Lester Hudson

Lester Hudson

Hudson in 2013 with the Los Angeles Lakers
Free agent
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1984-08-07) August 7, 1984 (age 40) Memphis, Tennessee, US
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Central (Memphis, Tennessee)
College	Southwest Tennessee CC (2005–2007) Tennessee–Martin (2007–2009)
NBA draft	2009: 2nd round, 58th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2010	Boston Celtics
2009	→Maine Red Claws
2010	Memphis Grizzlies
2010	→Dakota Wizards
2010–2011	Washington Wizards
2011	Guangdong Southern Tigers
2011–2012	Qingdao DoubleStar
2012	Austin Toros
2012	Cleveland Cavaliers
2012	Memphis Grizzlies
2012–2013	Dongguan Leopards
2013	Austin Toros
2013–2014	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2014–2015	Liaoning Flying Leopards
2015	Los Angeles Clippers
2015–2019	Liaoning Flying Leopards
2019–2022	Shandong Heroes
2023	Liaoning Arctic Wolves
Career highlights and awards
NBL (China) scoring champion (2023) CBA All Import Player First Team (2021) 2× CBA Foreign MVP (2014, 2015) CBA Finals MVP (2018) 2× All-CBA Guard of the Year (2014, 2016) 3× All-CBA First Team (2014–2016) CBA Best Defender (2015) 6× CBA All-Star (2012–2017) 2× CBA steals leader (2012, 2015) 2× OVC Player of the Year (2008, 2009)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Lester Hudson III (born August 7, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Shandong Heroes of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). In the 2007–08 season, Hudson recorded the only quadruple-double in NCAA Division I men's basketball history.^[1] At the conclusion of the season, he declared himself for the 2008 NBA draft, but later withdrew. Hudson was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 58th pick of the 2009 NBA draft, but was later waived. He was then signed by the Memphis Grizzlies. Hudson later played for the Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers before returning to the Grizzlies in April 2012.