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Hodges attended California State University, Long Beach before beginning a professional career that included playing for the San Diego Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns, and Chicago Bulls. He was most remembered during his Bulls years as part of the bench that led the team to the 1991 and 1992NBA Championships. Hodges became the second player (after Larry Bird) to win three consecutive Three Point Contests, in 1990, 1991, and 1992. California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach!) is the largest campus of the California State University system and the second largest university in the state of California. ... The Los Angeles Clippers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ... The Milwaukee Bucks are a National Basketball Association team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... The Phoenix Suns are a National Basketball Association team based in Phoenix, Arizona. ... The Chicago Bulls are a National Basketball Association team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association, played under a best-of-seven playoff format. ... Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a former NBA basketball player. ... The Three Point Contest is a National Basketball Association All-Star Game competition held on the Saturday before the All-Star Game. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
Hodges attended California State University, Long Beach before beginning a professional career that included playing for the San Diego Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns, and Chicago Bulls.
Hodges became the second player (after Larry Bird) to win three consecutive Three Point Contests, in 1990, 1991, and 1992.
One of the top long-range specialists in NBA history, Hodges was a four-year starting guard for the 49er basketball team, setting a career assist record (437, a mark which was broekn by Billy Walker in 1988), before being chosen in the third round of the 1982 NBA draft by the then-San Diego Clippers.
Hodges played two seasons for the Clippers, before being traded to Milwaukee, where he played all of three seasons and part of a fourth.
Hodges finished the 1988 season in Phoenix, before joing Chicago and winning NBA Championships in the early 90's with Michael Jordan.