COLORADO SPRINGS (June 7, 2016) – USA Basketball today announced that Jazz guard/forward Rodney Hood is among 13 players chosen for the 2016 USA Men’s Select Team that will train July 18-21 with the 2016 USA Basketball Men’s National Team, which includes his teammate Gordon Hayward, during training camp in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Hood (6-8, 206, Duke) played in and started 79 games in his second NBA season in Utah, averaging 14.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 0.9 steals in 32.2 minutes per game. Originally selected by the Jazz (No. 24 overall) in the 2014 NBA Draft, the former Duke Blue Devil significantly improved his averages across the board from his rookie season and finished second on the team in total points and assists.