JOHN HOPSON SOPHOMORE n GUARD n 5-10 n 180 NASHVILLE, TENN. (MARTIN LUTHER KING HIGH SCHOOL)
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2006-07 (FRESHMAN) Walk-on who played in five games during his first season as a Blue Raider.
MARTIN LUTHER KING HIGH SCHOOL Winner of the Walter Nippers Sportsmanship Award, Journey Johnson Leadership Award, and nominee for the Mayor’s Youth Leadership Award ... Played five years of varsity basketball at Martin Luther King High School, and earned all-district honors as a freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior ... Earned All-Region honors as a junior ... Helped lead Martin Luther King to the Final Four of the Tennessee CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 5, Two times High School State Tournament as as a sophomore and junior ... Named all-tourna- Points: 0 Field Goals: 0 ment at the Martin Luther King Classic in Memphis, Tenn.
GETTING TO KNOW JOHN Possible future plans: Become a millionaire.
People would be surprised to know: I love to fish. If I could spend time with anyone it would be: Michael Jordan.
FG Attempts: 2, vs. Denver (2/1/07) 3-Point Field Goals: 0 3-Point FG Attempts: 1, Denver (2/1/07) Free Throws: 0 FT Attempts: 0 Rebounds: 1, vs. Fla. International (2/15/07) Assists: 0 Steals: 0
PERSONAL Born: Oct. 28, 1987 … Parents: Rufus Hopson and Angela Hubbard … Major: Undecided … Notable: Mother played college basketball at Union University and is the head coach of the girl’s basketball team at Hume-Fogg High School in Nashville. She was named District Coach of the Year in 2002-03, and was also the TSSAA Track Coach of the Year in 1998 and 2001.
MISCELLANEOUS
My favorite person: My mother. My favorite sport other than basketball: Football. If I could invite three people to dinner they would be: Megan Good, Keisha Cole, this beautiful girl I saw in the KUC one day. My favorite NBA team: Any team with Kobe Bryant. If I were selecting a basketball “Dream Team” the first three players I would pick would be: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal.
Hopson’s Career Game-by-Game (06-07)
DATE GS MIN DENVER 2/1/07 2 SOUTH ALABAMA 2/3/07 1 at Louisiana-Monroe 2/8/07 0 FLA. INTERNATIONAL 2/15/07 2 FLA. ATLANTIC 2/24/07 0-0 Totals 0 6
FG-A 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-4
3FG-A 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
O-D-T 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1
CAREER
Double figure scoring. . . . . . . . . . . 0 Double figure rebound. . . . . . . . . . 0 Double-Doubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Led MT in scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Led MT in rebounding. . . . . . . . . . . 0 20+ points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
PF 0 0 1 0 0 1
A 0 0 0 0 0 0
TO BLK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S 0 0 0 0 0 0
PTS 0 0 0 0 0 0
For me to improve as a basketball player I need to: Master the floater. My favorite musical group: USDA. My basketball moment: Hitting game-winning shot against Corey Brewer in high school. Best basketball advice I ever received: It’s not the size of the man; it’s the size of his heart. Friends from other college basketball teams: Alex Winfroe, Henry Harris (Belmont), Johnny Lee (George Washington), Gerald Robinson (Tennessee State).
HOPSON’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Min Avg FG-A 2006-07 5-0 6 0.8 0-2
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Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A .000 0-1 .000 0-0
Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A .000 0-1-1 0.2 1-0 0
TO 0
Blk 0
Stl 0
Pts Avg 0 0.0
2007-08 Blue Raider Basketball