With NBA summer league beginning over the past week, players have been granted new opportunities. The former Missouri stand-out, D'Moi Hodge, was recently added to the San Antonio Spurs summer league roster. Hodge most recently played the 2023/24 season for the South Bay Lakers (G-League affiliate of the Los Angeles Lakers).
Hodge had been listed on the Sacramento Kings roster, but will play for the San Antonio Spurs this summer. He'll play along side Spurs top pick, Stephon Castle. He should compliment the roster well, as he's always been a reliable "3&D" guard.
Former #Mizzou standout D’Moi Hodge is on the San Antonio Spurs’ summer league roster. https://t.co/cMnY4hoEZa
— Calum McAndrew (@C_McAndrew95) July 11, 2024
The 6-foot-3 guard has one year of NBA experience, appearing in seven games for the Los Angeles Lakers last season. Hodge has shown potential to play amongst the best players in the world. Despite being un-drafted in 2023, he battled for a roster spot, and earned an eventual contract.
Hodge has had quite the career path, coming to the United States to play basketball from the British Virgin Islands. He played high school basketball in Ludowici, Georgia before committing to the State College of Florida. After his Sophomore year, Hodge transferred to Cleveland State and began his Division-1 basketball career. After two seasons at Cleveland State, he made a name for himself and hit the portal again, this time taking his talents to the University of Missouri.
When the veteran stepped on campus, he instantly became a leader for the Tigers. In his graduate year, Hodge averaged 29 minutes per game and helped lead his team to the NCAA tournament. Averaging 14.7 PPG, and shooting 40% from three-point land were both factors in Hodge being looked at as an NBA prospect.
D'Moi Hodge has persevered through a lot in his career already, and is still looking to find a true home in the NBA. Whenever his name is called upon, the former Missouri star will seemingly provide.
The Spurs are scheduled to play three more summer league games this week, and you'll be able to catch the action on ESPN 2, or NBA TV.