Walter Hodge
| Walter Hodge | |
|---|---|
 Hodge, center, between coach Billy Donovan and George W. Bush. | |
| College | Florida |
| Conference | SEC |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Guard |
| Class | Senior |
| Career | 2005–present |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Nationality |  Puerto Rico
 U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Born | September 21, 1986 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| High school | Florida Air Academy, Melbourne, Florida |
| Career highlights | |
| Championships | |
| 2006 NCAA Div I Championship 2007 NCAA Div I Championship 2006 SEC Tournament Champion 2007 SEC Tournament Champion | |
| Tournaments | |
| 2006 NCAA Tournament 2007 NCAA Tournament | |
Walter Hodge (born September 21, 1986) is a Puerto Rican basketball guard who played collegiately for the Florida Gators. Internationally, Hodge represents the United States Virgin Islands due to heritage. A reserve point guard his first two seasons with the Gators, he became the starting guard for the two-time defending national champions in the 2007-08 season.
College career
Hodge attended Florida Air Academy in Melbourne, Florida, where he played on the same team as Sasha Kaun of the 2007-2008 national championship team, the Kansas Jayhawks. While there he won state titles on undefeated teams his sophomore and senior seasons. He chose to attend Florida over Auburn, Hofstra, Georgetown, and Kansas. He currently plays for the Virgin Islands national team.
Playing a reserve role in 2005-06, Hodge averaged 3.9 points and 1.2 assists per game as a freshman. He started 8 games in SEC play and averaged 19 minutes per contest during the Gators' first national title run.
Hodge had a decreased number of starts and minutes during the 2006-07 season, starting just three games but increasing his scoring average to 5.7 points per game as the Gators repeated as national champions. He had a career high of 17 points against Florida State, and finished the season hitting exactly .500 on three-point shots.
With the departure of Taurean Green to the NBA and Lee Humphrey to graduation/playing overseas, Hodge became the starting shooting guard for the Gators in the 2007-08 season. On August 2010 he signed contract with Polish team Zastal Zielona Góra.
In April 2012, Hodge was named the Most Valuable Player of the Polish Basketball League.
See also
- List of Florida Gators basketball players
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 145 games played
External links
- Gatorzone.com player biography
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