| Derek Hood | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 222 |
| Birth Date: | 22 December 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Decatur, Illinois |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Central (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| College: | Arkansas (1995–1999) |
| Draft Year: | 1999 |
| Career Start: | 1999 |
| Career End: | 2005 |
| Career Number: | 55 |
| Career Position: | Power forward |
| Years2: | 1999–2000 |
| Team2: | Quad City Thunder |
| Years3: | 2000–2001 |
| Team3: | Kansas City Knights |
| Years4: | 2001 |
| Team4: | Snaidero Udine |
| Years5: | 2001–2003 |
| Team5: | Mobile Revelers |
| Years6: | 2003 |
| Team6: | Toros de Aragua |
| Years7: | 2003–2004 |
| Team7: | ASVEL Villeurbanne |
| Years8: | 2004–2005 |
| Team8: | Yakima Sun Kings |
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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 and boys athletics teacher at Utley Middle School in Rockwall, Texas [10]