Rodney Hood

Rodney Hood
No. 5 – Utah Jazz
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1992-10-20) October 20, 1992
Meridian, Mississippi
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Meridian (Meridian, Mississippi)
College
NBA draft 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–present Utah Jazz
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-ACC (2014)
  • SEC All-Freshman Team (2012)

Rodney Michael Hood (born October 20, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Mississippi State University and Duke University.

High school career

Hood attended Meridian High School in Meridian, Mississippi. As a junior, he averaged 22.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game while leading his team to the Class 6A championship game. As a senior, he averaged 24.8 points, 8.6 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 3.1 steals and 2.0 blocks per game as he guided Meridian to the Class 6A championship and a 29–2 record.[1]

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Hood was listed as the No. 5 small forward and the No. 16 player in the nation in 2011.[2] In October 2010, he committed to Mississippi State University.[3]

College career

As a freshman at Mississippi State in 2011–12, Hood earned SEC All-Freshman Team. In 32 games (29 starts), he averaged 10.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 32.8 minutes per game.[1]

In July 2012, Hood transferred to Duke University.[4][5] He subsequently sat out the 2012–13 season due to NCAA transfer rules.[6]

As a sophomore at Duke in 2013–14, Hood earned second-team All-ACC honors. In 35 games, he averaged 16.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 32.9 minutes per game.[7]

In April 2014, Hood declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.[8]

Professional career

Utah Jazz (2014–present)

On June 26, 2014, Hood was selected with the 23rd overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz.[9][10] On July 11, 2014, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Jazz.[11] On March 16, 2015, he had a season-best game with 24 points on 9-of-11 from the field and 5-of-5 from three-point range as he helped the Jazz record their sixth straight win with a 94–66 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.[12]

On October 17, 2015, the Jazz exercised their third-year team option on Hood's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016–17 season.[13] In 2015–16, Hood solidified his position in the starting lineup, as he started in all 79 games that he played. He established himself as a go-to offensive option and proved to be a valuable asset. He scored double digits in 61 games and he went for more than 20 points in 15 games this season.[14] On January 2, 2016, he scored a career-high 32 points in a 92–87 overtime win over the Memphis Grizzlies.[15]

In the Jazz's season opener on October 25, 2016, Hood scored 26 points in a 113–104 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.[16]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Utah 50 21 21.3 .414 .365 .763 2.3 1.7 .6 .2 8.7
2015–16 Utah 79 79 32.2 .420 .359 .860 3.4 2.7 .9 .2 14.5
Career 129 100 27.9 .418 .360 .832 3.0 2.3 .8 .2 12.3

Personal life

On January 3, 2016, Hood's fiancée, Richa Jackson, gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Rodney Jr.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 "#5 Rodney Hood". GoDuke.com. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Rodney Hood – Yahoo! Sports". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Rodney Hood commits to Bulldogs". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Rodney Hood to transfer to Duke". ESPN.com. June 30, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Mississippi State's Rodney Hood makes Duke transfer official". USAToday.com. July 5, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Meridian native Duke's Rodney Hood declares for NBA Draft". Blogs.GulfLive.com. April 18, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Rodney Hood Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Duke forward Rodney Hood officially declares for the 2014 NBA Draft". CBSSports.com. April 18, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Jazz Selects Exum, Hood in 2014 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Welcome to Utah, Danté Exum and Rodney Hood". NBA.com. June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Jazz Signs First-Round Picks Danté Exum and Rodney Hood". NBA.com. July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Jazz bury Hornets 94-66 with barrage of 3-pointers". NBA.com. March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Jazz Exercise Team Options on Four Players". NBA.com. October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  14. ↑ Johnson, Kristine (May 11, 2016). "Utah Jazz 2015-16 Review: Rodney Hood". purpleandblues.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Hood scores 32 as Jazz beat Grizzlies 92-87 in OT". NBA.com. January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Lillard scores 39, Blazers run home-opening win streak to 16". ESPN.com. October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  17. ↑ Falk, Aaron (January 4, 2016). "Jazz notes: Rodney Hood's son born six weeks early". SLTrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
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