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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
    25
  • pts/g
    4.8
  • fg %
    46.5
  • 3pt %
    29.3
  • ft %
    52.0
  • reb/g
    5.4
  • a/g
    1.5
Bio

Career Highlights

2024-25

* Played in 25 games, making seven starts
* Led the team with 1.0 blocks per games
* Second on the team in rebounds per game (5.4)
* Scored a season-high 10 at Mount Aloysius
* Tied for for third in single-game rebounds with a career-high 16 vs. Alfred State
* Delivered a career-best nine assists against Pioneers
* Notched four blocks vs. Pitt-Bradford
* Led the team in block during 15 contests and rebounds during eight contests

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
Feb 5 at La Roche L, 77-72
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona L, 80-77
Feb 12 at Hilbert W, 84-77
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 69-62
Feb 19 Alfred St. W, 79-46
Feb 25 La Roche L, 63-59
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 16
Games started 7 4
Minutes 544 379
Minutes per game 21.8 23.7
FG 47-101 35-69
FG Pct 46.5 50.7
3PT 12-41 8-25
3PT Pct 29.3 32.0
FT 13-25 10-19
FT Pct 52.0 52.6
Off rebounds 39 24
Def rebounds 97 74
Total rebounds 136 98
Rebounds per game 5.4 6.1
Personal fouls 76 47
Disqualifications 2 2
Assists 37 28
Turnovers 22 19
Assist to turnover ratio 1.7 1.5
Steals 17 7
Blocks 25 21
Points 119 88
Points per game 4.8 5.5
Points per 40 min 8.8 9.3
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Allegheny W, 86-68 - 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 W, 86-57 0 13 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Feb 5 at La Roche L, 77-72 - 15 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona L, 80-77 - 23 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 12 at Hilbert W, 84-77 - 26 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 69-62 1 26 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 2-4 50.0 8
Feb 19 Alfred St. W, 79-46 1 30 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 25 La Roche L, 63-59 1 26 3-6 50.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 7
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 Allegheny W, 86-68 - 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 W, 86-57 0 13 2 4 6 0 0 0 1
Feb 5 at La Roche L, 77-72 - 15 1 6 7 2 1 0 0
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona L, 80-77 - 23 1 4 5 1 1 2 2
Feb 12 at Hilbert W, 84-77 - 26 2 2 4 3 2 1 1
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 69-62 1 26 1 5 6 3 2 0 2
Feb 19 Alfred St. W, 79-46 1 30 4 12 16 9 2 0 0
Feb 25 La Roche L, 63-59 1 26 4 4 8 0 0 2 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 Allegheny W, 86-68 - 3 - -
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 W, 86-57 0 2 0 -
Feb 5 at La Roche L, 77-72 - 5 1 2.0
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona L, 80-77 - 5 1 1.0
Feb 12 at Hilbert W, 84-77 - 3 0 1.5
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 69-62 1 3 0 1.5
Feb 19 Alfred St. W, 79-46 1 1 0 4.5
Feb 25 La Roche L, 63-59 1 4 0 -
  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 25 21.8 1.9-4.0 0.5-1.6 0.5-1.0 4.8
Total 75 16.5 1.8-3.8 0.4-1.5 0.6-1.0 4.6

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 25 7 544 47-101 46.5 12-41 29.3 13-25 52.0 119
Total 75 35 1240 135-288 46.9 30-109 27.5 48-75 64.0 348

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 25 544 21.8 3.5-7.4 0.9-3.0 29.3 1.0-1.8 8.8
Total 75 1240 16.5 4.4-9.3 1.0-3.5 27.5 1.5-2.4 11.2

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 25 1.6 3.9 5.4 1.5 0.9 0.7 1.0
Total 75 1.2 2.9 4.1 0.8 0.8 0.5 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 25 7 39 97 136 37 22 17 25
Total 75 35 88 218 306 61 59 35 56

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 25 2.9 7.1 10.0 2.7 1.6 1.3 1.8
Total 75 2.8 7.0 9.9 2.0 1.9 1.1 1.8

