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Quinton Hosley

Hosley warming-up with Real Madrid
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Personal information
Born	(1984-03-25) March 25, 1984 (age 40) New York City, New York
Nationality	American / Georgian
High school	Abraham Lincoln (Denver, Colorado)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College	Lamar CC (2002–2004) Fresno State (2005–2007)
NBA Draft	2007 / Undrafted
Pro career	2007–2021
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 and awards
3× Polish League champion (2013, 2015, 2018) 2× Polish League Finals MVP (2013, 2015) Polish League All-First Team (2015) Polish League Best Defender (2015) Turkish Super League All-Star Game MVP (2008)

Quinton Robert Hosley (born March 25, 1984) is an American-born naturalized Georgian 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.

Collegiate career

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.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft, Hosley joined the Turkish League team Pınar Karşıyaka in 2007. 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.

On October 23, 2010, he agreed to a deal with another Turkish team Aliağa Petkim.

In the summer of 2010, Hosley signed a two-year deal with DKV Joventut of the Spanish ACB League.

In July 2011, he signed with Italian club Dinamo Basket Sassari.

On August 8, 2012, he signed a one-year contract with the 2012 Polish League Bronze Medalist Stelmet Zielona Góra. In 2013, Hosley won the Polish League Championship (first championship in the history of Zielona Góra). He has also become the Finals MVP.

On July 8, 2013, Hosley signed with Virtus Roma of Italy for the 2013–14 season.

In July 2014, Hosley returned to Zielona Góra signing a contract for the 2014–15 season. He was once again named the PLK Finals MVP in 2015, after Zielona Gora beat PGE Turów Zgorzelec 4–2 in the Finals.

On August 3, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Krasny Oktyabr of Russia. One month later, on September 3, he parted ways with Krasny Oktyabr before appearing in a game for them. On October 6, 2015, he signed with Turkish club Yeşilgiresun Belediye for the rest of the season.

On July 21, 2016, Hosley signed with French club Nanterre 92. 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.

On October 5, 2017, Hosley signed with his former club Yeşilgiresun Belediye for the 2017–18 BSL season. On January 31, 2018, he moved to Polish club Anwil Włocławek for the rest of the season.

Georgian national team

Hosley played for the Georgia national basketball team in 2010.

Career statistics

College

EuroLeague

See also

In Spanish: Quinton Hosley para niños