The SEC announced Wednesday that former Hogs power forward Derek Hood will be this year’s SEC Legends section for Arkansas.
Each of the 14 schools in the conference will have a representative at the SEC Tournament. The members will be recognized during halftime of their respective school’s first game.
Hood is the all-time second-leading rebound in Arkansas history, averaging 7.6 rebounds a game. His 1,002 boards ranks behind only Sidney Moncrief’s 1,015.
He was also a decent scorer, averaging 9.5 points a game and scoring 1,247 points as a Razorback. Hood’s scoring abilities peaked at Arkansas his senior year where he averaged 12.4 points a game, with an SEC-best 10.3 boards. He also led the conference in shooting percentage with 56.5% from the floor.
The aforementioned Moncrief and Hood are the only players in Arkansas history with more than 1,000 points and rebounds.
The 6ft-8 forward played at Arkansas between 1995 and 1999, starting 122 out of 131 games. He led the Hogs to 3 NCAA Tournament appearances in 1996, -97, and -98, and a NIT Final Four in 1997.
The SEC Tournament will be held March 13-17 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Here is the list of Legend set to be recognized:
Alabama – Richard Hendrix
Arkansas – Derek Hood
Auburn – Cliff Ellis
Florida – Taurean Green
Georgia – Rashad Wright
Kentucky – Orlando “Tubby” Smith
LSU – Darrel Mitchell
Ole Miss – Dwayne Curtis
Mississippi State – Timmy Bowers
Missouri – Willie Smith
South Carolina – Joe Rhett
Tennessee – Chris Lofton
Texas A&M – Elston Turner
Vanderbilt – Frank Seckar