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Wednesday, Jun. 30
Derek Hood
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EXPERT ANALYSIS
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"Derek Hood never really lived up to his press clippings while at Arkansas. A Parade All-America coming out of high school, Hood had a powerful inside game on the collegiatel level, but lacked consistency on the perimeter. Hood does not handle the ball particularly well and does not have range on his perimeter shot. He has very good leaping ability, but lacks the size to compete successfully inside, and lacks the small forward skills to make it on the perimeter. Hood, while gifted athletically, may be too much of a 'tweener to make it."
-- ESPN's Jay Bilas
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College: Arkansas
Height: 6-8
Weight: 222 pounds
Position: Forward
Age: 22
(Dec. 22, 1976)
Birthplace: Decatur, Ill.
Career highlights
Second player in Arkansas history to grab more than 1,000 rebounds with 1,002, just 13 shy of former NBA star Sidney Moncrief's school record of 1,015
Finished 19th on school's career scoring list with 1,247 points
Only Razorback to lead SEC in rebounding twice in his career
Started 122 of 131 games over four seasons
Played at Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, earning all-consolation team honors after averaging 13.3 ppg and 8.7 rpg
College highlights
Senior
Set school single-season records with 349 rebounds and 18 double-doubles, breaking marks of 325 rebounds by Nick Davis and 16 double-doubles by Dean Tolson
Led SEC and was ninth nationally in rebounding at 10.3 rpg
Also posted career-highs in scoring (12.4 ppg), FG pct. (.565, 20th in nation), FT pct. (.682), assists (61), blocks (31) and steals (41)
Named to All-SEC Second Team by league coaches
Led SEC in FG percentage
Scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds vs. Providence
Collected a career-high 17 rebounds vs. Mississippi State in SEC tournament
Other big games included 18 points and 15 rebounds vs. Jackson State in season opener and 18 points, 13 rebounds and six assists in upset over Auburn
Junior
Averaged 8.4 ppg and 6.1 rpg
Ranked 14th in SEC in rebounding
Scored in double figures 15 times, with a season-high 16 points against Mississippi in regular season and Utah in NCAA Tournament
Shot 7-for-10 against Ole Miss, 7-for-9 against Utes
Grabbed season-high 12 rebounds against Oral Roberts
Sophomore
Named to All-SEC third team after leading SEC in rebounding at 8.0 rpg, first Arkansas player ever to top the conference
Averaged 9.7 ppg and posted eight double-doubles, including 17 points and 12 rebounds vs. Memphis
Reached double figures in scoring 18 times, including 10 of first 12 games
Posted season-high 18 points vs. Jackson State in season opener
Grabbed 10 rebounds or more 12 times
Had season-high 14 rebounds twice, vs. Oral Roberts and Alabama
Collected career-high six steals vs. LSU
Freshman
Started 28 of 33 games and averaged 7.5 ppg and 6.1 rpg
Scored season-high 16 points vs. Auburn, one of six double-digit scoring efforts
Led team with 200 rebounds, second-most in school history for a freshman behind Sidney Moncrief's 213
Ranked 15th in SEC in rebounding
Grabbed season-high 13 boards against Marquette in NCAA Tournament
College statistics
| SEASON |
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FGM |
FGA |
PCT |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT |
REB |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1995-96 | 33 | 105 | 222 | .473 | 36 | 82 | .439 | 200 | 36 | 246 | 7.5
| | 1996-97 | 32 | 130 | 269 | .483 | 50 | 79 | .633 | 257 | 54 | 310 | 9.7
| | 1997-98 | 32 | 119 | 237 | .502 | 32 | 60 | .533 | 196 | 53 | 270 | 8.4
| | 1998-99 | 34 | 173 | 306 | .565 | 75 | 110 | .682 | 349 | 61 | 421 | 12.4
| | TOTALS | 131 | 527 | 1,034 | .510 | 193 | 331 | .583 | 1,002 | 204 | 1,247 | 9.5
| | Three-point field goals: Totals: 0-for-3 (.000).
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