Class: JR.
Position: G
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180 pounds
Previous School: Martin Luther King
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
2007-08 (SOPHOMORE)
Saw action in five games, including conference foes Denver, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana-Monroe and Troy.
2006-07 (FRESHMAN)
Walk-on who played in five games during his first season as a Blue Raider.
MARTIN LUTHER KING HIGH SCHOOL
Winner of the Walter Nippers Sportsmanship Award, Journey Johnson Leadership Award, and nominee for the Mayor's Youth Leadership Award ... Played five years of varsity basketball at Martin Luther King High School, and earned All-District honors as a freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior ... Earned All-Region honors as a junior ... Helped lead Martin Luther King to the Final Four of the Tennessee High School State Tournament as as a sophomore and junior ... Named All-Tournament at the Martin Luther King Classic in Memphis, Tenn.
PERSONAL
Born: Oct. 28, 1987 ... Parents: Rufus Hopson and Angela Hubbard ... Major: Marketing ... Notable: Mother played college basketball at Union University and is the head coach of the girl's basketball team at Hume-Fogg High School in Nashville. She was named District Coach of the Year in 2002-03 and was also the TSSAA Track Coach of the Year in 1998 and 2001.
