Julius Hodge

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Julius Hodge
Champville SC
2014Cheshire Phoenix
As coach:
2015–2016Buffalo (dir. player personnel)
2016–2018Santa Clara (assistant)
2018–2021San Jose State (assistant)
2021–presentLittle Rock (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
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Julius Melvin Hodge (born November 18, 1983) is an American-Antiguan former professional

Sweet 16
.

Early life

Julius Hodge was born in the Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem and raised across the Harlem River from Yankee Stadium.[1] His mother, Mary Hodge, worked two jobs, including as a teacher's aide, to support Julius and his two siblings.[1][2]

Hodge became smitten with basketball when he was five years old after his father took him to a

Sullivan County Community College and later in NCAA Division II at Long Island University – Southampton. Steven made the decision to name his younger brother after all-time basketball great Julius Erving.[3]

High school

As a senior at

NC State over Syracuse University.[5]

College

As a freshman with the NC State Wolfpack, he was the leading freshman scorer in the ACC, averaging 10.7 points per game. He was named to second-team All-ACC Tournament team, after averaging 12.3 points. He earned the Lorenzo Charles Offensive Rebounding Award for 2002, Dick Vitale's "Diaper Dandy" and ranked 20th in the ACC in rebounding. He scored a double-double in his first collegiate game and his first ACC game. He was the only Pack player with multiple double-doubles for the 2001–2002 season.

For the 2002–03 campaign, Hodge was selected as a First Team All-ACC player. He recorded four career-highs during the three-day run to the finals of the

triple-double in Wolfpack history, and was named ACC Player of the Week after leading the Pack to back-to-back victories against Duke and North Carolina. He was one of 17 finalists to make the U.S. squad for the 2003 Pan American Games and Dick Vitale named Hodge to his "All-Rolls Royce Team." He was one of the 50 preseason candidates for the Wooden Award
.

During the

2005 NCAA tournament, Hodge hit a game winning shot against UConn after Charlie Villanueva
had tied the score.

After concluding his senior season and entering the

NC State to finish his degree in communications.[6]

NBA

Hodge was chosen in the first round (20th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. He appeared in 14 games for the Nuggets in the 2005–06 season while averaging only 0.9 points in 2.4 minutes.[7]

On January 5, 2007, Hodge started in his first career NBA game, against the Los Angeles Lakers. Six days later he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks along with Earl Boykins for Steve Blake.[8] On February 7 of that year, Hodge was waived by the Bucks.[9] Later that year, he played for the 2007 Seattle SuperSonics summer league team.[10]

Italy

On August 10, 2007, Hodge signed with

Legea Scafati.[11] In Italy, Hodge had trouble getting his clubs to fulfill his salary obligations.[12]

Adelaide 36ers

2007–2008

On December 21, 2007, Hodge signed with the Adelaide 36ers in the Australian NBL as their second import to replace the outgoing Mike Chappell. He finished his contract with Italian Serie A team Legea Scafati and arrived in Adelaide on December 23 after making trips to his hometown New York. He made his debut for the 36ers against the South Dragons helping them to a victory.[13] On January 29, Hodge was rewarded with the league's player of the week for round 19 after averaging 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4.5 assists in the two games the 36ers played, which included a dominant performance of 39 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists against the Cairns Taipans.[14] On February 2, Hodge became the first 36er since

New Jersey Nets
, but could not make the regular season roster despite signing a 2-year non-guaranteed contract.

2008–2009

On November 15, 2008, Hodge re-signed with the Adelaide 36ers replacing outgoing import

Melbourne Tigers.[20]

In 2011, it was revealed Hodge's recruitment had been paid for out of the $27 million Christopher Wayne Fuss had embezzled from Flinders University.[21] On July 8, 2011 Fuss received nine years jail for the theft.[22]

Melbourne Tigers

In the summer of 2009, Hodge attended a

Melbourne Tigers to help bolster an injury-plagued roster missing Chris Anstey.[23] In his November 14, 2009 debut, Hodge scored 22 points and tallied 9 rebounds and 7 assists, but it wasn't enough as the Townsville Crocodiles won 98–91.[24]

Hodge returned to Adelaide as a member of the Melbourne Tigers in December 2009. He was booed every time he touched the ball and after the win Hodge stamped on Brett Maher's signature on center court.[25] He had to receive a police escort off the court and out of the building.

Trotamundos de Carabobo

Hodge returned to the Americas in 2010 after signing a contract with

Liga Profesional de Baloncesto.[26]

Guangzhou Free Man

After a brief stint in Venezuela, Hodge was signed in the summer of 2010 by Guangzhou Free Man of China's National Basketball League. He scored 16 points in his debut against Shenyang.[27]

Petrochimi Bandar Imam

Later in 2010, Hodge received a substantial offer from Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC of the Iranian Basketball Super League. Although impressed by the quality of basketball in Iran, Hodge was not comfortable with the environment. On March 3, 2011, Hodge and the club agreed to terminate his contract because they were unable to pay him the full amount.

