Mike Hopkins (born August 6, 1970)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Washington Huskies
Current conference: Pac-12 Conference
Syracuse record: 4-5 (.444)
Washington record: 101-91 (.526)
Overall record: 105-96 (.522)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (2019)
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2018)
- Pac-12 Regular Season Champion: 1 (2019)
- Pac-12 Tournament Champion: 0
Career Accomplishments:
- Pac-12 Coach of the Year: 2 (2018, 2019)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2017-present | Washington |
| 2016-2017 | Syracuse (asst) |
| 2015-2016 | Syracuse (interim HC) |
| 1996-2015 | Syracuse (asst) |
Mike Hopkins Facts
- Mike Hopkins
- Born August 6, 1970
- Hometown: Laguna Hills, California
- Alma Mater: Syracuse University (BS, 1993)
- Originally from the West Coast, Hopkins played at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, CA; won the 1987 California state championship along side future NBA player LeRon Ellis
- Played shooting guard at Syracuse from 1989-1993 under longtime head coach Jim Boeheim; named captain his senior year
- Spent a few years playing professionally after Syracuse, including stints in Netherlands, Turkey and the CBA
- Joined Boeheim‘s staff at Syracuse as an assistant in 1996, a position he would keep for the next 21 years
- Acted as interim HC for nine games during the 2015-16 season while Boeheim was serving a suspension; the Orange were 4-5 (0-3) during that stretch
- Connected to many other head coaching positions during his tenure at Syracuse, but ultimately remained with the program
- Formally named as the Head Coach-Designate in June 2015, meaning he would take over the program following Boeheim‘s eventual retirement
- Hired as Washington’s head coach in March 2017, returning to the West Coast for the first time in his playing or coaching career
- Led the Huskies to the 2018 NIT in his first season at the helm and in his second season claimed an outright Pac-12 title, earning an at-large NCAA bid
- Along with his wife, Tricia, has two sons and one daughter
Mike Hopkins Coaching Tree
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