Coach Hop, the long-time former Syracuse basketball assistant coach and Orange player, is headed home. Sort of.
Per media reports from ESPN's Pete Thamel and others, the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans have hired Mike Hopkins as an assistant coach and head of player development, which is just fabulous news.
The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Mike Hopkins as an assistant coach/head of player development, per the team. Hopkins spent last season with the Phoenix Suns, worked as the head coach at Washington (2017-2024) and was a long-time assistant at Syracuse (1995-2017). pic.