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Darington Hobson Free agent Power forward, Small forward Personal information Date of birth September 29, 1987 Place of birth Las Vegas, Nevada Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) Career information College University of New Mexico NBA Draft 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks Career highlights and awards 2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
2010 Mountain West Conference Newcomer of the Year
AP Third-Team All-AmericanStats at NBA.com Darington Hobson (born September 29, 1987) is an American professional basketball player formerly with the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Hobson attended five high schools and a junior college before finally becoming eligible to play college basketball. Hobson was drafted in the 2nd round (37th overall) of the 2010 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Hobson was cut on December 2 due to injury.[1]
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High school and junior college
Hobson attended Western High School in Las Vegas for his freshmen year,[2] before moving to Houston, Texas to attend Alief Hastings High School. At fifteen he attended Gulf Shores Academy,[2] earning his nickname of "Butta" through his pick-up play in Houston.[3] He then moved to southern California and attended his fourth high school of Calvary Baptist Christian. Eventually, he finally moved to Decatur Christian in Illinois for prep school.[4] At Decatur Christian, Hobson was prompted by his coach, Alan Huss, to take the ACT, where he passed.[4] Hobson, rated a 4-star recruit by Scout.com, was coming off a season where he averaged 19 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.[2] He still needed credit, and therefore attended the College of Eastern Utah, leading them to a 25–7 record where he averaged 15.2 points and 8.7 rebounds.
University of New Mexico
Junior Year, 2009–2010
Upon coming to UNM, Hobson broke down and cried. "You always wished that you were there and playing on that level," Hobson said. "When I finally got there, I just sat in my room and just thanked God and cried for a couple of hours because I finally got to the place where I always wanted to get."[3]
Virtually unknown coming into the season, the left-handed Hobson was the question mark in how successful UNM's season would be. The Lobos had players in Roman Martinez and Dairese Gary, but the 6'7" point forward JC transfer Hobson was the key to the year where the Lobos were picked fifth in the Mountain West Conference. He did not disappoint, being the first Lobo to ever lead the team in points, rebounds and assists in the regular season. In 2010, Hobson was awarded the Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, making him the only player to ever achieve both honors in the same year.[5] He was also named to First-Team All-Mountain West.[5] He was also one of twenty-six finalists for the John R. Wooden Award, which annually awards the most outstanding player in men's college basketball.[6] On March 29, 2010, Hobson was named an Associated Press Third Team All-American, the first since Danny Granger in 2005.[7]
Hobson had 30 points and 10 rebounds against Louisiana Tech on November 21, 2009, going 3 for 4 from behing the arc. He had 22 points and 15 rebounds against the California on December 2, 2009, only to best that with a 29-point, 12-rebound performance against San Diego St. on February 2, including a 56-footer at the first half buzzer.[8] On February 23, Hobson was two points away from being only the second Lobo in UNM history to record a triple-double, with 8 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. In the 2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Hobson had 28 points and 15 rebounds en route to a 75–69 Lobos victory over the Air Force Academy.
Games Played Minutes/Game Points/Game Rebounds/Game Assists/Game Field Goal Percentage 3pt. Field Goal Percentage 35 33.6 15.9 9.3 4.6 44.0% 36.1% On April 15, 2010, after declaring his eligibility for the NBA draft, Hobson was challenged in a one-on-one dunk contest with St. Pius X High School senior Kaelan Brennan at St. Pius's Lobo Day. While both contestants shot relatively poorly, both Hobson did show his surprise in the competition.[9]
NBA career
Draft
On April 13, 2010, it was reported that Hobson declared himself eligible for the NBA Draft while not hiring an agent, leaving the possibility of returning to college basketball a possibility.[10] On May 8, 2010, Hobson declared for the 2010 NBA Draft, forfeiting his final year of eligibility at the University of New Mexico.[11]
On June 24, 2010, Hobson was selected with the seventh pick of the second round (37th overall) by the Milwaukee Bucks.
On September 3, 2010, Hobson officially signed with the Bucks. He didn't play at all in the preseason with Milwaukee and was cut on December 2, 2010 due to injury. He was replaced on the roster by Brian Skinner.
See also
- 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
References
- ^ Bucks cut ties with Darington Hobson ESPN.com, December 2, 2010
- ^ a b c "Player Bio: Darington Hobson – NEW MEXICO OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Golobos.com. September 29, 1987. http://www.golobos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hobson_darington00.html. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ a b Leung, Diamond (March 16, 2010). "Only a 'matter of time' for Hobson – College Basketball Nation Blog – ESPN". Espn.go.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/7120/only-a-matter-of-time-for-hobson. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "Hobson making his mark after long road to New Mexico – CBK News – FOX Sports on MSN". Msn.foxsports.com. January 7, 2010. http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/Goodman-New-Mexico-Hobson-010610#. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "Mountain West Conference Announces 2009–10 Men's Basketball All-Conference Awards – MWC OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Themwc.com. March 8, 2010. http://www.themwc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030810aac.html. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ "Top Candidates – Men – Wooden Award". Woodenaward.com. http://www.woodenaward.com/?cat=3. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ "Kentucky Wildcats' John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins make AP All-America team". ESPN. 2010-03-30. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5037799. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ "Lobos Darrington Hobson with halftime buzzer beater". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llvdHvVhhcM. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ "Darington Hobson". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/tag/_/name/darington-hobson. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ "Sources: New Mexico Lobos' Darington Hobson declares for NBA draft but doesn't hire an agent". ESPN. 2010-04-12. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2010/news/story?id=5079573. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ "New Mexico's Darington Hobson elects to stay in draft". ESPN. 2010-05-08. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5172555. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
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