Joey Calcaterra

Joseph Edward Calcaterra (born October 15, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies and San Diego Toreros.

Calcaterra grew up in Novato, California and attended Marin Catholic High School. As a junior, he averaged 27.4 points, five rebounds, three assists per game and was named First Team All-State California Juniors and Second Team All-Metro Bay Area. He was named the North Bay Player of the Year as a senior.

Calcaterra began his college basketball career with the San Diego Toreros and redshirted his true freshman season. He averaged 2.8 points per game as a redshirt freshman. Calcaterra entered his redshirt sophomore season as the Toreros' starting shooting guard and averaged 11.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. He averaged 13.3 points over 12 games during his redshirt junior season, which was shortened due because of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. As a redshirt senior he averaged 8.5 points per game. After the season, Calcaterra decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Calcaterra ultimately transferred to UConn. Calcaterra scored six points off the bench in the 2023 national championship game as the Huskies won 76–59.

South Bay Lakers (2023–present)

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Calcaterra joined the South Bay Lakers on October 28, 2023, but was waived on January 10, 2024. However, he rejoined the Lakers on January 20. After the season, Calcaterra committed to play for Stars of Storrs, a team of UConn alumni, in the 2024 edition of The Basketball Tournament.

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