SMU (2023-24)
Played 31-of-33 games for the Mustangs after transferring from Georgia State … Averaged 5.4 points and 3.4 rebounds with 18 steals and 17 blocked shots … Recorded a season-high 21 points and four rebounds at Indiana State in the NIT First Round (3/20/24) ... Added six points, six rebounds and two steals in the team’s win at Tulane (2/15/24) ... Registered a team-high 14 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal versus North Texas (2/11/24) ... Had eight points, two rebounds and two assists at Rice (2/7/24) ... Turned in eight points, four rebounds and two blocks against Dayton (11/29/23) … Ranked in the 93rd percentile on Synergy for pick and roll … During the summer of 2023, averaged 9.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per contest in SMU’s preseason foreign tour to Spain.
GEORGIA STATE (2021-23)
Started his collegiate career playing two seasons at Georgia State from 2021-23 … Was a member of the Panthers’ 2022 NCAA Tournament and Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship squad … Scored a career-high 26 points with five rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks in a victory over Coastal Carolina during his sophomore year (1/14/23) … Team’s leading shot blocker (22) and rebounder (6.9 avg.) during the 2022-23 season … Played in 27 games a freshman including 12 starts … Made his collegiate debut and earned a spot in the starting lineup versus Brewton-Parker (11/9/21) … Turned in his first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds at High Point (11/21/21) … Registered a season-high 15 points and seven rebounds against Coastal Carolina (1/22/22) … Tallied five points and five rebounds versus Gonzaga in the NCAA First Round (3/17/22) … Athletic Director’s Honor Roll student.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated in 2021 from Wheeler High School in Marietta, Ga. … Three-star recruit and one of Top 75 power forwards in the country in the Class of 2021 … Lettered three years in basketball under head coach Larry Thompson … Named an all-state first team and all-Cobb County second team selection during his senior year … Led the Wildcats to back-to-back state championships including a Top 25 national ranking in 2020-21… Recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds in the state championship game against regional rival Kell High School … Earned All-Cobb County Second Team honors as a sophomore … Transferred to Wheeler from South Gwinnett High School in Snellville, Ga. … Played AAU basketball for Game Elite and HYPE Hawks.
PERSONAL
Son of Diana Hudson and Christopher Hodges … Born on Nov. 26, 2001 … First name, Ja’Heim, pronounced JUH-heem … Goes by Turtle, a nickname given to him as a child by his aunt, Crystal Hudson, because he moved slow … Has two siblings, Dashawn Hudson and London Mims … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts.
CAREER SUPERLATIVES
Points: 26 vs. Coastal Carolina (1/14/23)
Field Goals Made: 10 vs. Georgia Tech (11/12/22)
Field Goals Attempted: 13 vs. Coastal Carolina (1/14/23), vs. Coastal Carolina (1/22/22)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 4 vs. Coastal Carolina (1/14/23)
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 7 vs. Coastal Carolina (1/14/23)
Free Throws Made: 6 vs. Coastal Carolina (1/22/22)
Free Throws Attempted: 8 vs. Coastal Carolina (1/22/22)
Rebounds: 13 vs. Middle Georgia State (12/1/22)
Assists: 4 vs. Houston Christian (12/19/23)
Blocks: 4 at Georgia Southern (2/19/22)
Steals: 3 at Marshall (1/28/23)
Minutes Played: 39 at Old Dominion (1/19/23)
Double-Figure Games: 20
20-Point Games: 3
10-Rebound Games: 7
Double-Doubles: 4
Dunks: 10