Dennis Hopson

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Dennis Hopson
Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin
2000Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel
As a coach:
2007–2009Northwood (assistant)
2009–2014Bowling Green (assistant)
2014–2015Bedford HS
2019–2024Lourdes
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points
3,633 (10.9 PPG)
Assists539 (1.6 APG)
Steals319 (1.0 SPG)
Stats at NBA.com 
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Dennis Hopson (born April 22, 1965) is an American former

New Jersey Nets
, playing a total of five seasons in the league. Hopson spent the majority of the 1990s playing basketball overseas before retiring at the close of the decade.

College career

A six-foot five-inch (1.96 m)

points per game during his sophomore campaign.[1] Hopson began to blossom during his junior year when he more than doubled his scoring average to 20.9 points per game.[1][3] The star Buckeye swingman entered a new phase in his game when the school installed Gary Williams as their new head coach in 1986. Williams implemented a quicker offensive tempo that complimented Hopson's preference for a running game, which subsequently allowed Hopson to further increase his production on offense.[3] Hopson's gifted jump shot[3] and extraordinary scoring abilities placed him as the second leading scorer in Division I during the 1986–87 season[1] and earned him the 1987 Big Ten Player of the Year award. He was also considered an all-around athlete as a senior:[1] His point guard-like passing touch helped him record 3.6 assists per game (second best on the team)[3] and despite his size Hopson nonetheless lead the Buckeyes in rebounds,[3] averaging 8.2 rebounds per game during his final season.[1] He completed his tenure at Ohio State with All-American honors and became the school's all-time leader in points[2] and steals[1] (Jay Burson
would later break the school's steals record in 1989).

NBA career

Hopson was the third overall selection in the 1987

1991–92 season
.

Overseas career

Hopson ventured overseas after departing from the NBA in 1992, stopping first in the Spanish

Galatasaray
club roster for the 1996–97 season and departed mid-season.

He signed with the

Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin back in Israel
.

Coaching career

Hopson retired from basketball in 2000 and returned to his home state to run a trucking and recruiting company in

Toledo Royal Knights until the team folded in December 2006. Several years later he resettled in Florida to accept an assistant coaching position at Northwood University in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he served under head coach Rollie Massimino.[2] In September 2009, he became an assistant basketball coach at Bowling Green State University.[12] He was let go when Louis Orr was not retained as head coach in 2014. In 2014, Hopson received the head coaching job at Bedford High School in Temperance, Michigan and resigned after one season.[13] On May 2, 2019, Hopson was announced as the head coach of the Lourdes Gray Wolves men's basketball team.[14] Hopson then led the Gray Wolves to a conference tournament championship in the 2021–2022 season. On August 13, 2024, it was announced that Hopson had resigned his heading coaching job for the Gray Wolves.[15] He currently serves as the athletic director for Bowsher High School after departing from Lourdes.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Johnson, Roy S. (June 23, 1987). "JACKSON A KNICK; NETS PICK HOPSON; BIG PLANS FOR OHIO STAR". The New York Times. p. A25. Retrieved September 2, 2009.
  2. ^
    The Blade
    . Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Torry, Jack (February 9, 1987). "OHIO STATE'S HOPSON DAZZLING AND DRAWING NOTICE". The New York Times. p. C3. Retrieved September 2, 2009.
  4. ^ Brown, Clifton (June 27, 1990). "Nets Continue to Deal, Trading Hopson to Bulls". The New York Times. p. A20. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
  5. ^ Smith, Sam (November 26, 1995). "HURLEY ABOUT TO BE REPLACED IN KINGS' LINEUP". Chicago Tribune. p. Sports-3. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  6. ^ Jay P. Mercado (March 19, 2006). "PFOODS/CONEY ISLAND PLAYERS THRU THE YEARS!". MyPBA.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  7. ^ Groner, Eli (January 13, 1997). "Hapoel Eilat enjoys net Gaines". The Jerusalem Post. p. Sports-10. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  8. ^ Groner, Eli (September 11, 1997). "1997-1998 Basketball Season Preview". The Jerusalem Post. p. Sports-14. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  9. ^ Groner, Eli (October 27, 1997). "Maccabi TA's win streak snapped". The Jerusalem Post. p. Sports-17. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  10. ^ "The Pro Exposure Transaction Archive". Pro Exposure Network. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  11. ^ Smith, Sam (June 4, 2001). "The start of a Bull run Game 1 defeat in 1991 Finals begins title drive". Chicago Tribune. p. Sports-10. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  12. ^ Dennis Hopson Named Men's Basketball Assistant Coach
  13. ^ Thompson, Matt (October 5, 2015). "Hopson surprises Bedford with exit". Toledo Blade. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  14. ^ "Dennis Hopson Named Lourdes Men's Basketball Coach". Lourdes University Athletics. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  15. ^ "Lourdes University Men's Basketball Coach Dennis Hopson Steps Down to Pursue Other Opportunities". Lourdes University Athletics. August 13, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  16. ^ "Dennis Hopson named athletic director at Bowsher High School". wtol.com. August 19, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
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