Former Texas Southern basketball player Justin Hopkins is headed to England.
Hopkins announced on Twitter that he had inked a deal with Team Newcastle Knights B.C., which plays in the National Basketball League’s (NBL) Division 1.
Last season, Newcastle finished the 26-game season with a 12-14 record, good for ninth in the 14-team division.
otw. 🇬🇧🖤 @bballengland @NBLengland pic.twitter.com/7ZiOJvOLo9
— JHOP (@_JustinHopkins) August 20, 2023
Hopkins, a Huntsville, Alabama native, began his collegiate career at Samford University, where he appeared in 34 games as a freshman, averaging 5.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in 16.1 minutes per contest.
Hopkins then transferred to Texas Southern, where he would appear in 124 games, helping the team to a historic semifinal run in the 2019 Collegeinsider.com Tournament and SWAC Tournament crowns in 2021 and 2022.
Hopkins earned 2020-21 All-Preseson All-SWAC First Team honors and ended his Texas Southern career with averages of 7.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in 23.4 minutes per contest.
