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Shawn Hopkins
Álftanes
PositionSmall forward, shooting guard
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1995-05-09) May 9, 1995 (age 30)
Nokia, Finland
NationalityFinnish / American
Listed height1.95[1] m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
CollegeTroy (2015–2018)
North Georgia (2018–2019)
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2015BC Nokia
2019–2020BC Nokia
2020–2021Tampereen Pyrintö
2021–2022Stjarnan
2022–2023SCM U Craiova
2023–2024Kauhajoki Karhu
2024–2025Helsinki Seagulls
2026–presentÁlftanes
Career highlights

Shawn Dominique Hopkins (born 9 May 1995) is a Finnish and American professional basketball player. In 2025, he won the Finnish national championship with Helsinki Seagulls and in 2022, he won the Icelandic national Cup with Stjarnan.

Career

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Hopkins started his senior career with BC Nokia in 2011. During 2015–2019, he played college basketball with Troy Trojans and North Georgia Nighthawks. He returned to Nokia for the 2019–20 Korisliiga season.

He played one season with Tampereen Pyrintö and was named the Korisliiga Most Improved Player in 2021. Then he joined Stjarnan in Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla, where they won the Icelandic Cup in 2022.

For the 2022–23 season, Hopkins joined SCM U Craiova in Romanian Liga Națională, along with fellow countryman Topias Palmi.[2]

In 2023, he returned to Finland and joined Kauhajoki Karhu Basket, winning the domestic bronze medal.[3][4]

In June 2024, Hopkins signed for Helsinki Seagulls, winning the Finnish championship title in 2025.[5]

In July 2025, he signed with Álftanes.[6]

National team career

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Hopkins has played over 80 games for Finland youth national teams.

He debuted with the Finland men's national basketball team in 2016.

Personal life

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Hopkins was born in Nokia, Finland, to a Finnish mother and an American father. His father Garcia Hopkins [fi] is a former professional basketball player who played in the NBA for Washington Bullets in 1979 and later in Finland for a long time.[7] His American spouse Lynsey Kelly is a former football player who has played in Finnish women's top-tier Kansallinen Liiga for Ilves.[citation needed] The couple had met earlier in 2017 in the United States.[8] They are married and have a daughter.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Shawn Hopkins profile, basket.fi
  2. ^ Susijengin Shawn Hopkins siirtyy Romaniaan – "Muutama lisäaskel", mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 4 August 2022
  3. ^ Karhu Basketin täytyy olla maanantaina valmiimpi – Shawn Hopkins antaa tärkeitä oppeja nuoremmille, Ilkka-Pohjalainen, 27 April 2024
  4. ^ BC Nokiaan iski paha asennevamma Kauhajokea vastaan – Topias Palmi ja Shawn Hopkins upottivat kotijoukkueen, Nokian Uutiset, 9 December 2023
  5. ^ Shawn Hopkins ja Erik Sajantila Seagullsin riveihin, basket.fi, 25 June 2024
  6. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (30 July 2025). "Gamall Stjörnumaður kemur aftur til Íslands og semur við Álftanes". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. ^ Yliopistoliigasta Suomeen palanneilla pelaajilla on hyviä ja huonoja kokemuksia vuosista Yhdysvalloissa – "Pitää päästä pelaamaan, jotta kehittyy", Yle, 21 October 2019
  8. ^ Lynsey Kellyn ja Shawn Hopkinsin rakkaustarina alkoi neljä vuotta sitten Yhdysvalloissa – Nyt pääsarjatason pelaajat ovat asettuneet Tampereelle: ”En tiedä, olisinko pystynyt kaikkeen tähän ilman häntä”, Aamulehti, 30 August 2020
  9. ^ Lynsey Hopkins muutti miehensä kanssa Suomeen ja hämmentyi: ”En ollut tottunut sellaiseen tapaan käyttäytyä”, Ilta-Sanomat, 16 February 2025
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