Bob Hopkins

Bob Hopkins

Personal information
Born	(1934-11-03)November 3, 1934 Jonesboro, Louisiana
Died	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
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2013

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.

External links

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