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 (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 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1956–1960 | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1960–1962 | Philadelphia Tapers (NABL) |
| As coach: | |
| 1977 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 2,237 (8.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,526 (5.6 rpg) |
| Assists | 189 (0.7 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2013 |
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Robert M. "Bob" Hopkins (November 3, 1934 – May 15, 2015) was an American basketball player and coach. 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. He later coached the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA during part of the 1977–78 season, posting a 5–17 record before being fired midseason. 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. He died of heart and kidney failure on May 15, 2015.
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