 Hopson with the Tennessee Volunteers in 2011 | |
| Maine Celtics | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 8, 1989 Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | University Heights Academy (Hopkinsville, Kentucky) |
| College | Tennessee (2008–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
| Playing 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–present | Maine Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Brian Scott "Scotty" Hopson (born August 8, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers.
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.[1] He played three seasons of college basketball for the University of Tennessee under head coach Bruce Pearl from 2008 to 2011.[2][3][4]
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.[5]
In July 2012, Hopson signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Super League for the 2012–13 season.[6] In 33 games, he averaged 17.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
In July 2013, Hopson signed with Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball League for the 2013–14 season.[7] His final game for Anadolu Efes came on January 13, 2014.[8]
On March 31, 2014, Hopson signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[9] He had two assignments with the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League during April 2014.[10][11]
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.[12] The next day, the Hornets traded him to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for cash considerations.[13] Two days later, he was traded again, this time to the Houston Rockets.[14] 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.[15] On September 24, 2014, he was waived by the Kings.[16]
On December 7, 2014, Hopson was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League.[17] 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.[18]
On April 21, 2015, Hopson signed with Laboral Kutxa of Spain for the rest of the 2014–15 ACB season.[19]
In September 2015, Hopson signed with the Foshan Long Lions of China for the 2015–16 CBA season.[20] He played seven games for Foshan in November 2015, before leaving the team.[8]
On July 24, 2016, Hopson signed with Croatian club Cedevita Zagreb.[21]
On February 11, 2017, Hopson signed with Israeli club Ironi Nahariya for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[22][23]
On July 20, 2017, Hopson signed with Turkish club Galatasaray for the 2017–18 season.[24] He left Galatasaray in January 2018.[25]
On February 26, 2018, Hopson signed a 10-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks.[26] After appearing in one game, he was not offered a second 10-day contract.[27]
On October 10, 2018, Hopson signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[28] He was waived two days later[29] and subsequently joined the Thunder's NBA G League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue.[30] On February 14, 2019, he signed a 10-day contract with the Thunder.[31] He did not appear in a game for the Thunder during his stint and returned to the Blue after the contract expired.[32][33]
On April 18, 2019, Hopson returned to Israel for a third stint, signing with Hapoel Holon.[34] He suffered a foot injury in his first game with Holon and was later ruled out for the rest of the season.[35]
On July 31, 2019, Hopson signed with the New Zealand Breakers for the 2019–20 NBL season.[36] Early in the season, he split a ligament in his knee.[37] He returned to action in December after missing most of November.[38] He was named to the All-NBL Second Team.[39]
In February 2020, Hopson rejoined the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League.[40]
On November 30, 2020, Hopson signed with Melbourne United for the 2020–21 NBL season.[41] He helped Melbourne win the NBL championship in June 2021.[42]
On October 14, 2021, Hopson signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[43][44] He was waived a day later[45] and was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue on October 26.[11] On December 27, 2021, he signed a 10-day contract with the Thunder.[46] He re-joined the Blue on January 6.[47]
On April 15, 2022, Hopson signed with Dynamo Lebanon of the Lebanese Basketball League.[48]
On November 3, 2022, Hopson was named to the opening night roster for the Oklahoma City Blue.[49]
On January 30, 2024, Hopson joined the Cleveland Charge,[50] but waived him on February 8.[51]
On February 10, 2024, Hopson joined the Maine Celtics.[52]
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
