Happy Birthday, Clifford Hodge ( Feb 3 )

Clifford Marion "Cliff" Hodge (born February 3, 1988) is a Filipino-American basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 4th overall by the Meralco Bolts in the 2012 PBA draft.

The 23-year-old, 6'5" Hodge, who played for Hawaii Pacific University, had to choose between Europe and the Philippines. He made his choice and set out for Manila. "I always like playing basketball. So I decided to come out here," Hodge, who tallied 10 ppg, 6 rpg and 2 bpg in his previous PBA D-League campaign, recalled. Though he's bounced around from team to team, and even around all three divisions in the U.S. NCAA, the 22-year-old Ellis is thankful to wake up playing the sport he loves, wherever he is. "It's always been a passion; to wake up every morning and do what you love to do," Ellis, who averaged 8 ppg and 4 rpg in the last PBA D-League tournament, said. "It's always a learning experience and it gets better every single day."