Jodie Meeks
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| Jodie Meeks | |
|---|---|
| College | Kentucky |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey # | 23 |
| Class | Junior |
| Career | 2006 – present |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | August 21, 1987 Norcross, GA |
| High school | Norcross HS, Norcross |
| Awards | |
| All-America Freshman Team[1]
2007 All-SEC Freshman team SEC Freshman of the Week - February 26, 2007 SEC Freshman of the Week - January 29, 2007 SEC Freshman of the Week - December 18, 2006 |
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Jodie Meeks (born August 21, 1987, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American college basketball player for University of Kentucky Wildcats. He attended Norcross High School in Norcross, GA, where he led them to their first state basketball championship in 2006 under coach Eddie Martin.
[edit] High school career
During his senior high school season, Meeks averaged 23.7 points per game during the regular season and 28.0 points per game during the state playoffs. Meeks was named the 2006 Atlanta Journal Constitution Player of the Year. He was also named 2006 Gwinnett Daily Post Player of the Year, 2006 Atlanta Tipoff Club Metro Player of the Year and Player of the Month (February 2006). He was named to the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) All Star Team and led the North Team to its first victory in over three years. He was named the North Squads’ MVP. He was also named to the All Tournament Team at Bob Gibbons, Kingwood, The Main Event (Las Vegas), Chick-Fil-A, and Dell Curry’s Bojangles tournament. Also, he was named to the 2006 Derby Classic All Star game and played with many of his future Kentucky teammates on April 15, 2006 against rival University of Louisville recruits.
[edit] College career
Meeks made his college debut November 2, 2006 in an exhibition game against Lindsey Wilson at Rupp Arena coming off the bench. He finished the game with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. He has continued to shine for the Big Blue of Kentucky. He was named CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Game during the nationally televised game against Louisville, after pouring in a career-high 18 points in the Wildcats' win over Louisville on December 16, 2006. He was named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Freshman of the Week three times during his freshman season. Meeks was a unanimous selection to the SEC All-Freshman team. He was also recognized among Americas best freshman selected by The Collegeinsider.com to the Freshmen All-America team. The Freshmen All-America team consists of 16 players selected by Division I coaches and NBA scouts.
Expectations were high for Meeks coming into his sophomore season, and it appeared that Meeks was going to match those expectations after scoring 34 points in an exhibition game against Pikeville College. However, the 2007-08 season turned into a nightmare for Meeks, as a stress fracture to his pelvic area, a strained hip flexor, and a strained groin, limited him to 11 games on the season.
On April 2nd, it was announced that Meeks was diagnosed with a sports hernia.
