Jeffery Allen Hodge (born November 18, 1966)1992–93 CBA Guide and Register, page 299 is an American retired professional

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player. He was a second round pick in the

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out of the

University of South Alabama The University of South Alabama (USA) is a public research university in Mobile, Alabama. It was created by the Alabama Legislature in May, 1963, and replaced existing extension programs operated in Mobile by the University of Alabama. The first ...

High school

Hodge played basketball at Woodlawn High School. He won multiple awards: *6A Player of the Year *Super 5 *Was one of many players from his high school to play in All State or All Tournament.

College career

Hodge was well known for his 3-pointer against the state rivals,

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. He sank the needed 3-pointer with two seconds left in regulation; it was needed to win the game and advance. This happened in the first round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Southeast Regional Tournament. In the next game South Alabama would play the eventual NCAA Division I champion

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, but would lose 91–82. During their playing days at South Alabama, fellow guard

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and Hodge were usually referred to as "peanut butter and jelly", respectively. Hodge's jersey (5) was retired alongside Lewis's in a ceremony on January 20, 2018.

Professional career

Following the close of his college career, Hodge was drafted in the second round of the 1989 NBA draft (53rd pick overall) by the Dallas Mavericks. He never played in the NBA, but did play in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the

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and

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. He averaged 17 points per game for his 64-game CBA career.

References

External links

Jeff Hodge Player Profile, South Alabama, NCAA Stats, Awards – RealGM
1966 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American men's basketball players Basketball players from Birmingham, Alabama Dallas Mavericks draft picks Guards (basketball) Oklahoma City Cavalry players Philippine Basketball Association imports South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball players TNT Tropang Giga players Wichita Falls Texans players {{1960s-US-basketball-bio-stub