Personal information | |
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Born | Decatur, Illinois | December 22, 1976
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Central (Kansas City, Missouri) |
College | Arkansas (1995–1999) |
NBA draft | 1999: undrafted |
Playing career | 1999–2005 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 55 |
Career history | |
1999 | Charlotte Hornets |
1999–2000 | Quad City Thunder |
2000–2001 | Kansas City Knights |
2001 | Snaidero Udine |
2001–2003 | Mobile Revelers |
2003 | Toros de Aragua |
2003–2004 | ASVEL Villeurbanne |
2004–2005 | Yakima Sun Kings |
Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Derek Dwayne Hood (born December 22, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. [1] He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks. In the NBA, Hood played for the Charlotte Hornets.
Hood, a 6'8", 222 pound small forward born in Decatur, Illinois, attended the University of Arkansas.
Hood played two games for the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Hornets during the 1999-2000 NBA season. [2]
Hood also played in the CBA with the Quad City Thunder [3] and Yakima Sun Kings, [4] in Italy with Snaidero Udine, [5] in the ABA with the Kansas City Knights, [6] in the NBDL with the Mobile Revelers, [7] and in France with ASVEL Villeurbanne. [5] He was selected to the CBA All-Rookie Team in 2000. [8]
In 2015 Hood was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor. [9]
Currently Hood is a math teacher at Heath High School in Rockwall, Texas [10]