Hopkins earns national pub
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 1:08 pmFrom CBSSportsline.com:
Of the top six high school basketball players in the Dallas area last season, only one didn't bolt the state. That was SMU guard Bryan Hopkins, and he's a big reason why the Mustangs have won three in a row and aren't going away in the WAC race.
The guys who left are making huge impacts elsewhere -- Chris Bosh at Georgia Tech, Bracey Wright at Indiana, Daniel Horton at Michigan, Ike Diogu at Arizona State and Deron Williams at Illinois.
Hopkins, who could have gone to major-conference power Texas, stepped into the starting point guard role at SMU and is averaging 13.9 points per game.
In the three-game winning streak entering the week, Hopkins has scored 52 points and pulled down 16 rebounds. He played 119 out of a possible 130 minutes (two of the games went overtime).
"He's very poised for a freshman," senior Quinton Ross told the Dallas Morning News. "He takes big shots for us, and he makes big shots. He's been playing real well."
Of the top six high school basketball players in the Dallas area last season, only one didn't bolt the state. That was SMU guard Bryan Hopkins, and he's a big reason why the Mustangs have won three in a row and aren't going away in the WAC race.
The guys who left are making huge impacts elsewhere -- Chris Bosh at Georgia Tech, Bracey Wright at Indiana, Daniel Horton at Michigan, Ike Diogu at Arizona State and Deron Williams at Illinois.
Hopkins, who could have gone to major-conference power Texas, stepped into the starting point guard role at SMU and is averaging 13.9 points per game.
In the three-game winning streak entering the week, Hopkins has scored 52 points and pulled down 16 rebounds. He played 119 out of a possible 130 minutes (two of the games went overtime).
"He's very poised for a freshman," senior Quinton Ross told the Dallas Morning News. "He takes big shots for us, and he makes big shots. He's been playing real well."