Brian Scott "Scotty" Hopson (born August 8, 1989) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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before playing professionally in Greece, Israel, Turkey, Spain, China, Croatia, New Zealand and Australia. He has also played in the NBA G League and had short stints in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers (2014), Dallas Mavericks (2018) and

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(2021–22).

High school and college career

Considered a five-star recruit by the

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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

for the

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under head coach

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from 2008 to 2011.

Professional career

Hopson went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. In August 2011, he signed with Kolossos Rodou of the

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for the 2011–12 season. In July 2012, Hopson signed with Hapoel Eilat of the

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for the 2012–13 season. In 33 games, he averaged 17.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. In July 2013, Hopson signed with

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of the

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for the 2013–14 season. His final game for Anadolu Efes came on January 13, 2014. On March 31, 2014, Hopson signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He had two assignments with the

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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

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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

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in exchange for

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and two future second-round draft picks. On September 24, 2014, he was waived by the Kings. On December 7, 2014, Hopson was acquired by the

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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

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. On April 21, 2015, he signed with Laboral Kutxa of Spain for the rest of the

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. 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. On July 24, 2016, Hopson signed with Croatian club Cedevita Zagreb. On February 11, 2017, he signed with Israeli club

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for the rest of the 2016–17 season. On July 20, 2017, Hopson signed with Turkish club

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for the 2017–18 season. He left Galatasaray in January 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. On October 10, 2018, Hopson signed with the

. He was waived two days later and subsequently joined the Thunder's

affiliate, the

. 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. On April 18, 2019, Hopson returned to Israel for a third stint, signing with

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. He suffered a foot injury in his first game with Holon and was later ruled out for the rest of the season. On July 31, 2019, Hopson signed with the

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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. In February 2020, Hopson re-joined the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. On November 30, 2020, Hopson signed with

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for the 2020–21 NBL season. He helped Melbourne win the NBL championship in June 2021. On October 14, 2021, Hopson signed an

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

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Return to Oklahoma City Blue (2022–present)

On November 3, 2022, Hopson was named to the opening night roster for the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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