Rodney Hood

ABOUT RODNEY HOOD

Small forward and shooting guard who was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team while attending Mississippi State University in 2012. He transferred to Duke University , where he was Second-Team All-ACC. He was drafted by the Utah Jazz in 2014 and in 2018, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers .

He attended Meridian High School in his hometown of Meridian, Mississippi, leading his team to the Class 6A championship as a senior.

After transferring to Duke from Mississippi State, he sat out the 2012-13 college basketball season due to the NCAA's transfer rules.

His parents are Ricky and Vicky Hood.

He joined a Jazz squad led by Gordon Hayward in 2014.