BIO: Rick Hodges was born in Adelaide (SA) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Glenelg basketball program.
FAMILY: Rick’s brother, Adrian Hodges also played 4 games in the NBL.
Rick Hodges made his NBL debut with the Glenelg Tigers on 24/2/1979. He scored 16 points in his first game.
Rick Hodges played five seasons across four NBL teams. This included the Glenelg Tigers, Adelaide City Eagles, West Adelaide Bearcats and Hobart Devils. He averaged 13.4 points, 1 rebounds, and 0 assists in 93 NBL games.
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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| 1987 | 0 | Hobart | 14-12 (7) | 25 | 381 | 69 | 75 | 0 | 26 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 30 | 58 | 52% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 9 | 20 | 45% | 52% | 52% | 13 |
| 1982 | 0 | Adelaide City | 15-11 (7) | 4 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 35% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 9 | 78% | 45% | 35% | 12 |
| 1981 | 0 | West Adelaide | 13-9 (3) | 23 | 0 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 129 | 258 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 50 | 89 | 56% | 52% | 50% | 27 |
| 1980 | 0 | West Adelaide | 17-5 (2) | 24 | 0 | 551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 230 | 460 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 91 | 154 | 59% | 52% | 50% | 38 |
| 1979 | 0 | Glenelg | 3-15 (10) | 17 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 238 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 62 | 85 | 73% | 54% | 50% | 30 | Totals | 93 | 381 | 1247 | 95 | 1 | 32 | 63 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 223 | 514 | 1031 | 49.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 219 | 357 | 61.3% | 52% | 50% | 38 |
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 | Hobart | 14-12 (7) | 25 | 15.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 52% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.4 | 0.8 | 45% | 52% | 52% | 13 |
| 1982 | 0 | Adelaide City | 15-11 (7) | 4 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 35% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.8 | 2.3 | 78% | 45.3% | 35% | 12 |
| 1981 | 0 | West Adelaide | 13-9 (3) | 23 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 11.2 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.2 | 3.9 | 56% | 51.8% | 50% | 27 |
| 1980 | 0 | West Adelaide | 17-5 (2) | 24 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 9.6 | 19.2 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 3.8 | 6.4 | 59% | 52.2% | 50% | 38 |
| 1979 | 0 | Glenelg | 3-15 (10) | 17 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 3.6 | 5.0 | 73% | 54.5% | 50% | 30 | Total | 93 | 4.1 | 13.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 49.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 2.4 | 3.8 | 61.3% | 52% | 50% | 38 |
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 38 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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Rick Hodges played for Glenelg during the 1977 season and was part of the Tigers’ State Championship-winning team.
Hodges returned to state-league basketball with Noarlunga City in 1992 and was part of the Tigers championship team alongside Brett Wheeler, Ricky Simpson, Ben Osborne and Willie Jennette.
Noarlunga defeated Sturt 87–79 in the 1992 Grand Final.
Hodges returned to Noarlunga in 1993 and, despite losing big man Brett Wheeler to rival South Adelaide, the Tigers won back-to-back championships, defeating Murray Bridge 82–64 in the Grand Final.
| YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 15 | 80.0% | Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 12 | 15 | 80% |
| YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1.2 | 1.5 | 80.0% | Total | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.2 | 1.5 | 80% |
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