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Background

2005-06 (Denver):
Saw action in 14 games, averaging 0.9 ppg and 0.5 rpg in 2.4 minutes … Was a healthy inactive 15 times … Was on the Inactive List for 16 games while on assignment with the Austin Toros of the D-League … DNP-CD 32 games … Missed the last five games due to muscular skeletal injuries to his left leg … Recalled from Austin of the NBA Development League on 3/16 … Averaged 17.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg and 2.7 apg in 11 games for the Toros … Scored in double figures 11 times with Austin, including two games of 20+ and one of 30+ … Had one points/rebounds double-double … Scored 33 points (10-16FG, 13-15FT) to go along with seven rebounds and two assists at Fayetteville on 3/12 … Had 16 points and four boards in 35 minutes at Albuquerque on 3/10 … Re-assigned to the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League on 2/25 … Recalled from Austin of the NBA Development League on 2/24 … Scored 22 points (7-14FG) and had five rebounds in 25 minutes in his first game with Austin at Tulsa on 2/10 … Assigned to the Austin Toros on 2/7… Had a season-high four points to go along with two rebounds in a season-high seven minutes vs. Utah on 1/20 … Handed out a season-high two assists in four minutes vs. Indiana on 1/4 … Had two points and a season-high five rebounds in a season-high seven minutes vs. Houston on 12/23 … Scored four points (first points of NBA career) in five minutes at Orlando on 12/10 … Made his NBA debut playing one minute vs. Minnesota on 11/13.

COLLEGE:
Finished as the third leading scorer in N.C. State history with 2,040 points … Set school records with 4,258 career minutes and 596 free throws made … Third player in ACC history to top 2,000 points, 400 assists and 700 rebounds (along with Duke’s Danny Ferry and Florida State’s Bob Sura) … Had 108 double-figure scoring contests … 2004-05: All-ACC Second Team selection … Ranked fourth in the league in assists (4.8 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (1.8), fifth in scoring (17.0 ppg), sixth in field goal percentage (.493) and ninth in rebounding (6.6 rpg) … Led the Wolfpack to the Sweet 16, its first appearance in 16 years … Set the N.C. State single-season record with 1,177 minutes played … 2003-04: ACC Player of the Year and All-ACC First Team selection … Associated Press All-America Second Team … Named to the All-ACC Tournament Team after averaging 25 points and shooting .570 in two games … Finished second in the ACC in scoring (18.2 ppg) and led the league in field goal percentage (.473), free throws attempted (192) and made (159), and finished fourth in free throw percentage (.828) … 2002-03: Earned All-ACC First Team honors … Named to the ACC All-Tournament First Team after recording a career-high 31 points vs. Wake Forest in the semifinal, and tallying 17 points and 12 rebounds vs. No. 12 Duke in the title game … Tied for third in the ACC in scoring (17.7 ppg), led the league with 179 free throws made, and finished seventh in free throw percentage (.817) … Recorded first triple-double in Wolfpack history with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists vs. North Carolina A&T … 2001-02: Named to the ACC All-Rookie squad and finished second in voting for ACC Rookie of the Year … The leading freshman scorer in the ACC (10.7 ppg) … Named to the ACC All-Tournament Second Team after averaging 12.3 points and helping N.C. State advance to the title game … Averaged 14.5 ppg in the NCAA Tournament, including 16 points in win over Michigan State.


Personal

  • Full name is Julius Melvin Hodge.
  • Has one brother, Steve.
  • Named after NBA legend Julius Erving.
  • Has played at famed Rucker Park in New York since the age of 13.
  • Magic Johnson was his favorite player growing up.
  • Earned degrees in theater and communications at N.C. State.
  • Had his No. 24 honored by the University in 2005.
  • Favorite movie is Finding Forrester.
  • Enjoys listening to music in his spare time and lists 2Pac, Mase, Cam’ron, Sam Cook and The Temptations among his favorite artists.

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