Quinton Hosley
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 Hosley warming-up with Real Madrid | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 25, 1984 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Georgian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Abraham Lincoln (Denver, Colorado) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2007: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–2021 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2008 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| 2008 | Real Madrid |
| 2008–2009 | Galatasaray Café Crown |
| 2009–2010 | Aliağa Petkim |
| 2010–2011 | DKV Joventut |
| 2011–2012 | Dinamo Sassari |
| 2012–2013 | Stelmet Zielona Góra |
| 2013–2014 | Virtus Roma |
| 2014–2015 | Stelmet Zielona Góra |
| 2015–2016 | Yeşilgiresun Belediye |
| 2016–2017 | Shahrdari Arak |
| 2017–2018 | Yeşilgiresun Belediye |
| 2018 | Anwil Włocławek |
| 2018–2019 | Stelmet Zielona Góra |
| Career highlights | |
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Quinton Robert Hosley (born March 25, 1984) is an American-born naturalized Georgian[1][2] professional basketball player for Stelmet Zielona Góra of the Polish Basketball League. He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall swingman. He is the son of streetball and Rucker Park legend Ron Mathias.[3]
He played two seasons of the college basketball at Lamar Community College and Fresno State University. His career averages are 16.1 points and 9 rebounds per game.[4]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft, Hosley joined the Turkish League team Pınar Karşıyaka in 2007.[5] In 2008, he joined the Spanish ACB League team Real Madrid. After being released from Real Madrid due to poor performances, Hosley signed a contract with the Turkish team Galatasaray Café Crown.[6][7]
On October 23, 2010, he agreed to a deal with another Turkish team Aliağa Petkim.[8][9]
In the summer of 2010, Hosley signed a two-year deal with DKV Joventut of the Spanish ACB League.[10][11]
In July 2011, he signed with Italian club Dinamo Basket Sassari.[12]
On August 8, 2012, he signed a one-year contract with the 2012 Polish League Bronze Medalist Stelmet Zielona Góra.[13][14] In 2013, Hosley won the Polish League Championship (first championship in the history of Zielona Góra). He has also become the Finals MVP.[15]
On July 8, 2013, Hosley signed with Virtus Roma of Italy for the 2013–14 season.[16]
In July 2014, Hosley returned to Zielona Góra signing a contract for the 2014–15 season.[17] He was once again named the PLK Finals MVP in 2015, after Zielona Gora beat PGE Turów Zgorzelec 4–2 in the Finals.[18]
On August 3, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Krasny Oktyabr of Russia.[19] One month later, on September 3, he parted ways with Krasny Oktyabr before appearing in a game for them.[20] On October 6, 2015, he signed with Turkish club Yeşilgiresun Belediye for the rest of the season.[21]
On July 21, 2016, Hosley signed with French club Nanterre 92.[22] However, he left Nanterre before appearing in a game for them. In October 2016, he signed with Iranian club Shahrdari Arak for the 2016–17 season.[23]
On October 5, 2017, Hosley signed with his former club Yeşilgiresun Belediye for the 2017–18 BSL season.[24] On January 31, 2018, he moved to Polish club Anwil Włocławek for the rest of the season.[25]
Georgian national team
Hosley played for the Georgia national basketball team in 2010.
