Bernard Hopkins (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 13, 1973 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nationality | American / Spanish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Overlea (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| College |
|
Gipuzkoa BC | |
| 2010–2012 | Obradoiro CAB |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Bernard Anthony Hopkins White (born January 13, 1973) is an American-Spanish retired professional basketball player. Hopkins is a 6'6", 235-pound
Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year
.
College career
Hopkins, a native of
Mississippi State
by seven, Hopkins was named the CBS Chevrolet Player of the Game. Also as a senior, he became the CAA's first player to record 500+ points, 300+ rebounds, 70+ assists and shoot better than 50% from the field in a single season. He was named the CAA Tournament MVP as well as the CAA Player of the Year. For his career, Hopkins scored 950 career points.
Professional career
Hopkins was invited to the
Yakima Sun Kings
selected him third overall in their draft. He played for the Sun Kings for one season where he was named the Rookie of the Year and got selected to the all-rookie and all-league teams.
Since 1998–99 he has played for various teams, all in Spain, and became a naturalized citizen of that country. His career highlights include being named a Liga ACB All-Star in 1999 and 2001, a five-time Player of the Month and a 24-time Player of the Week.
On November 6, 2012, Blu:sens Monbús, his last team in Spain, announced it will retire his number 4 at the end of the 2012–13 season.[1]
Personal
Hopkins became a
naturalized
citizen of Spain during his time playing in that country.
References
- "Bernard Hopkins: Hall of Fame". VCURams.com. Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- "VCU Rams All-Time Team". VCURams.com. Virginia Commonwealth University. January 24, 2000. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- "CAA Announces Silver Anniversary Teams for Men's Basketball". CAAsports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. October 6, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- "1998 USA Men's Basketball Rosters". Eskimo.com. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- "Three Rams Named to CAA Men's Basketball Silver Anniversary Team". VCURams.com. Virginia Commonwealth University. October 7, 2009. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- "Bernard Hopkins Player Profile". Doudiz Basket. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
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- ^ Robbie Hummel por Bernard Hopkins: el `4´de Baltimore deja paso al `4´de Indianápolis Archived 2014-08-21 at the Wayback Machine Obradoiro CAB website. November 6, 2012]
External links
- Liga ACB profile