Derek Dwayne Hood (born December 22, 1976) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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for the

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. In the NBA, Hood played for the Charlotte Hornets.

College career

Hood, a 6'8", 222 pound

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born in Decatur, Illinois, attended the

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Professional career

Hood played two games for the

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's Charlotte Hornets during the 1999-2000 NBA season. Hood also played in the CBA with the

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and

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, in Italy with Snaidero Udine,Jonathan Woog.
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". ''Street & Smith's''. 2005. Retrieved on December 21, 2009. in the ABA with the

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, in the

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with the

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, and in France with

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. 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 Liberty Junior High also he is the athletic director and he coaches 7th and 8th grade alternating between them each year

References

External links

NBA D-League profile
@ NBA.com
Derek Hood player profile
@ NBA.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Hood, Derek 1976 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players ASVEL Basket players Basketball players from Illinois Charlotte Hornets players McDonald's High School All-Americans Mobile Revelers players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Sportspeople from Decatur, Illinois Small forwards Undrafted National Basketball Association players Yakama Sun Kings players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople