Scotty Hopson

Scotty Hopson

  • Nationality: USA
  • Date of Birth: 8/08/89
  • Place of Birth: Hopkinsville, Kentucky (USA)
  • Position: G/F
  • Height (CM): 201
  • Weight (KG): 93
  • Junior Assoc: None
  • College: Tennessee (2008–2011)
  • NBL DEBUT: 18/10/19
  • AGE AT DEBUT: 30
  • LAST NBL GAME: 25/06/21
  • AGE AT LAST GAME: 31
  • NBL History: New Zealand 2020 | Melbourne 2021
  • Championships: 1
  • Melbourne (2021)

BIO: Brian Scott “Scotty” Hopson was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky (USA). He played college basketball for the University of Tennessee (2008-2011) before playing professionally in Greece, Israel, Turkey, Spain, China and Croatia.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Scotty Hopson made his NBL debut with the New Zealand Breakers at 30 years of age. He scored 22 points in his first game.

In 2019/20, Hopson averaged 19.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 4.3 assists as the Breakers finished in sixth place (15-13).

MELBOURNE UNITED
2020/21

After multiple seasons trying to get import Casey Prather back onto the court, both United and Prather mutually agreed to terminate the second season of his contract. Melbourne would then rejig their roster by adding Jack White (via Duke University) and Japanese star Yudai Baba (one-year deal), who signed with the team on an NBL Special Restricted Player contract. The team also re-signed team captain Chris Goulding (three-year deal), David Barlow (one year deal), Mason Peatling (three year deal) and Sam McDaniel (one year deal). United would rely on their local talent this season, signing Scotty Hopson (via Europe) as their lone import for the season and, as their last move, was able to sign Australian Boomers forward Jock Landale (one-year deal) mere weeks prior to the season tip-off, after his Lithuania contracted was voided due to Covid Travel Restrictions.

During the first month of the season, United lost rookie Jack White (9.1 points and 5.9 rebounds), who was a strong pick for the rookie of the year award, when he suffered a season-ending Achilles injury against Cairns. With White requiring 12 months of rehabilitation, retired centre David Andersen was signed as an injury replacement player.

Another injury hit when Chris Goulding (15.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2 assists) was ruled out for the majority of February 2021. As United battled through the injury bug, Jock Landale (16.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.5 blocks) would lead Melbourne in scoring as the team finished in first place (28-8). Melbourne would then face Victorian rivals, the South East Melbourne Phoenix as their semi finals opponents but with the Victorian lockdown keeping both team’s out of the state, their semi finals series began in empty arenas in held in Sydney.

The two Melbourne team’s split the first two games playing at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena before returning to Melbourne to play the deciding game three with the winner going on to face the Perth Wildcats in the Grand Final. After trailing 32-15 early in the second quarter, Melbourne’s defence locked in to hold South East Melbourne to just 42 points the rest of the night while scoring 69 themselves. With Landale (27 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks) equalling his season-high for points, shooting 11-13 from the floor and a perfect 3/3 from beyond, United came away with the victory (84-74).

In the same game, Goulding (14 points) notched up his 350th game while Mitch McCarron (11 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists), Scotty Hopson (9 points and 6 boards), and Jo Lual-Acuil (8 points and 3 rebounds) all played important roles in the win. Reuben Te Rangi (22 points) and Mitch Creek (19 points) were key contributors for the Phoenix.

Due to the border restrictions by the Western Australian state government the Perth Wildcats (the lower seed) hosted the first two games of the Grand Final series. While the Wildcat’s remained competitive without their injured superstar Bryce Cotton United would win both games in Perth and return to Melbourne to host the third game (United would have also hosted the fourth and fifth games had they not already won the series by the third game).

A sold-out 5,000-strong crowd at John Cain Arena (the maximum allowed within Covid restrictions) witnessed United defeat Perth (81-76) in what would be Melbourne’s sixth championship and their second under the United branding. Landale (15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks) continued to rack up stats in every category, making him a obvious choice for the Finals MVP.

Hopson would appear in 34 games for the season, averaging 12.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.7 assists.

Scotty Hopson played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the New Zealand Breakers and the Melbourne United. He averaged 14.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.4 assists in 55 NBL games.

