ATHLETE OF THE WEEK FOR PERIOD ENDING 1/13/19
Andre Hodo #21 (Men's Basketball)
Sr. / 6-5 / Guard/Forward
Hometown: Silver Spring, Md.
High School: Bullis School
Major: Communication
Inside the numbers: Hodo was outstanding last week as he helped Southern Vermont go 2-1 in league play. He averaged 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game—shooting 44.6 percent from the floor and 93.3 percent from the free throw line during 39.7 minutes on the court.
The senior first had a team-leading 23 points and 16 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes of a close loss at Newbury on Tuesday. He then tallied 16 points and nine boards in SVC's Thursday win over Becker—adding five assists during his 36 minutes of playing time. Hodo capped the week by registering a game and career-high 27 points on Saturday as Southern Vermont made a thrilling comeback to force overtime before handing New England College its first league loss of the year. Against the Pilgrims, he added 11 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the year, and he also had three steals during 43 minutes of the victory.
Saturday marked the fourth time this year that Hodo has recorded at least 20 points, and it was the eighth time this season that he has hit double figures in the rebounds column.
What Coach Johnson is saying: “Andre does it all for us: plays defense, rebounds, scores when he needs to, and gets his teammates involved. He has committed himself to being our emotional leader. He has a ‘can’t lose and won’t lose’ attitude, which will carry us into late January and February.”
About the student-athlete:
Hobbies/interests: I love to write
Person I would most like to meet: Will Smith or Kevin Hart
My hero/idol: Barack Obama because of the courage it took to not only run for president, but hold the position for eight years.
Favorite quote/saying: "When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful."
Favorite food: Burgers
Favorite athlete: Damian Lillard