The Associated Press

POWELL, Ohio – Dennis Hopson, Ohio State’s career scoring leader in men’s basketball and former NBA player, was charged with domestic violence after allegedly attacking and threatening to shoot his wife.

Wednesday, April 26, 2000

POWELL, Ohio – Dennis Hopson, Ohio State’s career scoring leader in men’s basketball and former NBA player, was charged with domestic violence after allegedly attacking and threatening to shoot his wife.

Hopson, 35, also was charged Monday with menacing and disorderly conduct, but prosecutors dismissed the menacing charge. The former player with the New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls and Sacramento Kings will be arraigned Monday in Delaware County Municipal Court.

Hopson allegedly attacked his wife, Tracie L. Hopson, 32, at their home in this Columbus suburb early Monday.

A report written by Sheriff’s Deputy Jennifer Yarhouse alleges that Hopson pushed his wife down and threatened to shoot her and anyone else who came to the house when she tried to call 911 for help. The report said he was not armed.

Hopson was released on his own recognizance. A judge barred him from returning to his house or coming within 1,000 feet of his wife.

Hopson was a standout high school player in Toledo before playing four years at Ohio State. He was second in the nation in scoring as a senior, averaging 29 points a game.

Taken with the No. 3 pick in the first round of the 1987 draft by the Nets, Hopson went on to play five seasons in the NBA. He averaged 10.3 points per game for his career.

After leaving the NBA, he played with professional teams overseas.