Bryan Hodgson

Last updated
Bryan Hodgson
Current position
TitleHead Coach
Team Arkansas State
Conference Sun Belt
Record20–17 (.541)
Biographical details
Born (1987-04-11) April 11, 1987 (age 37) [1]
Olean, New York, U.S.
Alma mater
Playing career
2005–2007 Jamestown CC
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2010 Fredonia State (asst.)
2010–2013Jamestown CC (asst.)
2013–2015 Midland (asst.)
2015–2019 Buffalo (asst.)
2019–2023 Alabama (asst.)
2023–present Arkansas State
Head coaching record
Overall20–17 (.541)
Tournaments2–1 (CBI)

Bryan Hodgson (born April 11, 1987) [1] is an American college basketball coach who is currently serving as the head coach of the Arkansas State Red Wolves.

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Early life

Hodgson was born at Olean General Hospital in 1987 to a teenage mother. [lower-alpha 1] After his mother's boyfriend placed him on top of a wood stove when he was only a year old, Hodgson was placed in foster care. He was adopted by Larry and Rebecca Hodgson. [2] [3] [4] Raised as a part of a large family in the Western New York communities of Bolivar and then later Jamestown, he graduated from Jamestown High School where he was a member of the Red Raider varsity basketball team. [5]

College career

Hodgson played collegiately at Jamestown Community College, a NJCAA Region III program, where he served as team captain for two seasons [6] before earning an associate degree in Social Studies. [7] Continuing his education at Fredonia State, Hodgson earned a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management.

Coaching career

Getting his coaching career started as a student assistant at the Fredonia State, Hodgson spent his summers working the basketball camp circuit where he has worked the prestigious camps at Duke, Maryland, West Virginia, Syracuse, and Michigan State. [8]

Before joining the staff at the University at Buffalo, Hodgson spent time coaching in the NJCAA at his alma mater Jamestown CC as well as Midland College [9] [10] and the I-90 AAU travel team. During this time he helped many of his athletes move on to NCAA Division-I programs. [11]

Hodgson joined head coach Nate Oats's staff at Alabama in 2019 as the lead recruiter. [12] He oversaw a 2022 recruiting class which was ranked third in the nation by 247Sports. He was personally responsible for the recruitment of Brandon Miller and Jaden Bradley. [13]

On March 22, 2023, Hodgson was announced as the head coach of the Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team. [13]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Arkansas State Red Wolves (Sun Belt Conference)(2023–present)
2023–24 Arkansas State 20–1711–74th CBI Semifinals
Arkansas State:20–17 (.541)11–7 (.611)
Total:20–17 (.541)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Notes

  1. ↑ His mother was fourteen or fifteen years old at the time of his birth according to different sources. [2] [3]

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