Player Profiles

#52 Julius Hodge

201cm Guard/Forward

Playing history:

As a senior at St. Raymond High School, Bronx, New York, Hodge was part of the 2001 McDonald's All-American Team and the first-team Parade All-American, New York's "Mr. Basketball", New York Daily News Player of the Year, New York All-Metro Squad, and Sports Illustrated's Old Spice Athlete of the Month...scored a total of 684 points his senior season...rated as the No. 1 shooting guard by ESPN and No. 5 nationally...

The leading freshman scorer in the ACC (10.7 points per game) with North Carolina State University...selected as a first team All-ACC player for 2002-2003...was one of 17 finalists to make the U.S. Pan AM games squad...one of the 50 preseason candidates for the Wooden Award...

Chosen by the Denver Nuggets as the 20th pick in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft...traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in January 2007...signed with Italian Serie A team Cimberio Varese on August 10, 2007...midway through the season moved to fellow Serie A team Legea Scafati...