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NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASONAGETEAMTEAM RECORDGPMINSPTSREBASTORDRSTLBLKTOPFFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%EFG%HS
2020-2131Melbourne28-8 (1)34790.0406118922098224716116237943%3811234%446667%49%48%25
2019-2030New Zealand15-13 (6)21637.03851199516103217664715031847%369040%497466%55%53%31
Totals55142779123718736201431113710831269744.8%7420236.6%9314066.4%52%50%31

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASONAGETEAMTEAM RECORDGPMINSPTSREBASTORDRSTLBLKTOPFFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%EFG%HS
2020-2131Melbourne28-8 (1)3423.211.93.52.70.62.90.60.12.11.84.811.143%1.13.334%1.31.967%49%48%25
2019-2030New Zealand15-13 (6)2130.318.35.74.50.84.91.00.33.12.27.115.147%1.74.340%2.33.566%55%53%31
Total5525.914.44.33.40.73.70.80.22.52.05.712.744.8%0.00.036.6%1.33.766.4%52%50%31

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS TURNOVERS TRIPLE DOUBLES
31101032100

FIBA EXPERIENCE

Scotty Hopson did not play in a major FIBA tournament, but did represent USA at the 2018 FIBA Qualifiers.

NBA EXPERIENCE

Hopson also had a short stint in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014 and the Dallas Mavericks in 2018.

In February 2015, playing in the NBA G League, he set a Sioux Falls Skyforce franchise scoring record with 52-points against Reno Bighorns.

Hopson played 3 games in the NBA. He averaged 0.7 points, 0 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game over his NBA career.

NBA TRANSACTIONS:

- April 6, 2014: Assigned to the Canton Charge of the G-League.
- April 10, 2014: Assigned to the Canton Charge of the G-League.
- April 15, 2014: Recalled from the Canton Charge of the G-League.
- July 15, 2014: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the New Orleans Pelicans with Alonzo Gee and a 2015 1st round draft pick (Sam Dekker was later selected) to the Houston Rockets; the Houston Rockets traded Ömer Aşık, Omri Casspi and cash to the New Orleans Pelicans; the Houston Rockets traded a trade exception to the Washington Wizards; the New Orleans Pelicans traded Melvin Ely to the Washington Wizards; and the Washington Wizards traded Trevor Ariza to the Houston Rockets.
- September 17, 2014: Traded by the Houston Rockets with Alonzo Gee to the Sacramento Kings for Jason Terry, a 2015 2nd round draft pick (Rakeem Christmas was later selected) and a 2016 2nd round draft pick (Chinanu Onuaku was later selected).
- September 24, 2014: Waived by the Sacramento Kings.
- February 26, 2018: Signed a 10-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks.
- October 10, 2018: Signed a contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- October 12, 2018: Waived by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- February 14, 2019: Signed a 10-day contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Season Team PTS AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P%
1 1 81% 91% 73% 62%
2 0 31 10 3 2
Total 312 697 44.8% 74 202 36.6%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEARAGETEAMPOSGPGSMINSPTSTRBASTORBDRBSTLBLKTOVPFFGFGAFG%3P3PA3P%FTFTAFT%TS%EFG%
2013-1424ClevelandSG207101001000040%020%1250%10%0%
2017-1828DallasSG108101000010010%000%1250%27%0%
Total3015202001010050%020%2450%

NBA PER GAME STATISTICS

YEARAGETEAMPOSGPGSMINSPTSTRBASTORBDRBSTLBLKTOVPFFGFGAFG%3P3PA3P%FTFTAFT%TS%EFG%
2013-1424ClevelandSG203.50.50.00.50.00.00.50.00.00.00.02.00%0.01.00%0.51.050%10%0%
2017-1828DallasSG108.01.00.01.00.00.00.00.01.00.00.01.00%0.00.00%1.02.050%27%0%
Total305.00.70.70.30.31.70%0.70%0.71.350%

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Played under coach Dan Shamir last season in Israel for Hapoel Holon.

COLLEGE

Considered a five-star recruit by the Rivals.com recruiting network, Hopson was listed as the No.2 shooting guard and the No.5 player in the nation in 2008.

He played three seasons of college basketball for the University of Tennessee under head coach Bruce Pearl from 2008 to 2011.

AWARDS

- 1x All-NBL Second Team
- McDonald's All-American (2008)

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