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  Darren Hopkins

Darren Hopkins

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.

High School:
Towson Catholic HS

Last College:
Panola JC

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 180

Position:
Guard

Experience:
1L

Preseason All-Southland Conference Second Team

2006-07 (Junior): Named Honorable Mention All-Southland Conference ... Played and started all 32 games ... Second on the team in scoring at 13.4 points per game ... Averaged 3.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game ... Tied for second on the team with 27 steals ... Shot 43% (135-of-314) from the field, a team-best 43.5% (67-of-154) from three-point range and 72.1% (93-of-129) from the free throw line ... In Southand Conference play, led the team in scoring at 15.2 ppg ... Averaged 3.8 rpg and tied for the team lead with 53 assists (3.3 apg) ... Shot 46.3% (76-of-164) from the field, 45.3% (34-of-75) from 3-point range and 76% (57-of-75) from the free throw line ... Scored a season-high 26 points twice - vs. Nicholls State (2/1/07) on 9-of-14 shooting from the field, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, and vs. TAMU-Corpus Christi (2/22/07) on 7-of-12 shooting from the field, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range ... Hit a game-winning layup in 78-77 win over league-leading TAMU-CC ... Scored 21 points, including making 11-of-15 free throw attempts, in first collegiate game at Lamar vs. Texas Southern (11/11/06) ... Scored 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field, including 5-of-9 from 3-point range, vs. New Orleans (11/22/06) ... Scored 22 points at Sam Houston State (1/15/07) ... Tallied 25 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field and 8-of-11 from the free throw line at Central Arkansas (2/15/07) ... Scored 18 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out a season-high nine assists at Nicholls State (3/1/07) ... Hit the game-winning layup in 99-98 win over Sam Houston State (3/8/07) in the first round of the SLC Tournament ... Led the team in scoring eight times ... Scored in double-figures 21 times.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played for coach Scott Monarch at Panola JC ... As a sophomore, averaged 17 point and four assists per game ... Helped Panola post a 21-9 record and was named first-team all-region ... As a freshman, averaged 16 ppg and was named honorable mention all-region ... Named to the Dean's List.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Mike Daniel at Towson Catholic HS.

PERSONAL: Darren Hopkins was born August 12, 1986 in Baltimore, Md. ... Nickname is D-Hop ... Parents are Sheree Brooks and Don Hopkins ... Major is General Studies ... Brother Darnell Hopkins played collegiately at Murray State.

 

 
 
 
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