Professional Career (2004-Current)

Selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 2004 Draft.

Josh was the sixth choice overall.

2005-2006 Season

Averaged 10 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game.

Among league leaders in 3 PFG% (.492)

Ranked third in the NBA in TS% (True Shooting) (.626)

2004-2005 Season

Named to the All NBA Rookie second team, Josh (along with teammate Josh Smith) became the first to receive that honor since Jason Terry in 1999-2000.

Ranked highly among NBA rookies in virtually every category.

Collegiate Career at Stanford

An early entry candidate for the 2004 NBA Draft, Josh played three seasons at Stanford for coach Mike Montgomery.

Selected to the USA Basketball Team for the Pan American Games in 2003.

He was named the 2003-04 Pac-10 Player of the Year, the first in school history, and was a finalist for Rupp, Naismith and Wooden Player of the Year Awards.

While on The Farm Josh led the Cardinals to a 74-21 record, the 2003-04 Pac-10 Title, and three NCAA Tournament appearances during his career and its greatest single season record in school history (2003-04).

Josh Childress appears 17 times in the Stanford record book.

Named First Team All-American as a junior (2003-04) by a number of media outlets, including the AP, Sports Illustrated and Basketball Times, despite missing the first nine games of the season with a stress reaction in his left foot.

Became only the second freshman to start his first game (former Hawk Brevin Knight was the other) in Montgomery's 18-year tenure at the school.

High School Career at Mayfair HS

2001 McDonald's High School All American.

Averaged 24 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks per game. Led team to first and only CIF Division II Southern Section Championship.

Two time CIF Division II Southern Section MVP and Suburban League MVP.

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