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Scotty Hopson
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Hopson with the Tennessee Volunteers in 2011
Free agent
Shooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born (1989-08-08) August 8, 1989 (age 35)
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.
High school University Heights Academy
(Hopkinsville, Kentucky)
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College Tennessee (2008–2011)
NBA Draft 2011 / Undrafted
Pro career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Kolossos Rodou
2012–2013 Hapoel Eilat
2013–2014 Anadolu Efes
2014 Cleveland Cavaliers
2014 Canton Charge
2014–2015 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2015 Laboral Kutxa
2015 Foshan Long Lions
2016–2017 Cedevita
2017 Ironi Nahariya
2017–2018 Galatasaray
2018 Dallas Mavericks
2018–2019 Oklahoma City Blue
2019 Hapoel Holon
2019–2020 New Zealand Breakers
2020 Oklahoma City Blue
2020–2021 Melbourne United
2021–2022 Oklahoma City Blue
2021–2022 Oklahoma City Thunder
2022 Dynamo Lebanon
2022–2023 Oklahoma City Blue
2024 Cleveland Charge
2024 Maine Celtics
2024 Converge FiberXers
Career highlights and awards
  • NBL champion (2021)
  • All-NBL Second Team (2020)
  • First-team All-SEC (2011)
  • Second-team Parade All-American (2008)
  • McDonald's All-American (2008)

Brian Scott "Scotty" Hopson (born August 8, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers.

High school and college career

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.

Professional career

Kolossos Rodou (2011–2012)

Hopson went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. In August 2011, he signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League for the 2011–12 season.

Hapoel Eliat (2012–2013)

In July 2012, Hopson signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Super League for the 2012–13 season. In 33 games, he averaged 17.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.

Anadolu Efes (2013–2014)

In July 2013, Hopson signed with Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball League for the 2013–14 season. His final game for Anadolu Efes came on January 13, 2014.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2014)

On March 31, 2014, Hopson signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He had two assignments with the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League during April 2014.

On July 12, 2014, Hopson was traded, along with cash considerations, to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Brendan Haywood and the draft rights to Dwight Powell. The next day, the Hornets traded him to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for cash considerations. Two days later, he was traded again, this time to the Houston Rockets. On September 17, 2014, he was traded, along with Alonzo Gee, to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Jason Terry and two future second-round draft picks. On September 24, 2014, he was waived by the Kings.

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2014–2015)

On December 7, 2014, Hopson was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League. On February 24, 2015, Hopson set two Skyforce single-game records, scoring 52 points and making 21 field goals in a win over the Reno Bighorns.

Laboral Kutxa (2015)

On April 21, 2015, Hopson signed with Laboral Kutxa of Spain for the rest of the 2014–15 ACB season.

Foshan Long Lions (2015)

In September 2015, Hopson signed with the Foshan Long Lions of China for the 2015–16 CBA season. He played seven games for Foshan in November 2015, before leaving the team.

Cedevita (2016–2017)

On July 24, 2016, Hopson signed with Croatian club Cedevita Zagreb.

Ironi Nahariya (2017)

On February 11, 2017, Hopson signed with Israeli club Ironi Nahariya for the rest of the 2016–17 season.

Galatasaray (2017–2018)

On July 20, 2017, Hopson signed with Turkish club Galatasaray for the 2017–18 season. He left Galatasaray in January 2018.

Dallas Mavericks (2018)

On February 26, 2018, Hopson signed a 10-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks. After appearing in one game, he was not offered a second 10-day contract.

Oklahoma City Blue (2018–2019)

On October 10, 2018, Hopson signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was waived two days later and subsequently joined the Thunder's NBA G League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue. On February 14, 2019, he signed a 10-day contract with the Thunder. He did not appear in a game for the Thunder during his stint and returned to the Blue after the contract expired.

Hapoel Holon (2019)

On April 18, 2019, Hopson returned to Israel for a third stint, signing with Hapoel Holon. He suffered a foot injury in his first game with Holon and was later ruled out for the rest of the season.

New Zealand Breakers (2019–2020)

On July 31, 2019, Hopson signed with the New Zealand Breakers for the 2019–20 NBL season. Early in the season, he split a ligament in his knee. He returned to action in December after missing most of November. He was named to the All-NBL Second Team.

Return to the Blue (2020)

In February 2020, Hopson rejoined the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League.

Melbourne United (2020–2021)

On November 30, 2020, Hopson signed with Melbourne United for the 2020–21 NBL season. He helped Melbourne win the NBL championship in June 2021.

Oklahoma City Thunder / Third stint with the Blue (2021–2022)

On October 14, 2021, Hopson signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was waived a day later and was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue on October 26. On December 27, 2021, he signed a 10-day contract with the Thunder. He re-joined the Blue on January 6.

Dynamo Lebanon (2022)

On April 15, 2022, Hopson signed with Dynamo Lebanon of the Lebanese Basketball League.

Fourth stint with the Blue (2022–2023)

On November 3, 2022, Hopson was named to the opening night roster for the Oklahoma City Blue.

Cleveland Charge (2024)

On January 30, 2024, Hopson joined the Cleveland Charge, but waived him on February 8.

Maine Celtics (2024)

On February 10, 2024, Hopson joined the Maine Celtics.

Converge FiberXers (2024)

On July 18, 2024, Hopson signed with the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Cleveland 2 0 3.5 .000 .000 .500 .0 .5 .5 .0 .5
2017–18 Dallas 1 0 8.0 .000 .500 .0 1.0 .0 .0 1.0
2021–22 Oklahoma City 1 0 18.0 .500 .000 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 4.0
Career 4 0 8.3 .222 .000 .500 .3 .8 .3 .0 1.5

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Anadolu Efes 11 10 28.5 .625 .484 .735 4.2 1.1 1.1 .5 15.5 15.7
Career 11 10 28.5 .625 .484 .735 4.2 1.1 1.1 .5 15.5 15.7

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