Dennis Hopson
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Dennis Hopson (born April 22, 1965) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Lourdes Gray Wolves men's basketball team.[1] A prolific scorer while playing at Ohio State University, Hopson's stellar shooting skills placed him second for the NCAA Men's Basketball Division I scoring title during the 1986–87 season[2] and eventually first on Ohio State's all-time men's basketball career points record.[3] The All-American and 1987 Big Ten Conference Player of the Year was selected as the third overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft by the 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.
Lourdes Gray Wolves | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | (1965-04-22) April 22, 1965 (age 59) Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | E.L. Bowsher (Toledo, Ohio) |
College | Ohio State (1983–1987) |
NBA draft | 1987: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
Selected by the New Jersey Nets | |
Playing career | 1987–2000 |
Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
Number | 23, 2, 20 |
Coaching career | 2007–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1987–1990 | New Jersey Nets |
1990–1991 | Chicago Bulls |
1991–1992 | Sacramento Kings |
1992–1994 | Natwest Zaragoza |
1994–1995 | Cholet Cedex Basket |
1995–1996 | Le Mans |
1996 | Purefoods Carne Norte |
1996–1997 | Galatasaray |
1997 | Hapoel Eilat |
1997–1998 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
1998–1999 | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel |
1999 | Gaiteros del Zulia |
1999–2000 | Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin |
2000 | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel |
As coach: | |
2007–2009 | Northwood (assistant) |
2009–2014 | Bowling Green (assistant) |
2014–2015 | Bedford HS |
2019–present | Lourdes |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 3,633 (10.9 PPG) |
Assists | 539 (1.6 APG) |
Steals | 319 (1.0 SPG) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |