Bob Hopkins

Bob Hopkins

No. 9
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born	November 3, 1934 (1934-11-03) Jonesboro, Louisiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College	Grambling State
NBA Draft	1956 / Round: 10 / Pick: 75th overall
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Pro career	1956–1962
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 NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert M. (Bob) Hopkins (born November 3, 1934 in Jonesboro, Louisiana) is a former National Basketball Association player and coach. He played college ball at Grambling where he scored 3,759 points (averaging 29.8 points per game for his career), and then played in the NBA for four seasons with the Syracuse Nationals. He later would coach the Seattle SuperSonics during part of the 1977-1978 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 and next season, winning the NBA championship in 1979.

External links

• SportsEncyclopedia.com: Seattle SuperSonics
• BasketballReference.com: Bob Hopkins (as coach)
• BasketballReference.com: Bob Hopkins (as player)