Mikael Hopkins (born June 23, 1993) is an American-Hungarian professional basketball player for Fukushima Firebonds of the B.League. Standing at , he plays the power forward position. He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas.
Hopkins attended the DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. Hopkins led DeMatha to three conference and city championships.
In October 2010, Hopkins committed to play for the Georgetown Hoyas. As a freshman, Hopkins appeared in 30 games in their 2011âÂÂ12 season. Over the season, he averaged 2.4 points and 1.1 rebounds in 6.8 minutes per game. On December 3, 2011, he scored season/career-high 12 points and had three rebounds in an 84âÂÂ44 win over NJIT.
As a sophomore, Hopkins appeared in 32 games (including 31 starts) in the Hoyas' 2012âÂÂ13 season. At the season's end, he finished sixth on the team in scoring with 5.9 points per game. Also over the season, he averaged 2.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 blocks, and 0.9 steals per game. Hopkins reached double figures in scoring seven times and grabbed at least four rebounds 12 times during the season. On February 11, 2013, Hopkins scored 6 points and had a career-high 9 rebounds against Marquette. On March 15, Hopkins scored a career-high 15 points and had 8 rebounds against Syracuse in the 2013 Big East tournament.
As a junior, Hopkins appeared in all 33 games, including 19 starts, in the Hoyas' 2013âÂÂ14 season. At the season's end, he finished averaging 6.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Hopkins was third on the team in rebounds and led the team with 50 blocked shots.
As a senior, Hopkins appeared in all 33 games, including 24 starts, in the Hoyas' 2014âÂÂ15 season.
After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Hopkins joined ðstanbul DSð of the Turkish First League (2nd-tier) for the 2015âÂÂ16 season. On February 1, 2017, Hopkins signed with Samsunspor DSI of the Turkish First League. On July 31, 2017, Hopkins signed with Yalova Group BelediyeSpor of the Turkish First League. In December 2017, he joined back to Samsunspor DSI for the rest of the 2017âÂÂ18 season.
In August 2018, Hopkins signed for Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian League for the 2018âÂÂ19 season. Over 16 games at the 2018âÂÂ19 FIBA Europe Cup season, he averaged 14.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.
On July 19, 2019, Hopkins signed a two-year contract with Slovenian club Cedevita Olimpija. During the 2020âÂÂ21 season, he averaged 10.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. On August 1, 2021, Hopkins signed with Reggio Emilia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
Hopkins was nationalized as Hungarian and plays for the Hungary men's national basketball team since 2022.