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13 Michael Sopko
Michael Sopko
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    New Castle, PA
  • High School:
    Neshannock
  • Position:
    G/F
  • gp
    18
  • pts/g
    5.3
  • fg %
    50.7
  • 3pt %
    35.3
  • ft %
    46.7
  • reb/g
    4.7
  • a/g
    1.1
Bio

Career Highlights

2023-24

* Academic All-AMCC
* Started 28 of 29 games
* Led the team in blocks per game (1.0)
* Third on the team with 4.7 rebounds per game
* Scored a career-high 16 points in two contests
* Pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds vs. Pitt-Bradford
* Recorded five blocks at Carlow
* Tallied double-figures in 10 games

2022-23

* Academic All-AMCC
* Played in 21 games
* Notched first collegiate basket at Thiel
* Scored a season-high eight points against Pitt-Bradford

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in psychology in the workplace
* Minoring in sports administration

Personal

* Son of Kelly and Michael Sopko
* Letterwinner in basketball at Neshannock High School
* WPIAL All-Section Team 
* Neshannock Section Champion 
* Holiday Tournament MVP  
* Athlete of the Week
* Men's Player of the Year Finalist
* National Honors Society
* Layups for Lucy Committe 

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Jan 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 85-81
Jan 15 Hilbert W, 74-68
Jan 20 Carlow W, 92-76
Jan 22 at Alfred St. L, 52-49
Jan 25 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 77-73
Jan 28 at Carlow W, 75-50
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 18 10
Games started 4 2
Minutes 385 246
Minutes per game 21.4 24.6
FG 38-75 29-49
FG Pct 50.7 59.2
3PT 12-34 8-20
3PT Pct 35.3 40.0
FT 7-15 5-11
FT Pct 46.7 45.5
Off rebounds 24 13
Def rebounds 60 41
Total rebounds 84 54
Rebounds per game 4.7 5.4
Personal fouls 53 28
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 19 10
Turnovers 14 11
Assist to turnover ratio 1.4 0.9
Steals 12 4
Blocks 19 15
Points 95 71
Points per game 5.3 7.1
Points per 40 min 9.9 11.5
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Allegheny W, 86-68 0 24 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 4
Nov 13 at Thiel W, 94-76 - 19 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Nov 18 at Carnegie Mellon L, 84-62 - 17 0-6 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 22 vs. Buffalo State W, 64-57 1 20 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 23 at Hobart L, 60-53 1 18 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 26 Baldwin Wallace L, 88-75 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 79-72 1 29 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 11 La Roche L, 75-59 1 27 3-7 42.9 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Dec 14 at Fredonia W, 79-51 - 14 2-6 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Dec 29 at St. John Fisher L, 58-56 - 13 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Dec 30 vs. Canton W, 74-63 - 14 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Jan 4 at Mt. Aloysius W, 72-65 - 24 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 10
Jan 8 at Penn State Altoona L, 78-76 - 29 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 6
Jan 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 85-81 - 22 4-5 80.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 9
Jan 15 Hilbert W, 74-68 - 23 3-7 42.9 0-3 0.0 1-4 25.0 7
Jan 20 Carlow W, 92-76 - 28 4-4 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 9
Jan 22 at Alfred St. L, 52-49 - 23 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 25 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 77-73 - 25 2-5 40.0 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 7
Jan 28 at Carlow W, 75-50 - 16 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 7
Feb 1 Mt. Aloysius   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 at La Roche   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at Hilbert   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 Alfred St.   - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 Allegheny W, 86-68 0 24 3 5 8 1 0 2 1
Nov 13 at Thiel W, 94-76 - 19 0 3 3 1 0 1 2
Nov 18 at Carnegie Mellon L, 84-62 - 17 3 3 6 2 1 1 0
Nov 22 vs. Buffalo State W, 64-57 1 20 0 3 3 0 2 1 0
Nov 23 at Hobart L, 60-53 1 18 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 26 Baldwin Wallace L, 88-75 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 79-72 1 29 1 3 4 1 3 0 0
Dec 11 La Roche L, 75-59 1 27 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Dec 14 at Fredonia W, 79-51 - 14 3 2 5 0 0 1 0
Dec 29 at St. John Fisher L, 58-56 - 13 1 1 2 2 0 1 0
Dec 30 vs. Canton W, 74-63 - 14 1 1 2 2 0 1 1
Jan 4 at Mt. Aloysius W, 72-65 - 24 3 8 11 1 1 0 1
Jan 8 at Penn State Altoona L, 78-76 - 29 2 6 8 2 1 1 2
Jan 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 85-81 - 22 2 2 4 0 1 0 4
Jan 15 Hilbert W, 74-68 - 23 1 5 6 1 0 0 2
Jan 20 Carlow W, 92-76 - 28 0 6 6 0 0 1 1
Jan 22 at Alfred St. L, 52-49 - 23 1 6 7 2 0 1 1
Jan 25 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 77-73 - 25 1 2 3 2 2 0 2
Jan 28 at Carlow W, 75-50 - 16 2 2 4 1 3 0 2
Feb 1 Mt. Aloysius   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 at La Roche   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at Hilbert   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 Alfred St.   - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 Allegheny W, 86-68 0 3 0 -
Nov 13 at Thiel W, 94-76 - 3 0 -
Nov 18 at Carnegie Mellon L, 84-62 - 4 0 2.0
Nov 22 vs. Buffalo State W, 64-57 1 4 0 0.0
Nov 23 at Hobart L, 60-53 1 4 0 -
Nov 26 Baldwin Wallace L, 88-75 - - - -
Dec 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 79-72 1 4 0 0.3
Dec 11 La Roche L, 75-59 1 2 0 -
Dec 14 at Fredonia W, 79-51 - 1 0 -
Dec 29 at St. John Fisher L, 58-56 - 2 - -
Dec 30 vs. Canton W, 74-63 - 4 - -
Jan 4 at Mt. Aloysius W, 72-65 - 2 0 1.0
Jan 8 at Penn State Altoona L, 78-76 - 4 - 2.0
Jan 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 85-81 - 3 0 0.0
Jan 15 Hilbert W, 74-68 - 3 0 -
Jan 20 Carlow W, 92-76 - 3 0 -
Jan 22 at Alfred St. L, 52-49 - 3 0 -
Jan 25 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 77-73 - 3 0 1.0
Jan 28 at Carlow W, 75-50 - 1 - 0.3
Feb 1 Mt. Aloysius   - - - -
Feb 5 at La Roche   - - - -
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona   - - - -
Feb 12 at Hilbert   - - - -
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford   - - - -
Feb 19 Alfred St.   - - - -
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 21 7.4 0.5-1.7 0.1-0.9 0.2-0.3 1.2
2023-24 29 18.6 2.7-5.2 0.6-1.7 1.1-1.5 7.0
2024-25 18 21.4 2.1-4.2 0.7-1.9 0.4-0.8 5.3
Total 68 15.9 1.9-3.9 0.4-1.5 0.6-1.0 4.8

