Chris Hooper (basketball)

Chris Hooper
No. 12 – Reading Rockets
Position Power forward / Small forward
League English Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1991-12-24) December 24, 1991
Bronx, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy
(Bronx, New York)
College
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–present Reading Rockets
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Third-team All-NEC (2015, 2016)

Chris Hooper (born December 24, 1991) is an American basketball player from Bronx, New York playing in the English Basketball League.[1]

Early life

Hooper attended Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy in the Bronx.[2][3] During his senior year at Satellite Academy, he averaged 12.3 points and 11.3 rebounds.[3][4] After graduating from high school, he played one season at both Kaskaskia College in Illinois and at Odessa College in Texas. While at Kaskaskia, Hooper averaged 11.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game and helped lead the squad to a 20–11 record.[3] At Odessa, he contributed 6.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.[3]

Hooper then transferred to St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, where he had two years remaining of eligibility. With the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers, he helped win a regular-season NEC Championship and participated in the National Invitation Tournament.[5] In his first season with the Terriers, Hooper started 28 games and averaged 5.7 points per games and 4.2 rebounds per game. In his senior year, Hooper raised his statistics by averaging 11.5 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game. Additionally, Hooper converted 59.1 percent of his shot opportunities to rank fourth in the NEC and was selected to the 2015–16 NEC men's basketball All-Conference third team.[5][6]


Statistics

Chris Hooper Statistics at St. Francis Brooklyn (As of March 20, 2016)
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Season GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A TO Blk Stl
2014-15 35 28 500 14.3 198 5.7 76 147 .517 0 0 .000 46 79 .582 66 81 147 4.2 26 41 16 19
2015-16 31 10 656 21.2 356 11.5 139 235 .591 0 2 .000 78 137 .569 59 96 155 5.0 43 75 38 33
Total 66 38 1156 17.5 554 8.4 215 382 .563 0 2 .000 124 216 .574 125 177 302 4.6 69 116 54 52
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Professional career

After graduating from St. Francis College, Hooper agreed with M.A.C. Sports Management & Consulting to represent him as he looked to Europe for a team to sign with.[5] On July 22, 2016, he signed his first professional contract with the Reading Rockets of the English Basketball League.[7] On September 17, 2016, Hooper played in his first professional game for the Reading Rockets as they lost to the Worthing Thunder, 71–78, in a Men's National Trophy Game.[8] Hooper led his team in scoring with 22 points.[8] In his second professional game, Hooper again lead his team in scoring with 26 points, and recorded 8 rebounds with 3 steals.[9]

After his first full season, Hooper was selected as the Eurobasket.com All-British NBL Division One League Player of the Year by Eurobasket.com.[10] He was also selected as the Center of the Year and the Import of the Year. Hooper averaged 22.4 points and 12.3 rebounds per game, and led the Reading Rockets (United Kingdom) to a 27-10 record in his debut season.

References

  1. ↑ "Chris Hooper Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Satellite Academy's success in Alternative League has mainstream PSAL teams impressed". New York Daily News. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Chris Hooper - 2015-2016 Men's Basketball". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Satellite pair leaves mark at Battle of the Boroughs". New York Post. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Senior Chris Hooper Signs With M.A.C. Sports Management & Consulting". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sacred Heart's Cane Broome Named NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Basketball: Reading Rockets sign Chris Hooper but Anotonio Robinson, D.Montre Edwards and Jordan Nicholls all depart". readingchronicle.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Worthing Thunder vs Reading Rockets". ReadingRockets.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Reading Rockets vs Solent Kestrels". readingrockets.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Former Terrier Chris Hooper Named NBL DI Player of the Year in England". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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