Tsmoki-Minsk

Hodge's first new team of 2011 was

BC Tsmoki-Minsk, a Belarusian Premier League team in Minsk. Due to a struggling economy, the club was slow to make payments and Hodge ultimately exercised an option to exit his contract early.[6]

Jiangsu Tongxi

Hodge returned to China in 2011, this time playing for the

Jiangsu Tongxi. In seven games with Jiangsu, he averaged 25.6 points per game and was named the All-Chinese NBL Import Player of the Year.[28]

Saigon Heat

In December 2011, Hodge signed with

Saigon Heat of the ASEAN Basketball League.[29]
On February 20, 2012, the Heat released him.
9–5 jobs.[6]

Paris-Levallois

In November 2012, Hodge was added to the roster of

LNB Pro A.[31] In Paris, he was teammates with Sean May and Jawad Williams, both of whom were Hodge's conference rivals in college and his teenage friends from the youth basketball circuit.[6]

Saint John Mill Rats

The

Saint John Mill Rats of the National Basketball League of Canada announced the signing of Hodge on February 4, 2013. Hodge became just the ninth former NBA player to ever play in the league.[32] The club bought out his contract with Paris-Levallois Basket later that month on February 25.[33]

Post-playing career

On May 18, 2015,

State University of New York at Buffalo.[34]

On March 29, 2016, Hodge joined his former college coach Herb Sendek as an assistant coach at Santa Clara University.[35]

On April 26, 2018, Hodge joined the staff of Jean Prioleau at San Jose State as an assistant coach.[36]

In July 2021, Hodge became an assistant coach at Little Rock.

Personal

After visiting a nightclub on April 8, 2006, Hodge was on

Interstate 76 in North Denver around 2:00 a.m. when another vehicle pulled alongside his and fired several shots. Hodge was told he came within 5 minutes of bleeding to death. The case has yet to be solved.[37]

In 2011, Hodge played for the

Antigua and Barbuda national basketball team in the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championship.[28]

During each offseason of his overseas playing career, Hodge returned to live in Raleigh, North Carolina where he played during his college career. As of 2013, Hodge is married with two children. He describes himself as a "movie buff."[6]

His quote "When we hungry, we eat" after upsetting top ranked Duke, was the inspiration for the American Aquarium song "Wolves", and was the title track for the album.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Ackert, Kristie (March 24, 2005). "HARLEM'S HODGE LEADER OF PACK. His work isn't done at N.C. State". New York Daily News. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. ^
    The Australian Financial Review. Fairfax Media
    . Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. ISBN 978-0-89587-606-5
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  4. ^ Sakamoto, Bob (April 7, 2001). "STARGAZING IN THE CITY". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Pitoniak, Scott (March 25, 2005). "N.C. State's Hodge hopes for a happy N.Y. homecoming". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Throwback Thursday: Julius Hodge". NC State University Official Athletic Site. CBS Interactive. June 13, 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  7. ^ Julius Hodge playerfile: career stats Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, nba.com
  8. ^ ESPN – Nuggets deal Boykins, Hodge to Bucks for Blake – NBA
  9. ^ NBA.com Bucks Waive Hodge, Recall Markota
  10. ^ SONICS: Durant, Green Welcomed to NBA in Summer Opener
  11. ^ Scafati: via Romero e Hodge, arriva Babrauskas – Yahoo! Eurosport IT
  12. ^
    Village Voice
    . Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  13. ^ Adelaide Pura Milk 36ers | Media – 36ers News | Pure Excitement Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ NBL > News[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ NBL > News Archived 2016-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ NBL > News Archived 2016-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ Adelaide Pura Milk 36ers > Julius Hodge returns to 36ers Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ NBL > News[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ NBL > News Archived 2016-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ NBL > News[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/former-flinders-university-cashier-christopher-fuss-admits-26m-fraud/story-e6frea83-1226015883278 Former Flinders University cashier Christopher Fuss admits $27m fraud
  22. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-08/man-jailed-for-stealing-27m-from-uni/2787234 Man jailed for stealing $27m from uni
  23. ^ Hodge signs with Tigers Ex-Sixer Julius Hodge joins Melbourne
  24. ^ "FIBA LiveStats". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  25. ^ Hodge disrespects the 36ers and stomps on logo
  26. ^ Carchia, E. (April 5, 2010). "Trotamundos tab Hodge and Brown". Sportando. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  27. ^ "Guangzhou Free Man sign Julius Hodge". Asia-basket. Eurobasket. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  28. ^ a b "Julius Hodge is a newcomer at Paris-Levallois". Eurobasket. November 21, 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  29. ^ "Saigon Heat sets high target for first tourney | Look at Vietnam". www.lookatvietnam.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  30. ^ Saigon Heat Releases Julius Hodge
  31. ^ Have You Met Julius?
  32. ^ "Julius Hodge Taking His Talents to Mispec Beach". OurSports Central. February 4, 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  33. ^ "NBL Canada Transactions in 2012 – 2013 Season". National Basketball League of Canada. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  34. ^ "Julius Hodge Named Director of Player Development". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  35. ^ Julius Hodge to join Herb Sendek as assistant coach for Santa Clara Broncos
  36. ^ "Julius Hodge Named San Jose State Men's Basketball Assistant Coach". SJSUSpartans.com. San Jose State University. June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  37. ^ "Nuggets' Hodge shot and wounded on highway". espn.com. Associated Press. April 8, 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2010.

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