Bob Hopkins
Encyclopedia
Robert M. Hopkins (born November 3, 1934 in Jonesboro, Louisiana
) is a former National Basketball Association
player and coach. He played college ball at Grambling
where he scored 3,759 points (averaging 29.8 points per game for his career), and then played in the NBA for four seasons with the Syracuse Nationals
. He later would coach the Seattle SuperSonics
during part of the 1977-1978 season, posting a 5-17 record before being fired midseason. He was replaced by Lenny Wilkens
, who led the Sonics to the NBA Finals
that and next season, winning the NBA championship in 1979.
Jonesboro, Louisiana
Jonesboro is a town in and the parish seat of Jackson Parish in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 3,914 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
) is a former National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
player and coach. He played college ball at Grambling
Grambling State University
Grambling State University is a historically black , public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana. The university is the home of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson and is on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.-Academics:Grambling State University provides over...
where he scored 3,759 points (averaging 29.8 points per game for his career), and then played in the NBA for four seasons with the Syracuse Nationals
Syracuse Nationals
The Syracuse Nationals were an American professional basketball team that existed from 1946 to 1963 as part of the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association . They are currently known as the Philadelphia 76ers, and are the NBA's oldest continued franchise.The team began in...
. He later would coach the Seattle SuperSonics
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...
during part of the 1977-1978 season, posting a 5-17 record before being fired midseason. He was replaced by Lenny Wilkens
Lenny Wilkens
Leonard Randolph "Lenny" Wilkens is a retired American basketball player and coach in the NBA...
, who led the Sonics to the NBA Finals
NBA Finals
The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association . The series was named the NBA World Championship Series until 1986....
that and next season, winning the NBA championship in 1979.