18 Facts About Lester Hudson

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Lester Hudson III was born on August 7,1984 and is an American professional basketball player for the Shandong Heroes of the Chinese Basketball Association.

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Lester Hudson was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 58th pick of the 2009 NBA draft, but was later waived.

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Lester Hudson later played for the Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers before returning to the Grizzlies in April 2012.

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Lester Hudson made school, conference and NCAA history during the season, including becoming the first Division I men's player to record a quadruple-double in a college game on November 13,2007.

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Lester Hudson had a triple-double, eight additional double-doubles and cracked the 30-point plateau 11 times during his rookie season in the league.

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Lester Hudson finished the season ranked fifth nationally in points per game ; fourth in steals and tenth in 3-pointers made per game.

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Lester Hudson ranked among the top 90 nationally in each rebounding, assists, 3-point percentage and free throw percentage.

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Lester Hudson was named to the OVC All-Newcomer squad, became just the fourth Skyhawk ever named to the All-OVC first-team and was named UT Martin's Bob Carroll Male Athlete of the Year.

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On January 6,2010, Lester Hudson was waived by the Celtics, but he was claimed by the Memphis Grizzlies two days later.

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Lester Hudson was waived on July 1,2010 by the Grizzlies.

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Lester Hudson played for the Washington Wizards during the NBA's 2010 summer league.

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Lester Hudson was re-signed on December 20,2010, but waived again on January 5,2011.

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On March 30,2012, Lester Hudson was signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the first of two 10-day contracts.

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Lester Hudson hit two last-second shots to force two games into overtime.

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On March 29,2015, Lester Hudson signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.

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On September 13,2015, Lester Hudson returned to the Liaoning Flying Leopards, signing a new three-year deal with the club.

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Lester Hudson re-signed with the team on August 10,2018.

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Lester Hudson re-signed with the team on October 4,2020.