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Hood played college basketball at Maryland during the 1986-87 season before transferring to James Madison, where he competed from 1989 to 1991.

He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia and played his first two Division I seasons at Maryland under head coach Bob Wade.

As a freshman in 1986-87, Hood started all 26 games for a Maryland team that finished 9-17 overall and 0-14 in ACC play, and he averaged 14.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 34.5 minutes per game.

In that 1986-87 season he totaled 369 points, 101 rebounds, and 56 assists while shooting 136-for-290 from the field (46.9%), 35-for-80 on three-pointers (43.8%), and 62-for-95 at the line (65.3%).

Across those 26 games he added 23 steals, 4 blocks, and 75 turnovers, and he committed 67 fouls.

As a sophomore in 1987-88, Hood appeared in 29 games and made 21 starts for a Maryland team that went 18-13 overall (with an adjusted overall mark listed as 17-12) and finished 6-8 in ACC play, and he averaged 7.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 20.9 minutes per game.

In the 1987-88 season he totaled 226 points, 72 rebounds, and 55 assists while shooting 80-for-166 from the field (48.2%), 26-for-68 on three-pointers (38.2%), and 40-for-54 on free throws (74.1%).

That 1987-88 Maryland team reached the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed in the Southeast Region, beat UC Santa Barbara in the first round, and lost to Kentucky in the second round.

Across his two Maryland seasons, he played 55 games and totaled 595 points, with career makes of 216 field goals, 61 three-pointers, and 102 free throws, and he finished with 173 total rebounds and 111 assists.

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.

After the transfer sit-out season in 1988-89, Hood joined James Madison under head coach Lefty Driesell and delivered two high-usage scoring seasons in the CAA.

In 1989-90, he averaged 22.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.4 assists across 31 games for a James Madison team that finished 20-11, and he hit 68 three-pointers that season.

In 1990-91, he averaged 20.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists across 29 games for a James Madison team that went 19-10, and he made 54 three-pointers that season.

Across his two seasons at James Madison, he produced 122 made three-pointers on 263 attempts, good for a 46.4% career three-point percentage at the school, and he had seven 30-point games including a 36-point performance against Oklahoma and 32-point games against North Carolina and UNLV.

Both of his James Madison teams finished with the best regular-season record in the CAA and played in the National Invitation Tournament in each of his two seasons with the Dukes.

Combined across Maryland and James Madison, he played 115 Division I games, and his college career included 55 games at Maryland plus 60 games at James Madison, with his Duke seasons featuring every start across both years in Harrisonburg.

AWARDS

- McDonald's All-American (1986)