Joey Calcaterra
Joseph Edward Calcaterra is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies and San Diego Toreros.
Early life and high school career
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.College career
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 NCAA Division I men's [basketball championship game|2023 national championship game] as the Huskies won 76–59.