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Derek Hood (basketball)

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Derek Hood
Personal information
Born (1976-12-22) December 22, 1976 (age 49)
Decatur, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High schoolCentral (Kansas City, Missouri)
CollegeArkansas (1995–1999)
NBA draft1999: undrafted
Playing career1999–2005
PositionPower forward
Number55
Career history
1999Charlotte Hornets
1999–2000Quad City Thunder
2000–2001Kansas City Knights
2001Snaidero Udine
2001–2003Mobile Revelers
2003Toros de Aragua
2003–2004ASVEL Villeurbanne
2004–2005Yakima Sun Kings
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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.

College career

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

Professional career

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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]

After basketball

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In 2015 Hood was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor.[9]

Derek Hood is an educator currently serving as a Geometry instructor at the Rockwall-Heath High School Ninth Grade Campus in Rockwall, Texas. He joined the faculty of the Rockwall Independent School District in 2024.

His instructional approach focuses on the practical application of mathematical principles to physical movement and spatial dynamics. Hood is frequently associated with the professional philosophy that "Basketball is geometry in action," a concept he utilizes to engage students by connecting geometric theorems to real-world athletic scenarios.

In his capacity at the Ninth Grade Campus, Hood is responsible for foundational mathematics curriculum for incoming freshmen, emphasizing the relationship between theoretical geometry and physical application. [10]

References

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  1. ↑ Derek Dwayne Hood Archived January 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. NBA Development League. Retrieved on December 21, 2009.
  2. ↑ Derek Hood. NBA.com. Retrieved on December 21, 2009.
  3. ↑ CBA Recap (Quad City-Idaho)". CNN/SI. March 8, 2000. Retrieved on December 21, 2009.
  4. ↑ Dave Thomas. "CBA - Sun Kings' Hood a coaches' player". Yakima Herald-Republic. January 28, 2005. Retrieved on December 21, 2009.
  5. 1 2 Jonathan Woog. "What ever happened to... the 1994 Street & Smith's High School All-America Team Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine". Street & Smith's. 2005. Retrieved on December 21, 2009.
  6. ↑ David Boyce. "A serious player; Knights' Hood always ready for work". Kansas City Star. December 18, 2000. Retrieved on December 21, 2009.
  7. ↑ Derek Hood D-League Statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on December 21, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Derek Hood minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Nine Razorbacks to be honored at 2015 University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor | NashvilleSportsMix". Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Liberty Junior High / Homepage".
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