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Steve Hood

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Steve Hood
Personal information
Born (1968-04-04) April 4, 1968 (age 56)
Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolDeMatha Catholic
(Hyattsville, Maryland)
College
NBA draft1991: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career1991–2001
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1991Rockford Lightning
1992Canberra Cannons
1993–1994Peñas Huesca
1994–1995Shreveport Crawdads
1995JDA Dijon Basket
1995Shreveport Storm
1995–1996Fort Wayne Fury
1996Ampelokipoi B.C.
1996–1997NKK Sea Hawks
1997–1998Hapoel Holon
1998–1999Maccabi Haifa
1999–2000Ironi Ramat Gan
2000–2001CB Granada
Career highlights and awards
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Steven Lamarr Hood (born April 4, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player born in Lynchburg, Virginia. In high school Hood starred for DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, from 1983 to 1986 and was selected as a 1986 McDonald's All-American. He then received an athletic scholarship to play for the Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team. After two seasons, Hood transferred to James Madison University (JMU) to play for coach Lefty Driesell, who recruited Hood from high school. Driesell was the coach at Maryland when he recruited Hood but left the summer before Hood went to play at UMD.

After sitting out for one season upon the transfer per NCAA rules, Hood became one of the most feared players in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). He started all 60 games for the Dukes and in both seasons with them was named the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year both seasons.

Hood was selected in the second round of the 1991 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings (42nd overall). Hood played for several teams overseas in Europe in his pro career.

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