Chris Hooper (basketball)

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Chris Hooper
No. 1San Isidro
Position Power forward / small forward
League La Liga Argentina
Personal information
Born (1991-12-24) December 24, 1991 (age 32)
Harlem, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy
(Bronx, New York)
College
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Reading Rockets
2017–2019 Oberá Tenis Club
2019–2022 Itzehoe Eagles

Chris Hooper (born December 24, 1991) is an American basketball player from Harlem, New York playing in the La Liga Argentina League. [1]

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Early life

Hooper attended Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy in the Bronx. [2] [3] During his senior year at Satellite Academy, he averaged 12.3 points and 11.3 rebounds. [3] [4] After graduating from high school, he played one season at both Kaskaskia College in Illinois and at Odessa College in Texas. While at Kaskaskia, Hooper averaged 11.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game and helped lead the squad to a 20–11 record. [3] At Odessa, he contributed 6.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. [3]

Hooper then transferred to St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, where he had two years remaining of eligibility. With the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers, he helped win a regular-season NEC Championship and participated in the National Invitation Tournament. [5] In his first season with the Terriers, Hooper started 28 games and averaged 5.7 points per games and 4.2 rebounds per game. In his senior year, Hooper raised his statistics by averaging 11.5 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game. Additionally, Hooper converted 59.1 percent of his shot opportunities to rank fourth in the NEC and was selected to the 2015–16 NEC men's basketball All-Conference third team. [5] [6]

Statistics

Chris Hooper Statistics at St. Francis Brooklyn (As of March 20, 2016)
MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsRebounds
SeasonGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgATOBlkStl
2014–15 352850014.31985.776147.51700.0004679.58266811474.226411619
2015–16 311065621.235611.5139235.59102.00078137.56959961555.043753833
Total6638115617.55548.4215382.56302.000124216.5741251773024.6691165452
Legend
  GP Games played  GS Games started Avg Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts Off Offensive rebounds
 Def Defensive rebounds  A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High Team high

Professional career

After graduating from St. Francis College, Hooper agreed with M.A.C. Sports Management & Consulting to represent him as he looked to Europe for a team to sign with. [5] On July 22, 2016, he signed his first professional contract with the Reading Rockets of the English Basketball League. [7] On September 17, 2016, Hooper played in his first professional game for the Reading Rockets as they lost to the Worthing Thunder, 71–78, in a Men's National Trophy Game. [8] Hooper led his team in scoring with 22 points. [8] In his second professional game, Hooper again lead his team in scoring with 26 points, and recorded 8 rebounds with 3 steals. [9]

After his first full season, Hooper was selected as the Eurobasket.com All-British NBL Division One League Player of the Year by Eurobasket.com. [10] He was also selected as the Center of the Year and the Import of the Year. Hooper averaged 22.4 points and 12.3 rebounds per game, and led the Reading Rockets (United Kingdom) to a 27–10 record in his debut season.

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