Robert M. "Bob" Hopkins is an American former basketball player and coach. He played college basketball at Grambling State University, where he scored 3,759 points, and then played in the National Basketball Association for four seasons with the Syracuse Nationals. He later coached the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA during part of the 1977?78 season, posting a 5?17 record before being fired midseason. He was replaced by Lenny Wilkens, who led the Sonics to the NBA Finals that season and the following, winning the NBA championship in 1979. 

November 3rd, 1934 in Jonesboro, Louisiana  /  Died:   May 15th, 2015