William Robert Hudson (born March 30, 1989) is an American former professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

player. He played

college basketball In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ...

for

Oakland University Oakland University is a public research university in Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan. Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson, it was initially known as Michigan State University-Oakland, operating under the Mi ...

where he broke the school record with 137 games played and 345 offensive rebounds.

High school career

Hudson attended Middleton High School in

Middleton, Wisconsin Middleton is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, and a suburb of the state capital, Madison. Middleton's motto is "The Good Neighbor City." The population was 21,827 at the 2020 census. In 2007, Middleton was chosen as the best pla ...

where he was a three-time all-conference selection and a three-time letterwinner in basketball for head coach Kevin Bavery. As a junior in 2005–06, he averaged 14 points, eight rebounds and four blocks per game. In November 2006, Hudson signed a

National Letter of Intent National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

to play

for

. As a senior in 2006–07, Hudson averaged 21 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks per game, leading Madison to a 19-5 record and the school's highest ever ranking at No. 5 while winning the league's scoring title and earning first-team all-state by state coaches and second-team by the Associated Press.

College career

In his freshman season at

Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...

, Hudson played 31 games (two starts) while averaging 3.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per game. On November 11, 2007, he scored a season-high 12 points and three blocks versus Adrian College. In his sophomore season, Hudson led the team with .682 field goal percentage while recording 25 blocks on the season. In 36 games (24 starts), he averaged 7.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in 22.1 minutes per game. In his junior season, Hudson led the team for the second straight season with a .638 field goal percentage and finished fifth in

The Summit League ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

with 2.9 offensive rebounds per game. In 35 games (24 starts), he averaged 6.0 points and 4.9 rebounds in 21.6 minutes per game. In his senior season, Hudson earned second-team All-Summit League honors. He set a single-season school record with 133 offensive rebounds while also ranking second in The Summit League in field goal percentage (.645) and led the league with 3.8 offensive rebounds per game. On January 29, 2011, he tied his career high 22 points against Oral Roberts. In 35 games (all starts), he averaged 12.6 points and 7.2 rebounds in 31.3 minutes per game. He became the 29th player to reach 1,000 points for his career, finishing 28th with 1,023.

College statistics

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;",

, 31 , , 2 , , 12.2 , , .532 , , .000 , , .575 , , 3.0 , , .2 , , .3 , , .4 , , 3.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;",

, 36 , , 24 , , 22.1 , , .682 , , .000 , , .671 , , 4.6 , , .8 , , .7 , , .7 , , 7.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;",

, 35 , , 24 , , 21.6 , , .638 , , .000 , , .616 , , 4.9 , , .5 , , .8 , , .5 , , 6.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, style="text-align:left;",

, 35 , , 35 , , 31.3 , , .645 , , .000 , , .714 , , 7.2 , , .8 , , .7 , , .9 , , 12.6 , -

Professional career

Hudson went undrafted in the

2011 NBA draft The 2011 NBA draft was held on June 23, 2011, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (23:00 UTC), and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. Kia Motors was the presenting sponsor ...

. In August 2011, he signed with the

Gold Coast Blaze The Gold Coast Blaze were an Australian men's professional basketball team which competed in the National Basketball League (NBL). The Blaze competed in their inaugural season in 2007–08. The club was based on the Gold Coast and joined the ...

for the

2011–12 NBL season The 2011–12 NBL season was the 34th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of nine teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 7 October 2011 and 25 March 2012, followed by a post-season involving t ...

. In July 2012, Hudson signed with the

New Zealand Breakers The New Zealand Breakers (also known as the Sky Sport Breakers for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in Auckland. The Breakers compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at ...

for the

2012–13 NBL season The 2012–13 NBL season was the 35th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 5 October 2012 and 24 March 2013, followed by a post-season which invo ...

. On December 30, 2013, Hudson signed with

ASVEL Basket ASVEL Basket, commonly known as ASVEL or sometimes as ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, and also known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team that is located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon ...

of France as a short-term injury replacement. On April 2, 2014, he was released by ASVEL after playing in 10 games. On August 18, 2014, Hudson signed with

Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome whi ...

of Belgium for the 2014–15 season. However, after just four games, he left Spirou on October 16, 2014 due to personal reasons.

Personal

Hudson is the son David and Lynn Hudson, and has a brother named Andrew.

References

External links

Eurobasket.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson, Will 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand ASVEL Basket players Basketball players from Wisconsin Centers (basketball) Gold Coast Blaze players New Zealand Breakers players Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Spirou Charleroi players Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin American men's basketball players