Mikael Hopkins (born June 23, 1993) is an American professional

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of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.06 m (6'9"), he plays the power forward position. He played college basketball for the

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High school career

Hopkins attended the DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. Hopkins led DeMatha to three conference and city championships.

College career

In October 2010, Hopkins committed to play for the

. As a freshman, Hopkins appeared in 30 games in their 2011–12 season. Over the season, he averaged 2.4 points and 1.1 rebounds in 6.8 minutes per game. On December 3, 2011, he scored season/career-high 12 points and had three rebounds in an 84–44 win over

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. As a sophomore, Hopkins appeared in 32 games (including 31 starts) in the Hoyas' 2012–13 season. At the season's end, he finished sixth on the team in scoring with 5.9 points per game. Also over the season, he averaged 2.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 blocks, and 0.9 steals per game. Hopkins reached double figures in scoring seven times and grabbed at least four rebounds 12 times during the season. On February 11, 2013, Hopkins scored 6 points and had a career-high 9 rebounds against Marquette. On March 15, Hopkins scored a career-high 15 points and had 8 rebounds against

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in the 2013 Big East tournament. As a junior, Hopkins appeared in all 33 games, including 19 starts, in the Hoyas' 2013–14 season. At the season's end, he finished averaging 6.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Hopkins was third on the team in rebounds and led the team with 50 blocked shots. As a senior, Hopkins appeared in all 33 games, including 24 starts, in the Hoyas' 2014–15 season.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Hopkins joined İstanbul DSİ of the Turkish First League ( 2nd-tier) for the 2015–16 season. On February 1, 2017, Hopkins signed with Samsunspor DSI of the Turkish First League. On July 31, 2017, Hopkins signed with Yalova Group BelediyeSpor of the Turkish First League. In December 2017, he joined back to Samsunspor DSI for the rest of the 2017–18 season. In August 2018, Hopkins signed for Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian League for the 2018–19 season. Over 16 games at the

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season, he averaged 14.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. On July 19, 2019, Hopkins signed a two-year contract with Slovenian club

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. During the 2020–21 season, he averaged 10.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. On August 1, 2021, Hopkins signed with

of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

References

External links

Profile
at eurobasket.com
RealGM.com Profile
at sports-reference.com
Statistics
at proballers.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Hopkins, Mikael 1993 births Living people 21st-century African-American sportspeople ABA League players African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players BC Balkan Botevgrad players Basketball players from Maryland DeMatha Catholic High School alumni Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball players KK Cedevita Olimpija players Pallacanestro Reggiana players People from Hyattsville, Maryland Power forwards (basketball) Yalovaspor BK players