ɐ pɹəlˈɪfɪk skˈoːɹɚ wˌaɪl plˈeɪɪŋ æɾ oʊhˈaɪoʊ stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, hˈɑːpsənz stˈɛlɚ ʃˈuːɾɪŋ skˈɪlz plˈeɪst hˌɪm sˈɛkənd fɚðɪ ˈɛŋkˈɑː mˈɛnz bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl dᵻvˈɪʒən aɪ skˈoːɹɪŋ tˈaɪɾəl dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən sˈiːzən ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli fˈɜːst ˌɔn oʊhˈaɪoʊ stˈeɪtz ˈɔːltˈaɪm mˈɛnz bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl kɚɹˈɪɹ pˈɔɪnts ɹˈɛkɚd.
A prolific scorer while playing at Ohio State University, Hopson's stellar shooting skills placed him second for the NCAA Men's Basketball Division I scoring title during the 1986–87 season and eventually first on Ohio State's all-time men's basketball career points record.