chattanooga MOCS

2005-06

Started 31 of the Mocs’ 32 games ... Missed the final game of the San Juan Shootout (against Mt. Saint Mary’s) with a sprained ankle ... Scored in double figures in nine games, including six conference games ... Posted a career-high 16 points in a televised win over UNCG ... His 154 rebounds was third best on the team ... Was second on the team with 64 assists ... Led the team in rebounding in SoCon play at 6.4 per game ... Grabbed two rebounds and made two clinching free throws in the final minute of the Mocs win over Creighton ... Gathered a careet-best 10 rebounds in the Mocs’ win over Davidson ... Blocked a breakaway dunk with 50 seconds left to preserve that win ... Was 9-11 from the free throw line during a 15-point, six-rebound performance in a road win over UNCG.

2004-05

Played in all 31 games and started three ... Averaged 4.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 19.4 minutes per game ... One of two reserve players with over 100 rebounds ... Averaged 3.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 19.6 minutes per game in all 16 SoCon contests ... Shot 74 percent from the free-throw line, good for fourth on the team ... Made 12-of-32 three-pointers and ranked second on the squad in three-point field goal percentage (.375) ... Ranked fifth on the team in field goal percentage (.454) ... Hit two three-pointers and had eight points at Ohio State ... Credited with three assists and three rebounds against Wake Forest in the NCAA Tournament.

2003-04

Redshirted ... Played with SCORE International in the summer in the Dominican Republic ... Helped team to 4-0 record against older foreign players.

2002-03

Competed in 26 games as a true freshman ... Averaged 9.5 minutes and 2.4 points per game ... Played in 13 Southern Conference games ... Averaged 7.3 minutes versus conference competition ... Recorded two double-digit scoring games ... Scored first career basket at UAB ... Registered season high of 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting with three three-pointers in win over Milligan ... Netted 11 points with two rebounds in victory over Lipscomb ... Hit three three-pointers for nine points with four rebounds at Cincinnati ... Played season-high 22 minutes at Cincinnati and at Furman ... Earned spot on the Dean’s List Spring 2003.

Tupelo High School

Two-time All-Division and All-Area performer for Class 5A Tupelo High School ... Averaged 19.7 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game as a senior ... Canned 57 of 148 three-point attempts (.385) ... Shot 59.3 percent from the floor and 73.6 percent from the free throw line ... scored career-best 35 points in title game of Huntsville Times Classic, including a buzzer-beating basket to send the game into overtime ... Led THS to 23-7 record and a No. 7 state ranking ... Lost to No. 3 Columbus in division finals ... One of 12 Mississippi players selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi High School All-Star Game ... Rated No. 6 player in the state ... Honorable Mention All-State junior year ... Averaged 18.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in 2001 ... Golden Wave went 21-10 ... Picked as team’s Most Valuable Player and Best Offensive Player ... Helped THS to a 24-11 mark sophomore season ... Averaged 15 points, four rebounds and four assists ... Coached at Tupelo High School by Lee Stratton ... Earned one letter in baseball ... Graduated with honors ... Earned Shakespearean Award ... Listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students.

Personal

Ricky Delane Hood, Jr. ... Born in Meridian, Miss. ... Son of Ricky and Vicky Hood ... Graduated last spring with a degree in General Management ... Now working on his Master’s of Business Administration.