.7	1.7	6.4	.183
	Ole Miss			4	0	20	-4.9	.250	.250	.000	.000	3	12.8	0.0	6.6	0.0	0.0	5.6	33.3	15.5		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-.133

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