Mike Hopkins (basketball)
![]() Hopkins in 2019 | |
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Washington |
Conference | Pac-12 |
Record | 68-60 (.531) |
Annual salary | $1.9 million[1][2] |
Biographical details | |
Born | San Mateo, California | August 6, 1969
Playing career | |
1989–1993 | Syracuse |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1995–2015 | Syracuse (assistant) |
2015–2016 | Syracuse (interim HC) |
2016–2017 | Syracuse (assistant) |
2017–present | Washington |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 72-65 (.526) |
Tournaments |
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Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Awards | |
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Michael Griffith Hopkins (born August 6, 1969) is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach for the Washington Huskies basketball team. He was a longtime assistant at Syracuse University before taking over for Washington in 2017.
The 6-foot-5 Hopkins, from Laguna Hills, California, was a fan favorite during his playing days at Syracuse, known for his all-out hustle and general scrappy play.[3]
High school career[]
Born in the Northern California city of San Mateo and raised in the Southern California city of Laguna Hills, Hopkins was a member of the 1987 California state championship team at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California that also featured future NBA player LeRon Ellis.[4] Having graduated from Mater Dei in 1988, Hopkins enrolled at Syracuse while Ellis went on to a two-year career at the University of Kentucky. After Kentucky was placed on probation, Hopkins would play an instrumental role in convincing his high school teammate to transfer to Syracuse.[5]
College career[]
Mike Hopkins College Career | |||||
Season | G | FG% | FT% | Reb | Pts |
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1989–90 | 20 | .556 | .750 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
1990–91 | 31 | .514 | .548 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
1991–92 | 31 | .448 | .629 | 3.9 | 6.5 |
1992–93 | 29 | .438 | .738 | 3.7 | 9.2 |
Totals | 111 | .462 | .670 | 2.8 | 5.7 |
Hopkins played sparingly in his first two seasons at Syracuse before becoming the team's starting shooting guard in his junior year. That year, Hopkins hit the game-winning free throws with three seconds remaining against Connecticut to propel the Orange to the 1992 Big East Championship.[5]
Hopkins was named captain in his senior season and posted a career high of 9.2 points and added 3.7 rebounds per game. He also had a flair for the clutch, heaving a three-quarter court pass to Conrad McRae for a buzzer-beating, game-winning shot against Villanova. In his final game in the Carrier Dome, Hopkins scored a game-high 20 points and tallied six rebounds and five assists in a 78-74 win over Pittsburgh.[5]
Hopkins played 111 games throughout his four-year career spanning from 1989 to 1993. He finished with averages of 5.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.
Professional career[]
Hopkins spent time in the Continental Basketball Association with Rochester's (Minnesota) Renegade and also in Europe with teams in the Netherlands and Turkey.[citation needed]
Coaching career[]
![Mike Hopkins in 2012](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f8/MIke_Hopkins.jpg/200px-MIke_Hopkins.jpg)
Hopkins returned to Syracuse in 1995 and was primarily involved with recruiting and the development of guards. Hopkins played a large role in developing future NBA player Jason Hart and SU standout Allen Griffin. He has also been credited for recruiting Gerry McNamara and .[5]
In May 2007, it was reported that Hopkins was picked to be Jim Boeheim's successor, even though there was no timetable for Boeheim to retire.[6] However, in October, Athletic Director Daryl Gross refuted that story, saying that his quote was taken out of context.[7]
Away from Syracuse, Hopkins was the Court Coach for Team USA in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2010, and 2012.[citation needed]
In March 2010, Hopkins' name surfaced in connection with the head coaching vacancy at Charlotte.[8] Hopkins was reported to be a finalist for the Oregon State University head coaching vacancy in May 2014.[9]
On June 25, 2015, Hopkins was formally named Men's Basketball Head Coach-Designate by Syracuse University.[10]
Hopkins served as Head Coach during Jim Boeheim's controversial nine game suspension from December 5, 2015 to January 5, 2016.[11]
On March 19, 2017, it was announced that Hopkins had been hired as head basketball coach at the University of Washington for the 2017-18 season.[12] Hopkins signed a six-year deal worth $12.3 million. He will earn $1.8 million in his first year and an additional $100,000 each subsequent year of the deal.[1]
Coach Hopkins earned the Pac-12's Coach of the Year award in each of his first two seasons at the University of Washington, while also leading the Huskies to a regular season conference title in the 2018-19 season.
Head coaching record[]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Syracuse Orange (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2015–2016) | |||||||||
2015–16 | Syracuse | 4–5 | 0–3 | T–9th* | NCAA Division I Final Four* | ||||
Syracuse: | 4–5 (.444) | 0–3 (.000) | |||||||
Washington Huskies (Pac-12 Conference) (2017–present) | |||||||||
2017–18 | Washington | 21–13 | 10–8 | T–6th | NIT Second Round | ||||
2018–19 | Washington | 27–9 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
2019–20 | Washington | 15–17 | 5–13 | 12th | |||||
2020–21 | Washington | 5–21 | 4–16 | 11th | |||||
Washington: | 68–60 (.531) | 34–39 (.466) | |||||||
Total: | 72–65 (.526) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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* Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim was suspended for nine games, during which Hopkins served as the interim head coach and was credited for those games.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Caple, Christian (March 22, 2017). "New Huskies basketball coach Mike Hopkins signs 6-year, $12.3 million deal". www.thenewstribune.com. The Tacoma News Tribune. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Allen, Percy (March 21, 2019). "UW Huskies, coach Mike Hopkins agree to six-year, $17.5 million contract extension". www.seattletimes.com. The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ "#11 / 33 Mike Hopkins". orangehoops.org. Archived from the original on 2007-05-06.
- ^ "Mike Hopkins". www.usab.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Mike Hopkins". www.cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ Katz, Andy. "No timetable, but Hopkins will succeed Boeheim". sports.espn.go.com. ESPN.com.
- ^ "AD tells newspapers his comments taken out of context". sports.espn.go.com. ESPN.com.
- ^ Stone, Larry (November 17, 2017). "Will Mike Hopkins' maniacal, tough-as-nails approach turn around Huskies' program?". www.seattletimes.com. The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ Letourneau, Connor. "Montana coach Wayne Tinkle, Syracuse assistant Mike Hopkins finalists for Oregon State Beavers' head coaching job". oregonlive.com. Oregon Live LLC.
- ^ Quinn, Kevin. "Mike Hopkins Formally Named Men's Basketball Head Coach-Designate". news.syr.edu.
- ^ McCallum, Jack. "How did Jim Boeheim spend his 9-game suspension?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ Auerbach, Nicole (March 19, 2017). "Washington hires Mike Hopkins, Syracuse's coach-in-waiting". USA Today. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
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