Derek Hood (basketball)

Derek Dwayne Hood is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks. In the NBA, Hood played for the Charlotte Hornets.

College career

Hood, a 6'8", 222 pound small forward born in Decatur, Illinois, attended the University of Arkansas.

Professional career

Hood played two games for the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Hornets during the 1999-2000 NBA season.
Hood also played in the CBA with the Quad City Thunder and Yakima Sun Kings, in Italy with Snaidero Udine, in the ABA with the Kansas City Knights, in the NBDL with the Mobile Revelers, and in France with ASVEL Villeurbanne. He was selected to the CBA All-Rookie Team in 2000.

After basketball

In 2015 Hood was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor.
Currently Hood is a math teacher at Heath High School in Rockwall, Texas