Chris Hooper (basketball)

Hooper attended Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy in the Bronx.^[2][3] During his senior year at Satellite Academy, he averaged 12.3 points and 11.3 rebounds.^[3][4] After graduating from high school, he played one season at both Kaskaskia College in Illinois and at Odessa College in Texas. While at Kaskaskia, Hooper averaged 11.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game and helped lead the squad to a 20–11 record.^[3] At Odessa, he contributed 6.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.^[3]

Hooper then transferred to St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, where he had two years remaining of eligibility. With the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers, he helped win a regular-season NEC Championship and participated in the National Invitation Tournament.^[5] In his first season with the Terriers, Hooper started 28 games and averaged 5.7 points per games and 4.2 rebounds per game. In his senior year, Hooper raised his statistics by averaging 11.5 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game. Additionally, Hooper converted 59.1 percent of his shot opportunities to rank fourth in the NEC and was selected to the 2015–16 NEC men's basketball All-Conference third team.^[5][6]