How has he been playing this year?? Does anybody have his PPG, Reb, etc? For the people that have seen him, how good will he be next year at UK?

I haven't seen him this season, but have seen enough of him on the AAU circuit to know he's going to be VERY good over his 4 years at UK. Plays very hard, and has a great basketball IQ...

I haven't seen him this season, but have seen enough of him on the AAU circuit to know he's going to be VERY good over his 4 years at UK. Plays very hard, and has a great basketball IQ...

 

I saw his stat line the other day and it was filled.

 

28.4 ppg

12.4 boards

2.3 assists

2.4 steals

2.6 blocks

I saw his stat line the other day and it was filled.

 

28.4 ppg

12.4 boards

2.3 assists

2.4 steals

2.6 blocks

Not too shabby at all...

Not too shabby at all...

 

He's not on a great team. 8-10.

He's not on a great team. 8-10.

 

I saw him at the Catholic tournament and Lexington and I was very impressed with him as a teammate. He's obviously much better than the other guys on his team, but he works hard to get them the ball in situations where they can score. He didn't seem to force the issue and played very well within the offense. It was refreshing to see and certainly that type of attitude will do him well in college.

He's not on a great team. 8-10.

And is the focus of every opponent from the tip to the final buzzer...

And is the focus of every opponent from the tip to the final buzzer...

 

That makes those stats even more impressive. He does not have other good players like some teams to keep people from focusing completely.

And is the focus of every opponent from the tip to the final buzzer...

 

Agreed 110%

Does he still guard the other teams #5 option on defense?

I guess they are trying to save him for offense

The Herald Leader's Mike Fields wrote an interesting article about Hood. He notes some very good statistics about the Mr. Basketball winners from the past.

 

http://www.kentucky.com/289/story/668579.html

Hood is an excellent high school player. Madisonville's record is in no way a reflection of his performance, but more a reflection on the talent of his teammates.

 

I don't see Hood as a star at UK, but more of a contributor that can help the stars win games ... much the same way I feel about Darius Miller.

Here's a pretty good site that gives info on all UK recruits. Hood has some crazy good numbers.

 

http://www.kentucky.com/822

He's not on a great team. 8-10.

 

Madisonville is not very good at all. Hood has to carry them every single night and against opposing teams that gear solely to stop him.

He will be a nice player over the next few years at UK.

He's a very good player that UK will have to put some weight on to prepare him for the SEC physical play. Can see a possible red shirt for him his freshman year.