Roneeka Hodges (born July 19, 1982) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the LSU Tigers and Florida State Seminoles. She was selected fifteenth overall by the Houston Comets in the 2005 WNBA draft and played in the WNBA for eleven seasons with the Comets, Minnesota Lynx, San Antonio Silver Stars, Indiana Fever, Tulsa Shock, and Atlanta Dream. Hodges also had an extensive playing career overseas, playing in many different countries until 2019.

Hodges started her coaching career in 2019 as a special advisor at LSU. She then worked as an assistant coach in the college ranks for the Old Dominion Monarchs and Colgate Raiders, before becoming an assistant coach in the WNBA with the New York Liberty and Connecticut Sun.

Personal life

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, she is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges.

Professional career

A 5'11" guard, Hodges played for three seasons with the Houston Comets, who selected her in the second round, 15th overall, in the 2005 WNBA draft.[1] On February 6, 2008, Hodges was selected by the Atlanta Dream in the expansion draft. She was then traded to the Seattle Storm with the fourth pick for Seattle's eighth pick and Iziane Castro Marques.[2] She was then waived by the Storm and signed once again with the Comets.[3] Through three seasons with the Comets, Hodges scored 382 points, collected 112 rebounds, 66 assists, 32 steals, and 4 blocks. In 2006, she scored a career high 247 points, with her career high of 21 coming against the Washington Mystics.

After the Comets folded in the fall of 2008, the Minnesota Lynx selected Hodges as the fourth pick in the dispersal draft for former Comets players.[4]

Coaching career

During the 2019–2020 college basketball season, Hodges worked as a special advisor to her alma mater LSU. The following academic year, she joined the coaching staff at Old Dominion University.[5] In September 2021, she was named an assistant coach to the Colgate University women's basketball team.[6]

In 2022, she joined the new coaching staff of the New York Liberty under Sandy Brondello.[7]

In 2025, she joined the new coaching staff of the Connecticut Sun under Rachid Meziane,[8] with a more expanded role than she had with the Liberty.[9]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2005 Houston 26 0 7.2 .277 .192 1.000 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.3
2006 Houston 33 8 21.2 .401 .367 .744 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.1 1.1 7.5
2007 Houston 29 4 11.4 .279 .299 .909 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.7 3.5
2008 Houston 15 6 18.3 .423 .371 1.000 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 7.3
2009 Minnesota 33 27 27.3 .417 .398 .909 3.0 1.9 0.5 0.5 1.1 9.9
2010 San Antonio 34 19 25.3 .357 .308 .758 3.2 1.4 0.4 0.3 1.2 7.7
2011 San Antonio 28 5 9.8 .404 .400 1.000 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 3.9
2012 Indiana 12 0 8.9 .318 .259 .500 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.3 3.2
2012 Tulsa 20 16 25.5 .420 .376 .773 2.7 1.9 0.8 0.2 1.7 10.2
2013 Tulsa 33 8 17.2 .387 .360 .875 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.5 5.0
2014 Tulsa 34 34 21.2 .346 .259 .793 1.8 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.6 5.3
2015 Atlanta 23 9 19.5 .382 .360 .750 2.0 1.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 6.4
Career 11 years, 6 teams 320 136 18.4 .379 .344 .803 1.8 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.8 6.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2005 Houston 2 0 1.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0
2006 Houston 2 0 17.5 .294 .250 .500 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
2010 San Antonio 2 2 28.5 .529 .429 .000 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 10.5
2011 San Antonio 1 0 5.0 .500 .500 .000 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Career 4 years, 2 teams 7 2 14.1 .417 .353 .500 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.6 5.4

LSU and Florida State statistics

Source[10]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2000-01 LSU 30 253 46.7 38.2 75.5 4.1 1.3 1.0 0.4 8.4
2001-02 LSU 30 266 44.9 30.3 72.1 5.3 1.4 0.9 0.7 8.9
2002-03 LSU 34 150 43.4 23.4 64.3 3.4 2.1 0.7 0.3 4.4
Career LSU 94 669 45.3 29.9 71.0 4.2 1.6 0.9 0.5 7.1
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004-05 Florida State 32 615 46.8 32.6 63.5 5.6 1.5 1.1 0.8 19.2
Career Florida State 32 615 46.8 32.6 63.5 5.6 1.5 1.1 0.8 19.2

References

  1. ^ "Roneeka Hodges Selected As 15th Overall Pick In The WNBA Draft". Florida State University. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "Dream starts with expansion draft". ESPN.com. February 6, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  3. ^ ABC7. "Comets regain services of guard Roneeka Hodges". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved January 13, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Lytle goes first in WNBA dispersal draft". ESPN.com. December 8, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  5. ^ "Roneeka Hodges". Old Dominion Athletics. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Roneeka Hodges - Women's Basketball Coach". Colgate University Athletics. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "New York Liberty Finalize 2022 Coaching Staff – New York Liberty". liberty.wnba.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "Connecticut Sun Welcomes Roneeka Hodges as Assistant Coach". sun.wnba.com. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  9. ^ Alfveby, Gabby (January 11, 2025). "Sun hire former WNBA player Roneeka Hodges as new assistant coach". The Next. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  10. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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