Westchester Knicks | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | NBA Development League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Park Forest, Illinois |
June 27, 1960
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Rich East (Park Forest, Illinois) |
College | Long Beach State (1978–1982) |
NBA draft | 1982 / Round: 3 / Pick: 48th overall |
Selected by the San Diego Clippers | |
Playing career | 1982–1998 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 24, 15, 25, 14 |
Coaching career | 1994–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1982–1984 | San Diego Clippers |
1984–1988 | Milwaukee Bucks |
1988 | Phoenix Suns |
1988–1992 | Chicago Bulls |
1993 | Shampoo Clear Cantù |
1994–1995 | Galatasaray |
1995–1996 | Rockford Lightning |
1997–1998 | Jämtland Ambassadors Östersund |
As coach: | |
1994–1996 | Chicago State |
2005–2011 | Los Angeles Lakers (asst.) |
2013–2014 | Halifax Rainmen |
2014–2015 | Westchester Knicks (asst.) |
2015 | Westchester Knicks (interim) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 5,940 (8.5 ppg) |
3PFG | 563 |
3P% | .400 |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Book Discussion on Long Shot, Book Talk, C-Span |
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Craig Anthony Hodges (born June 27, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player and current head coach of the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League. He played in the NBA for 10 seasons and led the league in 3-point shooting percentage three times. He won two NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls, and along with Larry Bird, is one of only two players to win three consecutive Three Point Contests at the National Basketball Association All-Star Weekend, winning the competition in 1990, 1991, and 1992. Hodges also holds the Three Point Contest records for the most consecutive shots made with 19, set in 1991, and the most points scored in a single round at 25, set in 1986. He was later a head coach at Chicago State University, an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers and head coach of the Halifax Rainmen of the National Basketball League of Canada.
Born in Park Forest, Illinois, Hodges played college basketball at Long Beach State from 1978 to 1982. He played under Tex Winter, who later coached him again as an assistant to Phil Jackson with the Chicago Bulls.