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 21 0 156 10-35 28.6 2-18 11.1 4-6 66.7 26
2023-24 29 28 540 78-152 51.3 16-50 32.0 31-44 70.5 203
2024-25 18 4 385 38-75 50.7 12-34 35.3 7-15 46.7 95
Total 68 32 1081 126-262 48.1 30-102 29.4 42-65 64.6 324

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 21 156 7.4 2.6-9.0 0.5-4.6 11.1 1.0-1.5 6.7
2023-24 29 540 18.6 5.8-11.3 1.2-3.7 32.0 2.3-3.3 15.0
2024-25 18 385 21.4 3.9-7.8 1.2-3.5 35.3 0.7-1.6 9.9
Total 68 1081 15.9 4.7-9.7 1.1-3.8 29.4 1.6-2.4 12.0

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 21 0.4 1.1 1.6 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1
2023-24 29 1.4 3.3 4.7 0.7 0.9 0.6 1.0
2024-25 18 1.3 3.3 4.7 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.1
Total 68 1.1 2.7 3.7 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.7

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 21 0 9 24 33 5 10 2 3
2023-24 29 28 40 97 137 19 27 16 28
2024-25 18 4 24 60 84 19 14 12 19
Total 68 32 73 181 254 43 51 30 50

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 21 2.3 6.2 8.5 1.3 2.6 0.5 0.8
2023-24 29 3.0 7.2 10.1 1.4 2.0 1.2 2.1
2024-25 18 2.5 6.2 8.7 2.0 1.5 1.2 2.0
Total 68 2.7 6.7 9.4 1.6 1.9 1.1 1.9

