Lester Hudson III (born August 7, 1984) is an American professional

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player for the Shandong Heroes of the

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(CBA). In the 2007–08 season, Hudson recorded the only

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Division I men's basketball history. At the conclusion of the season, he declared himself for the

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, but later withdrew. Hudson was drafted by the

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with the 58th pick of the

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, but was later waived. He was then signed by the

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. Hudson later played for the

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and

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before returning to the Grizzlies in April 2012.

College career

Hudson put together one of the best all-around seasons in

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history in 2007–08 and helped the

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make a six-game improvement in its league record from the previous year. The Skyhawks were picked last (11th) in a preseason poll but finished fourth and qualified for the OVC tournament. Hudson made school, conference and NCAA history during the season, including becoming the first Division I men's player to record a

(25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals vs.

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) in a college game on November 13, 2007. He also had a triple-double, eight additional double-doubles and cracked the 30-point plateau 11 times during his rookie season in the league. He finished the season ranked fifth nationally in points per game (25.7); fourth in steals (2.8) and tenth in 3-pointers made per game (3.8). He also ranked among the top 90 nationally in each rebounding (79th, 7.8/game), assists (88th, 4.5/game), 3-point percentage (72nd, 38.8%) and free throw percentage (67th, 83.4%). A Memphis, Tennessee native who transferred from

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, Hudson is the first UT Martin player to receive the OVC Player of the Year award. He was again honored in the 2008–09 season, the first back to back win since

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won in the 1994–1995 and 1995–1996 seasons. He was also named to the OVC All-Newcomer squad, became just the fourth Skyhawk ever named to the All-OVC first-team (2007–2008 and 2008–2009,) and was named UT Martin's Bob Carroll Male Athlete of the Year. With All-American honors from the

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and Collegeinsider.com, Hudson became the first player in UT Martin history to claim the honors since the school started playing in Division I.

Professional career

Over the first few months of the 2009–10 season, Hudson split time between the Celtics and their NBADL affiliate, the

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. On January 2, an injury ravaged Celtics team turned to Hudson during a game against the Toronto Raptors. On January 6, 2010, Hudson was waived by the Celtics, but he was claimed by the

two days later. The Grizzlies assigned him to the

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of the D-League on February 28, 2010. Hudson was waived on July 1, 2010, by the Grizzlies. He played for the

during the NBA's 2010 summer league. Hudson was invited to Wizards' training camp for the

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and made the team. After playing six games for them, he was waived on November 23, 2010. He was re-signed on December 20, 2010, but waived again on January 5, 2011. In January 2011 he signed with the

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. He joined

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in November 2011. On March 30, 2012, Hudson was signed by the

to the first of two 10-day contracts. He quickly established himself, scoring at least 23 points in three consecutive games from April 6 to April 10. He also hit two last-second shots to force two games into overtime. On April 20, 2012, after his second 10-day contract expired, he joined the

for the remainder of the 2011–12 season. On October 12, 2012, he signed with the

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of China. On March 15, 2013, he was acquired by the Austin Toros of the NBA D-League. On October 1, 2013, he signed with the

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. He was later waived by the Jazz on October 26. In November 2013, he signed with

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. On October 14, 2014, he signed with the

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for the 2014–15 CBA season. On March 29, 2015, Hudson signed a 10-day contract with the

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. On April 11, he signed a multi-year deal with the Clippers. On July 15, he was waived by the Clippers. On September 13, 2015, Hudson returned to the Liaoning Flying Leopards, signing a new three-year deal with the club. He re-signed with the team on August 10, 2018. During the 2019–20 season, Hudson averaged 29 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists per game for the Shandong Heroes. He re-signed with the team on October 4, 2020.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

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UTMSports.com player pieceESPN.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson, Lester 1984 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in China American men's basketball players Austin Toros players Basketball players from Memphis, Tennessee Boston Celtics draft picks Boston Celtics players Cleveland Cavaliers players Dakota Wizards players Guangdong Southern Tigers players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Liaoning Flying Leopards players Los Angeles Clippers players Maine Red Claws players Memphis Grizzlies players Point guards Qingdao Eagles players Shenzhen Leopards players Shooting guards UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball players Washington Wizards players Xinjiang Flying Tigers players Liaoning Arctic Wolves players Central High School (Memphis, Tennessee) alumni Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin players