Bob Hopkins

Bob Hopkins
Personal information
Born	November 3, 1934; Jonesboro, Louisiana
Died	May 15, 2015 (aged 80); Bellevue, Washington
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	(Jonesboro, Louisiana)
College	Grambling State (1952–1956)
NBA draft	1956 / Round: 10 / Pick: 74th overall
	Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Playing career	1956–1962
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	9
Coaching career	1964–1991
Career history
As player:
1956–1960	Syracuse Nationals
1960–1962	Philadelphia Tapers
As coach:
1964–1965	Prairie View A&M
1966–1969	Alcorn State
1969–1974	Xavier (Louisiana)
1974–1977	Seattle SuperSonics (assistant)
1977	Seattle SuperSonics
1978–1979	New York Knicks (assistant)
1984–1986	Southern
1986–1989	Grambling State
1990–1991	Maryland Eastern Shore
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,237 (8.2 ppg)
Rebounds	1,526 (5.6 rpg)
Assists	189 (0.7 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2013

Robert M. Hopkins (November 3, 1934 – May 15, 2015) was an American basketball player and coach.

Biography[]

He played college basketball at Grambling State University, where he scored 3,759 points (averaging 29.8 points per game for his career), and then played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for four seasons with the Syracuse Nationals.

Hopkins served as the head coach for Xavier University of Louisiana Gold Rush from 1969 to 1974, coaching future ABA and NBA stars Bruce Seals and "Slick" Watts. During his tenure, coach Hopkins led the team to 89 wins and 47 losses, four winning seasons, and two NAIA District 30 Championships, leading Xavier to the national NAIA Tournament in Kansas City for two consecutive years (1972 and 1973). He would next serve on Bill Russell's coaching staff with the Seattle SuperSonics and replaced Russell, his cousin, after the 1976–77 season. Hopkins posted a 5–17 record during the 1977–78 season before being fired; he was replaced by Lenny Wilkens, who led the Sonics to the NBA Finals that season and the following, winning the NBA championship in 1979.

Hopkins was elected into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.

He died of heart and kidney failure on May 15, 2015, and was funeralized at St Monica Catholic Church on Mercer Island.^[1]

References[]

^ "Bob Hopkins, who briefly coached Sonics in 1977, dies at age 80". 16 May 2015.

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[1] "Bob Hopkins, who briefly coached Sonics in 1977, dies at age 80". 16 May 2015.

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Personal information
Born	(1934-11-03)November 3, 1934 Jonesboro, Louisiana
Died	May 15, 2015(2015-05-15) (aged 80) Bellevue, Washington
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	(Jonesboro, Louisiana)
College	Grambling State (1952–1956)
NBA draft	1956 / Round: 10 / Pick: 74th overall
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Playing career	1956–1962
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	9
Coaching career	1964–1991
Career history
As player:
1956–1960	Syracuse Nationals
1960–1962	Philadelphia Tapers
As coach:
1964–1965	Prairie View A&M
1966–1969	Alcorn State
1969–1974	Xavier (Louisiana)
1974–1977	Seattle SuperSonics (assistant)
1977	Seattle SuperSonics
1978–1979	New York Knicks (assistant)
1984–1986	Southern
1986–1989	Grambling State
1990–1991	Maryland Eastern Shore

Career NBA statistics
Points	2,237 (8.2 ppg)
Rebounds	1,526 (5.6 rpg)
Assists	189 (0.7 apg)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2013