Top 10 highest-rated Kentucky HS basketball players of all time
2. Scotty Hopson
Hopson starred for University Heights Academy where he averaged 24.3 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a senior. That season, he was named the state鈥檚 boys basketball player of the year by the Associated Press and was given a 0.9978 rating by .
Unlike many on this list, Hopson signed with an out-of-state program with the University of Tennessee. With the Volunteers, Hopson averaged 12.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 103 games played with 98 starts across three seasons.
After going undrafted in the 2011 NBA Draft, Hopson has had an incredible journey that has taken him to numerous countries, the NBA G-League and the NBA, including playing in one game last season for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Wow. Listen to this Scotty Hopson story from Mike Breen 馃檹
10 years after graduating college he's played:
In 8 different countries
3 years in G-League
And in just 3 NBA games total (15 mins and 2 made free throws)Definition of chasing your dreams.
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA)
