Julius Hodge

Julius Hodge
Personal information
Hodge with Paris-Levallois
Born	(1983-11-18) November 18, 1983 (age 33) Harlem, New York
Nationality	U.S. Virgin Islander / Antiguan
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Raymond (Bronx, New York)
College	NC State (2001–2005)
NBA draft	2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	2005–2015
Position	Small forward / Shooting guard
Career history
2005–2007	Denver Nuggets
2006	→Austin Toros
2006–2007	→Colorado 14ers
2007	Milwaukee Bucks
2007	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
2007	Cimberio Varese
2007	Legea Scafati
2007–2009	Adelaide 36ers
2009–2010	Melbourne Tigers
2010	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2010	Guangzhou Free Man
2010–2011	Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2011	BK Minsk-2006
2011	Jiangsu Tongxi
2011–2012	Saigon Heat
2012	Caciques de Humacao
2012	Marinos de Anzoátegui
2012	Vaqueros de Bayamón
2012–2013	Paris-Levallois
2013	Saint John Mill Rats
2014	Champville SC
2014	Cheshire Phoenix
Career highlights and awards
All-NBL Third Team (2008) Consensus second-team All-American (2004) ACC Player of the Year (2004) 2× First-team All-ACC (2003, 2004) McDonald's All-American (2001) First-team Parade All-American (2001) Mr. New York Basketball (2001)

Julius Melvin Hodge (born November 18, 1983) is an Antiguan professional basketball player of U.S. Virgin Islander heritage born in Harlem, New York. Hodge was selected 20th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. He played four years at North Carolina State University. The ACC Player of the Year during the 2003–04 season, Hodge finished his college career by leading State to the Sweet 16.

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

Hodge became smitten with basketball when he was five years old after his father took him to a New York Knicks game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Square Garden where Magic Johnson smiled at him in the crowd. Hodge's father was deported to Antigua and Barbuda when Hodge was nine years old and Hodge has not seen him since. Hodge's older brother, Steven, was his strongest male role model and played basketball in the NJCAA at 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.

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