Quinton Robert Hosley (born March 25, 1984) is an American-born naturalized Georgian professional

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player for Stelmet Zielona Góra of the

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. He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall

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. He is the son of

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and

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legend Ron Mathias.

Collegiate career

He played two seasons of the

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and

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. His career averages are 16.1 points and 9 rebounds per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft, Hosley joined the

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team

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in 2007. In 2008, he joined the

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team

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. After being released from Real Madrid due to poor performances, Hosley signed a contract with the Turkish team

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. On October 23, 2010, he agreed to a deal with another Turkish team

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. In the summer of 2010, Hosley signed a two-year deal with

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of the

. In July 2011, he signed with Italian club

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. On August 8, 2012, he signed a one-year contract with the 2012 Polish League Bronze Medalist Stelmet Zielona Góra. In 2013, Hosley won the Polish League Championship (first championship in the history of Zielona Góra). He has also become the Finals MVP. On July 8, 2013, Hosley signed with

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of Italy for the 2013–14 season. In July 2014, Hosley returned to Zielona Góra signing a contract for the 2014–15 season. He was once again named the PLK Finals MVP in 2015, after Zielona Gora beat PGE Turów Zgorzelec 4–2 in the Finals. On August 3, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Krasny Oktyabr of Russia. One month later, on September 3, he parted ways with Krasny Oktyabr before appearing in a game for them. On October 6, 2015, he signed with Turkish club

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for the rest of the season. On July 21, 2016, Hosley signed with French club

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. However, he left Nanterre before appearing in a game for them. In October 2016, he signed with Iranian club

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for the 2016–17 season. On October 5, 2017, Hosley signed with his former club

for the 2017–18 BSL season. On January 31, 2018, he moved to Polish club

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for the rest of the season.

Georgian national team

Hosley played for the

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in 2010.

Career statistics

College

EuroLeague

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