Career snapshot
5seasons
405games
4,369career pts
11.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Brooklyn Nets
· 202 games · 1987-88–1989-90
Position rank · 1991-92
#14PPG rank
#3PER rank
#13WS rank
Among 35 Shooting Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
15.8
1989-90 · BKN
RPG
3.5
1989-90 · BKN
APG
1.9
1987-88 · BKN
PER
17.2
1991-92 · SAC
WS
2.1
1991-92 · SAC
Draft
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Born on April 22
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