Career
A 6"7" 235 lb power forward, Wood played college basketball at the University of Tennessee and played one season in the National Basketball Association with the Utah Jazz. Howard Wood, a graduate of East Hampton High School, led the team to a state High School basketball championship in 1977. During his years at Tennessee, he teamed future National Basketball Association players Reggie Johnson and Dale Ellis, and as a senior was a key player on the team"s first ever National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearance in 1981, where they lost to top-seeded Virginia Cavaliers.
Wood was named second team All-America in 1981 by Converse, and earned first team All-Securities and Exchange Commission honors as a senior in 1981.
He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1980 Sugar Bowl Classic and the 1979 Volunteer Classic. He finished his career at Tennessee with 1,201 career points and 595 rebounds.
Wood was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 4th pick in the 2nd round of the 1981 National Basketball Association Draft. He averaged 3.4 points per game in 42 games for them in 1981-1982 — his only National Basketball Association season, after which he played several years in Spain’s premier leagues.
