A college All-American, he was a first round NBA draft pick, and both an Olympic and Pan-Am Games gold-medalist.

A 6'3" point guard from Saint Monica Catholic High School, Wood was an All-American at California State University-Fullerton.

[1] Wood had a short European professional league stint in Germany for MTV 1846 Giessen, where he was signed for the playoffs and appeared in three games, scoring a total of 77 points.

Wood played four seasons in the Continental Basketball Association, averaging 18.1 points and 8.5 assists in 118 games, being named second-team All-CBA in 1990.

[4] Wood is a two-time International gold-medalist, winning at the 1983 Pan American Games and as a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic basketball team coached by Bobby Knight.