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2004-05 (Fr.): Selected to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team, as named by the league's coaches ... Among SoCon freshmen, was the leader in assists (3.33) -- ranking seventh overall ... Along with David Berghoefer, was just one of two Catamounts to average double figures in scoring for league games (11.0 in SoCon games; 9.7 in non-conference games) ... Ranked ninth in the SoCon in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.06) ... Has made at least one 3-pointer in 26 of 30 for the season ... While scoring eight points in his first career game, at Marquette, he was only 2-of-10 from the field, including 2-of-8 from 3-point range ... Got his first career start at South Carolina, but did not play well, going 0-of-4 from the field with five turnovers ... Responded the following game by scoring 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting with four rebounds and three assists vs. Emmanuel ... Had another double-digit scoring game vs. Montreat with 11 points, adding four boards, four assists and three steals ... Also vs. Montreat, scored seven points during a 17-5 run to put WCU up 21 and put the game out of reach ... Had 11 points and three assists at UNC Asheville ... Only scored eight points in WCU's overtime win over East Carolina ... However, had a 3-pointer and a coast-to-coast layup with 10:53 to give WCU a two-point lead and ignite the crowd ... Versus Atlanta Christian, scored 13 points, while posting seven assists and two blocked shots ... Backed up that performance with seven assists and 13 points at #16 Iowa ... Drained three 3-pointers, all in the second half, vs. the Hawkeyes and hit a runner in the lane as time expired in the first half to make it a seven-point deficit at the break ... Was the team's second-leading scorer at The Citadel with 12 points and the team's second-leading rebounder with six ... Versus Davidson, came off the bench to score 13 points, getting four steals ... Next game out, responded to his new starting role with a game-high 17 points versus Wofford ... Hit a 3-pointer early in the second half to give WCU its largest lead of the game (17) and drained two free throws with 47 seconds left to help preserve the win over the Terriers ... Scored 11 points, including 6-of-8 from the free throw line, while dishing out a season-high eight assists in a win over Elon ... Only had one turnover in 30 minutes versus the Phoenix with four steals ... Scored 19 points at Furman, draining three 3-pointers ... Also tied a season high with six rebounds (all on the defensive end) ... After WCU had let an eight-point lead slip away in the second half at Furman, hit a layup with 6:30 left in the game to tie the contest at 57 ... Including that basket, scored 11 of WCU's final 15 points of the game ... Scored 11 points at Charleston, including eight key baskets in the second half ... Down 14 to start the second half, Hopkins started a 14-2 WCU run with a 3-pointer and added a layup to score five points during the run ... Hit three consecutive free throws to cut WCU's deficit to three-points with 10 minutes to play ... Added a game-high five assists while playing a career-high 38 minutes versus the Cougars ... Tied season highs versus App State with 38 minutes played and finished the ASU game with 18 points ... Scored all six of his points at Elon in the second half ... Four of those came inside the final 1:10 to give WCU the victory ... With the game tied at 49-49, drained a trey from the left wing with 1:10 to go, giving the Cats a 3-point lead (52-49) ... Then, with 15 ticks left, hit 1-of-2 at the free throw line to put the Cats up four (53-49) ... Scored a career-high 25 points at East Tennessee State, making 9-of-15 shots from the field and 7-of-13 from 3-point range ... Added seven assists, which is his second-highest, single-game total ... Scored 13 points (5-of-8 overall and 2-of-4 from 3-point range) and tied a career high with eight assists versus UNC Greensboro in the regular-season finale.
PRIOR TO WESTERN: An honorable mention All-State selection during his senior season ... Led Dr. Phillips High to 20-7 record overall and a No. 1 ranking in the biggest high school classification (6A) in Florida ... Also helped Phillips HS to a perfect 14-0 record in the Metro Conference and was a first team all-conference selection, as well as second team All-Orange County ... Ranked the 25th-best player in Florida by FloridaHoops.com ... Ranked the 26th-best player in Florida by hoop-rap.com and the 33rd-best player in Florida by inthezonemag.com ... As a senior, posted 14.1 points per game, 4.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists ... As a junior, attended Cypress Creek HS and averaged 19.9 ppg.