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 25 21.8 1.9-4.0 0.5-1.6 0.5-1.0 4.8
Conference 16 23.7 2.2-4.3 0.5-1.6 0.6-1.2 5.5
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 10 24.5 2.3-4.1 0.4-1.2 0.6-1.2 5.6
Away 13 20.4 1.6-4.2 0.5-2.1 0.5-1.0 4.3
Neutral 2 17.0 1.5-2.5 0.5-1.0 0.0-0.0 3.5
Result            
Wins 14 21.9 2.1-4.1 0.4-1.4 0.6-1.4 5.2
Losses 11 21.6 1.6-4.0 0.5-1.9 0.4-0.5 4.2
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
February 7 22.7 1.3-3.7 0.0-1.0 0.9-1.4 3.4

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 7 544 47-101 46.5 12-41 29.3 13-25 52.0 119
Conference 16 4 379 35-69 50.7 8-25 32.0 10-19 52.6 88
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 10 4 245 23-41 56.1 4-12 33.3 6-12 50.0 56
Away 13 2 265 21-55 38.2 7-27 25.9 7-13 53.8 56
Neutral 2 1 34 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Result                    
Wins 14 4 306 29-57 50.9 6-20 30.0 9-19 47.4 73
Losses 11 3 238 18-44 40.9 6-21 28.6 4-6 66.7 46
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
February 7 3 159 9-26 34.6 0-7 0.0 6-10 60.0 24

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 544 21.8 3.5-7.4 0.9-3.0 29.3 1.0-1.8 8.8
Conference 16 379 23.7 3.7-7.3 0.8-2.6 32.0 1.1-2.0 9.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 10 245 24.5 3.8-6.7 0.7-2.0 33.3 1.0-2.0 9.1
Away 13 265 20.4 3.2-8.3 1.1-4.1 25.9 1.1-2.0 8.5
Neutral 2 34 17.0 3.5-5.9 1.2-2.4 50.0 0.0-0.0 8.2
Result                
Wins 14 306 21.9 3.8-7.5 0.8-2.6 30.0 1.2-2.5 9.5
Losses 11 238 21.6 3.0-7.4 1.0-3.5 28.6 0.7-1.0 7.7
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
February 7 159 22.7 2.3-6.5 0.0-1.8 0.0 1.5-2.5 6.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 1.6 3.9 5.4 1.5 0.9 0.7 1.0
Conference 16 1.5 4.6 6.1 1.8 1.2 0.4 1.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 1.8 4.6 6.4 1.3 0.7 0.8 1.1
Away 13 1.5 3.6 5.2 1.7 1.0 0.5 1.0
Neutral 2 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5
Result                
Wins 14 1.6 4.4 6.0 1.6 1.1 0.6 1.0
Losses 11 1.5 3.3 4.7 1.3 0.6 0.8 1.0
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
February 7 2.1 5.3 7.4 2.6 1.1 0.7 0.9

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 7 39 97 136 37 22 17 25
Conference 16 4 24 74 98 28 19 7 21
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 10 4 18 46 64 13 7 8 11
Away 13 2 20 47 67 22 13 7 13
Neutral 2 1 1 4 5 2 2 2 1
Result                  
Wins 14 4 23 61 84 23 15 8 14
Losses 11 3 16 36 52 14 7 9 11
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
February 7 3 15 37 52 18 8 5 6

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 2.9 7.1 10.0 2.7 1.6 1.3 1.8
Conference 16 2.5 7.8 10.3 3.0 2.0 0.7 2.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 2.9 7.5 10.4 2.1 1.1 1.3 1.8
Away 13 3.0 7.1 10.1 3.3 2.0 1.1 2.0
Neutral 2 1.2 4.7 5.9 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.2
Result                
Wins 14 3.0 8.0 11.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 1.8
Losses 11 2.7 6.1 8.7 2.4 1.2 1.5 1.8
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
February 7 3.8 9.3 13.1 4.5 2.0 1.3 1.5

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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