Rodney Hood April 30.6min FG%.452 3P%.353 FT%.931 TS%.567 16.7pts 3.4reb 3.4ast 1.1stl 0.3blk 1.1TO 2.7PF Andrew Wiggins April 41.2min FG%.444 3P%.111 FT%.807 TS%.549 23.3pts 6.0reb 4.0ast 1.0stl 0.9blk 3.1TO 1.8PF Zach LaVine April 39.6min FG%.470 3P%.325 FT%.882 TS%.567 21.1pts 5.8reb 6.6ast 0.8stl 0.1blk 3.3TO 2.8PF -- Rodney Hood Named NBA’s Western Conference Rookie of the Month for April http://ppt.cc/N0yV SALT LAKE CITY (April 17, 2014) – The NBA announced today that Utah Jazz guard/forward Rodney Hood has been named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games played during the month of April. “It’s a big honor, and rewarding to have fought through adversity before finishing the season strong, both as a team and individually,” said Rodney Hood. “My coaches and teammates have been really supportive of me throughout the year, during the course of both injury and rookie growing pains, and it has really helped having them behind me.” Hood becomes the third player in franchise history to win a monthly rookie honor, joining Karl Malone (Rookie of the Month in December 1985) and Trey Burke (Rookie of the Month in December 2013, January 2014 and April 2014). The award, which has been given monthly since the 1981-82 season, was originally the NBA Rookie of the Month before splitting into Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month in 2001-02. The 6-8, 215-pound guard/forward averaged 16.7 points (ranked fourth among rookies in April) on 45.2 percent shooting, 3.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists (ranked seventh among rookies in April) and 1.1 steals in the month. He also shot 91.3 percent from the free throw line (21-for-23). Hood scored in double figures in six contests during April, including 20-or-more points on three occasions. He helped the Jazz to a 5-3 record for the month, leading the team in scoring twice (April 5 and April 8). Here is a closer look at some of the month’s highlights for Hood: April 5 at Sacramento: Scored a season-high 25 points and added four steals and three rebounds in a 101-95 win over the Kings. April 8 vs. Sacramento: Scored 20 points and added eight rebounds and four assists in a 103-91 win over the Kings. April 11 at Portland: Dished out a season-high eight assists to go with 21 points and two rebounds in a 111-105 win over the Trail Blazers. In 50 games (21 starts) overall on the season, Hood averaged 8.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists in 21.3 minutes per game. With his 62 three-pointers this season, Hood ranks fourth all-time in Jazz rookie three-pointers made. Brooklyn’s Bojan Bogdanovic was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month. Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month were the Los Angeles Lakers’ Jordan Clarkson, Minnesota’s Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine, New York’s Langston Galloway, Orlando’s Elfrid Payton and Philadelphia’s Nerlens Noel. --

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