St. Rose basketball superstar Jayden Hodge, who has helped the Purple Roses win the 2024 NJSIAA Non-Public B championship, as well as back-to-back Shore Conference Tournament titles, is heading to Florida for his senior season.
Hodge announced on social media Friday that he will transfer to Montverde Academy, a national power that, with Cooper Flagg leading the way, beat St. Rose at the Metro Classic in 2024. Flagg, after a season at Duke, is expected to be the No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA Draft.
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The 6-6 Hodge came from his native Belgium as a freshman, along with his older brother Matt, now at Villanova, and completely changed the direction of the Purple Roses program. The connection was St. Rose head coach Brian Lynch, the former star at CBA and Villanova who played with and coached for Odell Hodge, Jayden’s father, in Belgium.
St. Rose’s Jayden Hodge drives to the basket against Roselle Catholic in the NJSIAA Non-Public B boys basketball championship in Piscataway, N.J. on March 14, 2025.
He averaged 19.6 points last season, as St. Rose reached the Non-Public B final before falling to Roselle Catholic.
Montverde won eight national championships under coach Kevin Boyle, a New Jersey native, but will be replaced next season by Mike Turner, who takes over after 26 seasons at Gonzaga in Washington, D.C.
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Hodge has a host of scholarship offers, including from Rutgers, Seton Hall and Monmouth, along with schools including Villanova, Maryland, Ohio State and Penn State.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: St. Rose NJ hoops star Jayden Hodge transferring to Montverde Academy