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 18 21.4 2.1-4.2 0.7-1.9 0.4-0.8 5.3
Conference 10 24.6 2.9-4.9 0.8-2.0 0.5-1.1 7.1
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 6 25.5 3.0-4.5 0.7-1.5 0.5-1.3 7.2
Away 10 19.8 1.7-4.3 0.7-2.3 0.4-0.7 4.5
Neutral 2 17.0 1.5-2.5 0.5-1.0 0.0-0.0 3.5
Result            
Wins 10 21.1 2.4-4.1 0.6-1.6 0.4-1.1 5.8
Losses 8 21.8 1.8-4.2 0.8-2.2 0.4-0.5 4.6
Month            
November 5 19.6 0.4-2.4 0.2-1.2 0.4-0.8 1.4
December 5 19.4 2.6-4.8 1.0-2.4 0.0-0.0 6.2
January 8 23.8 2.9-4.9 0.8-2.0 0.6-1.4 7.1

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 18 4 385 38-75 50.7 12-34 35.3 7-15 46.7 95
Conference 10 2 246 29-49 59.2 8-20 40.0 5-11 45.5 71
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 6 2 153 18-27 66.7 4-9 44.4 3-8 37.5 43
Away 10 1 198 17-43 39.5 7-23 30.4 4-7 57.1 45
Neutral 2 1 34 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Result                    
Wins 10 2 211 24-41 58.5 6-16 37.5 4-11 36.4 58
Losses 8 2 174 14-34 41.2 6-18 33.3 3-4 75.0 37
Month                    
November 5 2 98 2-12 16.7 1-6 16.7 2-4 50.0 7
December 5 2 97 13-24 54.2 5-12 41.7 0-0 - 31
January 8 - 190 23-39 59.0 6-16 37.5 5-11 45.5 57

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 18 385 21.4 3.9-7.8 1.2-3.5 35.3 0.7-1.6 9.9
Conference 10 246 24.6 4.7-8.0 1.3-3.3 40.0 0.8-1.8 11.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 6 153 25.5 4.7-7.1 1.0-2.4 44.4 0.8-2.1 11.2
Away 10 198 19.8 3.4-8.7 1.4-4.6 30.4 0.8-1.4 9.1
Neutral 2 34 17.0 3.5-5.9 1.2-2.4 50.0 0.0-0.0 8.2
Result                
Wins 10 211 21.1 4.5-7.8 1.1-3.0 37.5 0.8-2.1 11.0
Losses 8 174 21.8 3.2-7.8 1.4-4.1 33.3 0.7-0.9 8.5
Month                
November 5 98 19.6 0.8-4.9 0.4-2.4 16.7 0.8-1.6 2.9
December 5 97 19.4 5.4-9.9 2.1-4.9 41.7 0.0-0.0 12.8
January 8 190 23.8 4.8-8.2 1.3-3.4 37.5 1.1-2.3 12.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 18 1.3 3.3 4.7 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.1
Conference 10 1.3 4.1 5.4 1.0 1.1 0.4 1.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 1.2 3.7 4.8 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.3
Away 10 1.6 3.4 5.0 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.0
Neutral 2 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5
Result                
Wins 10 1.4 3.8 5.2 0.8 0.9 0.7 1.0
Losses 8 1.3 2.8 4.0 1.4 0.6 0.6 1.1
Month                
November 5 1.2 3.0 4.2 1.0 0.6 1.0 0.6
December 5 1.2 1.6 2.8 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.2
January 8 1.5 4.6 6.1 1.1 1.0 0.4 1.9

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 18 4 24 60 84 19 14 12 19
Conference 10 2 13 41 54 10 11 4 15
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 2 7 22 29 3 4 4 8
Away 10 1 16 34 50 14 8 6 10
Neutral 2 1 1 4 5 2 2 2 1
Result                  
Wins 10 2 14 38 52 8 9 7 10
Losses 8 2 10 22 32 11 5 5 9
Month                  
November 5 2 6 15 21 5 3 5 3
December 5 2 6 8 14 5 3 4 1
January 8 - 12 37 49 9 8 3 15

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 18 2.5 6.2 8.7 2.0 1.5 1.2 2.0
Conference 10 2.1 6.7 8.8 1.6 1.8 0.7 2.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 1.8 5.8 7.6 0.8 1.0 1.0 2.1
Away 10 3.2 6.9 10.1 2.8 1.6 1.2 2.0
Neutral 2 1.2 4.7 5.9 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.2
Result                
Wins 10 2.7 7.2 9.9 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.9
Losses 8 2.3 5.1 7.4 2.5 1.1 1.1 2.1
Month                
November 5 2.4 6.1 8.6 2.0 1.2 2.0 1.2
December 5 2.5 3.3 5.8 2.1 1.2 1.6 0.4
January 8 2.5 7.8 10.3 1.9 1.7 0.6 3.2

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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