Rick Hodges used to play for NCT.. Ben and Tim are his sons and they currently play for southern tigers.. He was a centre and only retired about 6 or 7 years ago..

700-odd games at equivalent ABL level. Played NBL in early 1980s. One of the true greats of South Australian basketball and we're talking "true" greats here.

And by true, I would assume that if you cut him open he would bleed Black and Gold.

How tall was he to play centre?

I reckon hes about 6 6.

Rick Hodges - one of the few players whose kids were playing high grade District level while he was still playing Senior Div 1!

Come to think of it, I believe he and his son actually played together in the Tigers div 1 team - but I could be wrong...

Rick Hodges is a great club man and a great player. His brother Adrian also played for NCT with Rick and Adrian is now an assistant coach to the ABA womens team. Godd to see him back!

Soory for the typo error pickles housemate!

Didn't Rick represent Australia as well? What a guy!

Rick is 6 foot 8, did indeed play for australia, and is one of the all-time great tiger men!!...hence the rick hodges room.....22 odd years at or above state league level...takes some beating!

Claire Hodges (niece of Rick) will be lining up in the black, maroon and yellow and will be under direction from her dad Adrian who is likely to take the role of assistant.

No I don't believe he is related to Gertrude buddy.

One of the all time SA great basketball players.Had one of the sharpest set of elbows i've ever met! I seriously can't believe you play for Adelaide Southern and not know who he is! I'm hoping you come from the Adelaide part of the club!!!

Don't forget the majestic hook shot!

Well said Panther!

Let's start at the beginning...

Began playing at age 16 - height 6ft 8 - with Jervois a founding member team of the Murray Bridge basketball Association under coach Trevor Hull.

Attended Flinders University in 1972 meeting up with Gerry Clarke (father of Matthew Clarke, current Southern Tigers captain) who enticed Rick to join Glenelg BC. While at Flinders was a central figure of the team that won the Australian Intervarsity BB championships with Flinders going on to represent Australia at an International tournament in Israel.

From there details become a little rusty.

His career at NCT (now ST) also included coaching them to a premiership in his first year as coach.

may need to add australian representative to that little career summary flashback....but was a fiar summary.
in a short summary,
rick is a south australian basketball legend!

Gertrude wishes he was a Hodges.
So much so he's moved into the Hodges household. So I hear&

But to inform the mind of a curious Southern Tiger as to the naming rights of his teams' Club Rooms 

Rick Hodges in view:

Quote: "&this stuff should be etched in your brain!!!"


Aus rep 1977/78, World Championships Manila 1978
NBL, 1979 -1981, 1987
ABA 1972 - 1998? Retired Age 44
Played with: Phil Smyth, Al Green, Andy Blicavs, Eddie Palubinskas, Werner Linde, Ken Cole, plus a lot of guys who were in The Australian side around that time.
Played against some NBA players during their college career but forgotten names. Kurt Rambis most notable&

And in his last year as a player for NCT, there was a game where Rick and his two son's played together in 1998.

TH!!!! Cant wait to kick your butt at Golf on Sat, pick up slippery and see you on time

As stated above, Adrian Hodges is DEFINITELY an Assistant at Southern, and Claire has come across as well.

Never say Never.

rusty?...still playing veterans comp in Melbourne and holder of the MVP Ringwood Over 30's Div 1 trophy...