Complex sentence: Following the war, Hodges also spent time completing course work at Oakland City University, near his hometown, playing basketball for the Mighty Oaks, joining the 1947--48 team after four games (1--3 record); they finished at 9--10.
Split into simpler sentences: Following the war, Hodges also spent time completing course work at Oakland City University, near his hometown. He played basketball for the Mighty Oaks, joining the 1947--48 team after four games (1--3 record); they finished at 9--10.