Matt Hodgson (basketball)

Matt Hodgson
No. 3 – Adelaide 36ers
Position Centre
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1991-08-02) 2 August 1991
Ipswich, Queensland
Nationality Australian
Listed height 211 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight 116 kg (256 lb)
Career information
High school Ipswich Grammar
(Ipswich, Queensland)
College Southern Utah (2009–2011)
Saint Mary's (2012–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Frankston Blues
2015–present Adelaide 36ers

Matthew Hodgson (born 2 August 1991) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). The 211 cm centre played college basketball for Southern Utah University and Saint Mary's College of California.

Early life

Hodgson was born in the Ipswich suburb of Booval and later attended Ipswich Grammar School where he played basketball for coach Danny Breen.[1] He graduated from Ipswich Grammar in 2008, and earned himself a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in 2009.[2] That same year, he represented the Australian Under-19 national team at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship, helping Australia finish fourth with tournament averages of 4.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in seven games.[3] He also appeared in four SEABL games playing for the AIS in 2009, averaging 3.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.[4]

College career

Southern Utah

As a freshman at Southern Utah in 2009–10, Hodgson was one of just two players to start every game during the season, and he set the SUU single-season blocks record with 64 rejections. In addition to leading team in blocks, he also led the squad with a field goal percentage of .584, was second on the team with 4.8 rebounds per game, was second in both offensive (1.3) and defensive (3.5) rebounds per game, and averaged 6.3 points per game, fifth on the team.[5] On January 9, 2010, he scored a career-high 16 points in a loss to South Dakota State.[6]

As a sophomore in 2010–11, Hodgson's role on the team dropped dramatically, only starting in 10 out of 29 appearances and managed just 13.1 minutes per game, a big drop from his 23.3 minutes per game as freshman. He still managed to score in double figures five times, and recorded one double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds in a loss to UNLV on December 18.[7] He finished the season averaging 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.[8]

Saint Mary's

In May 2011, Hodgson transferred to Saint Mary's and subsequently sat out of the 2011–12 season due to NCAA transfer regulations.[9] He did, however, compete for Australia at the 2011 Summer Universiade where he averaged 4.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 16.4 minutes in seven games.[1]

As a redshirted junior in 2012–13 playing for the Gaels, Hodgson saw action in 32 games during the season, and averaged 2.8 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. He did manage to rank 11th in the West Coast Conference in blocks with 0.8 per game, and finished the season second on the team with 26 total blocks.[1]

As a senior in 2013–14, Hodgson saw action in 34 games and received two starting assignments, finishing the season averaging averaged 3.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. He again finished second on the team for total blocks with 31.[1]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Southern Utah 29 29 23.3 .584 .000 .585 4.8 .3 .3 2.2 6.3
2010–11 Southern Utah 29 10 13.1 .531 .000 .759 3.5 .3 .3 1.2 4.5
2012–13 Saint Mary's 32 0 10.0 .514 .273 .842 2.0 .2 .1 .8 2.8
2013–14 Saint Mary's 34 2 10.5 .533 .000 .425 2.6 .1 .1 .9 3.3
Career 124 41 14.0 .546 .250 .632 3.2 .2 .2 1.3 4.2

Professional career

Frankston Blues and Melbourne United (2014–2015)

After graduating from Saint Mary's, Hodgson returned to Australia and joined the Frankston Blues for the rest of the SEABL season in June 2014. He appeared in eight games for Frankston, averaging 14.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.[4] He later signed with Melbourne United as a development player for the 2014–15 NBL season. However, his rookie campaign was thrown into disarray when he attempted to pass medical and fitness tests prior to the start of pre-season. After failing to pass any of the health or fitness tests with United, they sent him to get it looked at and he was told his meniscus was badly torn. He subsequently underwent surgery to repair his meniscus, and began the season spending six weeks on crutches then another four weeks with his knee in a brace. He started running again in late December and re-joined the playing group for training in mid-January, with the hope of being fit by the end of the regular season and possibly playing a few minutes in the final few games.[10] This unfortunately did not happen, and Hodgson failed to appear in a game for United during the 2014–15 season.

In May 2015, Hodgson re-joined the Frankston Blues, going on to play five games for the club while averaging 6.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.[4]

Adelaide 36ers (2015–present)

On 7 July 2015, Hodgson signed a two-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers.[11] In his NBL debut on 7 October, the 36ers' first game of the 2015–16 season, he came off the bench to provide a spark for the team, recording 18 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks in a 90–71 win over the defending champions, the New Zealand Breakers.[12] Hodgson produced the 36ers' third best debut by an Australian, his 18 points behind only Brock Motum's 28 in 2014 and Aaron Bruce's 22 in 2008.[13] This earned him Player of the Game honours.[14] On 25 November, he was ruled out for two to four weeks after injuring his knee at training the previous day.[15] He returned to action on 12 December after missing four games, recording 9 points and 6 rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench against the Townsville Crocodiles.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "#33 Matt Hodgson". smcgaels.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Past Athletes". ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Matthew Hodgson – 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men". FIBA.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Player statistics for Matthew Hodgson". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "2009-10 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Roster and Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Matt Hodgson Game-by-Game Stats – 2009–10". ESPN.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Matt Hodgson Game-by-Game Stats – 2010–11". ESPN.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Player Stats – Matt Hodgson". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Williams, Carter (15 May 2011). "SUU center to transfer to St. Mary's". SUUNews.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "BIG MAN IN FOR THE LONG HAUL". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "HODGSON LOOKING TO TAKE NEXT STEP IN ADELAIDE". Adelaide36ers.com. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "36ers vs Breakers". NBL.com.au. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  13. ↑ Nagy, Boti (7 October 2015). "Adelaide 36ers debutant Matt Hodgson leads Sixers to big win over NBL champions New Zealand". FoxSports.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "The @ladbrokescomau Player of the Game is...". Twitter. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "36ERS BIG MAN INJURED". Adelaide36ers.com. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "36ers vs Crocodiles". NBL.com.au. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

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