Rodney Hood Net Worth : An American professional basketball player playing as a point guard for Utah Jazz of NBA, Rodney Hood net worth is estimated to be $5.5 million as of 2017. Also according to the NBA player’s salary list, Rodney yearly salary is $2,386,864.
Rodney Hood was born on October 20, 1992 in Meridian, Mississippi to a mother Vicky Hood and a father Ricky Hood. He has one brother Ricky Hood Jr. and one sister Whitney Hood. As said by Rodney, his father and his older brother are the biggest influences in his life. His father and mother were basketball player who played at Mississippi state from 1978-1980. His father is a long term director of the Boys and Girls club of east Mississippi and mother is a principal at Newton High School in Meridian, Mississippi. His brother and sister are also a basketball player and they both played basketball at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Being born in a family fill with basketball player, Rodney Hood began playing basketball at the age of 5 years old. Rodney started his education career from Meridian High school. He was a junior basketball player in his school. Rodney scored 22.1 points , 6.2 rebounds and 4.4 assist per game as a junior player for his high school and led his team to the Class 6A Championship game. As a senior, he scored 24.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 6.4 assist per game as a senior player for his high school and again led his team to Class 6A Championship game.
Rodney Hood attended Mississippi State University in 2010 and began playing for MSU. In his two years of college career in MSU, he averaged 10.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2 assist per game. In 2012 Rodney got transferred to Duke University but unfortunately he stayed at bench for 2012-2013 season due to the transfer rule set by NCCA. He played season 2013-2014 for Duke University and averaged 16.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 assist per game in just 35 games.
Rodney Hood’s professional career in basketball began on June 26, 2014. He signed a contract with Utah Jazz, a basketball team which compete in NBA. In season 2014-2015, Rodney averaged 8.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 assist per game and in season 2015-2016, he averaged 14.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.7 assist per game and in season 2016-2017 he averaged 12.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 assist per game from Utah Jazz.
In 2010 Rivals.com considered him a five star recruit. Also in 2011, he was listed as a No. 5 small forward player and No. 16 player in the nation. Hood also earned second-team All-ACC honors as a second year university student at Duke University.
Rodney Hood Net Worth timeline :
| Rodney Hood Net Worth 2017 | $5.5 million |
|---|---|
| Rodney Hood Net Worth 2016 | $3 million |
| Rodney Hood Net Worth 2015 | $1.2 million |