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Dennis Hopson
Shooting Guard ·Chicago Bulls ·NBA ·#20

Dennis Hopson

Age61 BornApr 22, 1965 FromUSA Height196 cm (6'5") Weight91 kg CollegeOhio State Draft1987 · #3
Career averages
10.8PPG
2.8RPG
1.6APG
405 games · 5 seasons

At a glance

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Career snapshot
5Seasons
405Games
4,369Career points
11.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Brooklyn Nets · 202 games · 1987-88 to 1989-90
Draft1987
1Round
3Overall pick
Selected by Brooklyn Nets · from Ohio State
Career highsSingle season
15.8PPG · 1989-90 · BKN
3.5RPG · 1989-90 · BKN
1.9APG · 1987-88 · BKN
17.2PER · 1991-92 · SAC
2.1Win shares · 1991-92 · SAC
Position rank1991-92
#14PPG rank
#3PER rank
#13Win shares rank
Shooting GuardPosition
Among 35 Shooting Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Chicago Bulls
1990-91 - 1991-92 · 2 seasons
4.2 PPG 1.7 RPG 1.1 APG
63 games
Sacramento Kings
1991-92 - 1991-92 · 1 seasons
10.7 PPG 3.0 RPG 1.5 APG
69 games
Brooklyn Nets
1987-88 - 1989-90 · 3 seasons
13.0 PPG 3.1 RPG 1.8 APG
202 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1987-88 BKN 61 19 22.4 9.6 2.3 1.9 0.9 0.4 40.4 26.7 74.0 - -
1988-89 BKN 62 36 25.0 12.7 3.3 1.7 1.1 0.5 41.9 14.8 84.9 - -
1989-90 BKN 79 64 32.3 15.8 3.5 1.9 1.3 0.6 43.4 31.7 79.2 - -
1990-91 CHI 61 0 11.9 4.3 1.8 1.1 0.4 0.2 42.6 20.0 66.3 10.0 0.5
1991-92 NBA 71 0 18.5 10.5 2.9 1.4 0.9 0.5 46.5 25.5 70.8 - -
1991-92 CHI 2 0 5.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 5.9 0.0
1991-92 SAC 69 0 18.9 10.7 3.0 1.5 1.0 0.6 46.5 25.5 70.8 17.2 2.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1991 Chicago Bulls Sacramento Kings
Jul 1990 Brooklyn Nets Chicago Bulls

All entries are season change.

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About Dennis Hopson

Dennis Hopson is an American former basketball coach and professional player. 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 and eventually first on Ohio State's all-time men's basketball career points record. 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 bask