Hobbs with Gießen 46ers in 2016
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No. 15 – ratiopharm Ulm | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
League | Basketball Bundesliga |
Personal information | |
Born |
New Albany, Indiana |
May 17, 1989
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
Listed weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | New Albany (New Albany, Indiana) |
College | Bellarmine (2008–2012) |
NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012 | Mackay Meteors |
2012–2013 | Cáceres |
2013 | Gladstone Port City Power |
2013–2014 | Alba Fehérvár |
2014–2015 | Nürnberger BC |
2015 | Mackay Meteors |
2015–2016 | Gießen 46ers |
2016–present | ratiopharm Ulm |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Braydon Alexander Hobbs (born May 17, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played four seasons of college basketball for Bellarmine University where he was a key member of the Knights' 2011 championship winning team, helping the school claim their first NCAA Division II National Championship. He has since played professionally in Europe and Australia, winning two QBL championships with the Mackay Meteors in 2012 and 2015.
Hobbs attended New Albany High School in New Albany, Indiana where he played for coach Jim Shannon and became New Albany's all-time assist leader. As a senior in 2007–08, he averaged 16 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game, and became the first Bulldog to record a triple-double. He was earned Associated Press second-team All-State honors and was named the New Albany Tribune's Player of the Year.
As a freshman at Bellarmine in 2008–09, Hobbs earned Great Lakes Valley Conference Freshman of the Year and third-team All-GLVC honors after averaging 12.8 points per game. He started all 33 games in the backcourt, averaging 32.6 minutes per contest.
As a sophomore in 2009–10, Hobbs earned third-team All-GLVC honors for the second straight year. He started all 32 games during the season and finished third on the team in scoring with 11.6 points per game. He and running mate Jeremy Kendle formed a formidable backcourt in their first year together, going on to help the Knights win the 2010 GLVC Tournament.
As a junior in 2010–11, Hobbs earned first-team All-GLVC honors after averaging 12.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game. He also garnered Honorable Mention All-America honors by D-II Bulletin, and was named first-team All-Region by Daktronics and first-team All-District by the NABC. Hobbs helped lead Bellarmine to a 30–2 record and a trip to the NCAA Division II Elite 8 for the first time in school history. He went on to lead them even further as the Knights won their first NCAA Division II National Championship in 2010–11.