| Álftanes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward, shooting guard |
| League | Úrvalsdeild karla |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 9, 1995 Nokia, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish / American |
| Listed height | 1.95 [1] m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| Career information | |
| College | Troy (2015–2018) North Georgia (2018–2019) |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2015 | BC Nokia |
| 2019–2020 | BC Nokia |
| 2020–2021 | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| 2021–2022 | Stjarnan |
| 2022–2023 | SCM U Craiova |
| 2023–2024 | Kauhajoki Karhu |
| 2024–2025 | Helsinki Seagulls |
| 2025–present | Álftanes |
| Career highlights | |
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Shawn Dominique Hopkins (born 9 May 1995) is a Finnish and American professional basketball player. In 2025, he won the Finnish national championship with Helsinki Seagulls and in 2022, he won the Icelandic national Cup with Stjarnan.
Hopkins started his senior career with BC Nokia in 2011. During 2015–2019, he played college basketball with Troy Trojans and North Georgia Nighthawks. He returned to Nokia for the 2019–20 Korisliiga season.
He played one season with Tampereen Pyrintö and was named the Korisliiga Most Improved Player in 2021. Then he joined Stjarnan in Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla, where they won the Icelandic Cup in 2022.
For the 2022–23 season, Hopkins joined SCM U Craiova in Romanian Liga Națională, along with fellow countryman Topias Palmi. [2]
In 2023, he returned to Finland and joined Kauhajoki Karhu Basket, winning the domestic bronze medal. [3] [4]
In June 2024, Hopkins signed for Helsinki Seagulls, winning the Finnish championship title in 2025. [5]
Hopkins has played over 80 games for Finland youth national teams.
He debuted with the Finland men's national basketball team in 2016.
Hopkins was born in Nokia, Finland, to a Finnish mother and an American father. His father Garcia Hopkins is a former professional basketball player who played in the NBA for Washington Bullets in 1979 and later in Finland for a long time. [7] His American spouse Lynsey Kelly is a former football player who has played in Finnish women's top-tier Kansallinen Liiga for Ilves.[ citation needed ] The couple had met earlier in 2017 in the United States. [8] They are married and have a daughter. [9]