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Position | Power forward / small forward |
League | Big East Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. | September 7, 2002
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Fenwick (Oak Park, Illinois) |
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Bryce Hopkins (born September 7, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Providence Friars of the Big East Conference He was a consensus top-40 recruit and one of the top players in the 2021 class.
Hopkins attended Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois As a senior, he averaged 24.4 points, 12.5 rebounds and three assists per game. Hopkins led Fenwick to the Catholic League championship. He was named as 2020–21 MaxPreps Illinois High School Basketball Player of the Year. [1]
Hopkins was a consensus four-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2021 class, according to major recruiting services. During his junior season, Hopkins committed to playing college basketball for Louisville but later flipped his recruitment to Kentucky on October 26, 2020. [2] [3]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Bryce Hopkins PF | Oak Park, IL | Fenwick High School | 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 26, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 39 247Sports: 39 ESPN: 33 | ||||||
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On November 9, 2021, Hopkins made his Kentucky debut against Duke. On February 23, 2021, Hopkins had his best game of his Kentucky career. Despite coming off the bench, Hopkins played 16 minutes and finished with 13 points and four rebounds leading Kentucky to a comeback victory over LSU. He made several noteworthy plays early in the second half to spark Kentucky's comeback win. As a freshman, he averaged 2.1 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 0.3 assists per game in a reserve role. After the season, Hopkins entered the transfer portal. [4] [5]
On April 25, 2022 Hopkins transferred to Providence. [6] Hopkins made his Providence debut on November 9, 2022, he scored 18 points and 6 rebounds in a 66–65 victory over Rider University. [7] On December 20, he posted 29 points and 23 rebounds, in an 103–98 double overtime upset over the #24 ranked Marquette, setting single-game career marks in both categories. Hopkins' 23 rebound performance set a new Providence single-game rebound record. [8] As a sophomore, he averaged 16.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists per game, and accumulated 10 double-doubles in his collegiate season as a starter. Concluding the season, Hopkins was selected unanimously as a member of the All-Big East team [9] for the 2022–23 season.
Following the hiring of coach Kim English, Hopkins announced his intention to stay at Providence for the 2023–24 season. [10]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021–22 | Kentucky | 28 | 0 | 6.5 | .429 | .313 | .538 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
2022–23 | Providence | 33 | 33 | 34.9 | .452 | .364 | .759 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 15.8 |
2023–24 | Providence | 14 | 14 | 33.4 | .429 | .189 | .655 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 15.5 |
Career | 75 | 47 | 24.0 | .443 | .295 | .718 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 10.6 |
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