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Michael Sopko

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Michael Sopko
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Hometown:
    New Castle, PA
  • Position:
    G/F
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Neshannock
  • gp
    2
  • pts/g
    0.0
  • fg %
    -
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    -
  • reb/g
    1.0
  • a/g
    1.0
Bio

Career Highlights

2024-25

* Played in 25 games, making seven starts
* Academic All-AMCC
* Led the team with 1.0 blocks per game
* 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 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 2 -
Games started 0 -
Minutes 11 -
Minutes per game 5.5 -
FG 0-0 0-0
FG Pct - -
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 0-0 0-0
FT Pct - -
Off rebounds 0 -
Def rebounds 2 -
Total rebounds 2 -
Rebounds per game 1.0 -
Personal fouls 1 -
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 2 -
Turnovers 1 -
Assist to turnover ratio 2.0 -
Steals 1 -
Blocks 0 -
Points 0 0
Points per game 0.0 -
Points per 40.0 min 0.0 -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 14 Penn State Altoona W, 71-44
Feb 18 La Roche W, 71-45
Feb 21 at Mt. Aloysius W, 60-57
Feb 27 Hilbert W, 75-55
Feb 28 Pitt-Greensburg W, 66-61
Mar 6 at Chicago L, 72-48
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Fredonia W, 94-67 0 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 11 Case Western Reserve L, 71-68 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 15 at Franciscan L, 80-65 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Thiel W, 76-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Carnegie Mellon L, 78-62 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 at Allegheny W, 58-41 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 at La Roche W, 75-71 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 at Carlow W, 69-53 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 Alfred St. W, 70-44 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 13 at Penn State Altoona W, 68-63 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 22 at Buffalo L, 92-63 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Brockport L, 61-60 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 at Hiram W, 72-62 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 72-66 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 Mt. Aloysius W, 60-54 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Hilbert W, 81-69 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Pitt-Bradford W, 70-48 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 Carlow W, 70-50 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Alfred St. W, 68-45 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 67-55 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Hilbert W, 81-49 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 95-84 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 Penn State Altoona W, 71-44 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 La Roche W, 71-45 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Mt. Aloysius W, 60-57 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 Hilbert W, 75-55 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Pitt-Greensburg W, 66-61 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 at Chicago L, 72-48 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 Fredonia W, 94-67 0 9 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Nov 11 Case Western Reserve L, 71-68 - 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Nov 15 at Franciscan L, 80-65 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Thiel W, 76-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Carnegie Mellon L, 78-62 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 at Allegheny W, 58-41 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 at La Roche W, 75-71 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 at Carlow W, 69-53 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 Alfred St. W, 70-44 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 13 at Penn State Altoona W, 68-63 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 22 at Buffalo L, 92-63 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Brockport L, 61-60 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 at Hiram W, 72-62 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 72-66 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 Mt. Aloysius W, 60-54 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Hilbert W, 81-69 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Pitt-Bradford W, 70-48 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 Carlow W, 70-50 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Alfred St. W, 68-45 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 67-55 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Hilbert W, 81-49 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 95-84 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 Penn State Altoona W, 71-44 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 La Roche W, 71-45 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Mt. Aloysius W, 60-57 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 Hilbert W, 75-55 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Pitt-Greensburg W, 66-61 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 at Chicago L, 72-48 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 Fredonia W, 94-67 0 1 0 1.0
Nov 11 Case Western Reserve L, 71-68 - 0 0 -
Nov 15 at Franciscan L, 80-65 - - - -
Nov 19 Thiel W, 76-68 - - - -
Nov 22 Carnegie Mellon L, 78-62 - - - -
Nov 25 at Allegheny W, 58-41 - - - -
Dec 3 at La Roche W, 75-71 - - - -
Dec 6 at Carlow W, 69-53 - - - -
Dec 10 Alfred St. W, 70-44 - - - -
Dec 13 at Penn State Altoona W, 68-63 - - - -
Dec 22 at Buffalo L, 92-63 - - - -
Dec 30 at Brockport L, 61-60 - - - -
Jan 3 at Hiram W, 72-62 - - - -
Jan 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 72-66 - - - -
Jan 10 Mt. Aloysius W, 60-54 - - - -
Jan 14 Hilbert W, 81-69 - - - -
Jan 21 at Pitt-Bradford W, 70-48 - - - -
Jan 24 Carlow W, 70-50 - - - -
Jan 28 at Alfred St. W, 68-45 - - - -
Jan 31 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 67-55 - - - -
Feb 4 at Hilbert W, 81-49 - - - -
Feb 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 95-84 - - - -
Feb 14 Penn State Altoona W, 71-44 - - - -
Feb 18 La Roche W, 71-45 - - - -
Feb 21 at Mt. Aloysius W, 60-57 - - - -
Feb 27 Hilbert W, 75-55 - - - -
Feb 28 Pitt-Greensburg W, 66-61 - - - -
Mar 6 at Chicago L, 72-48 - - - -
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
2025-26 2 5.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 77 16.2 1.8-3.7 0.4-1.4 0.6-1.0 4.5
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
2025-26 2 0 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Total 77 35 1251 135-288 46.9 30-109 27.5 48-75 64.0 348
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 21 156 7.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 11.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
2023-24 29 540 18.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 32.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2024-25 25 544 21.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 29.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
2025-26 2 11 5.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 77 1251 16.2 4.3-9.2 1.0-3.5 27.5 1.5-2.4 11.1
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
2025-26 2 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
Total 77 1.1 2.9 4.0 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.7
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
2025-26 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0
Total 77 35 88 220 308 63 60 36 56
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023-24 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2024-25 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2025-26 2 0.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 3.6 3.6 0.0
Total 77 2.8 7.0 9.8 2.0 1.9 1.2 1.8
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 2 5.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 2 5.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 1 9.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 1 2.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 2 5.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 2 0 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Conference - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 2 0 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Away - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 1 0 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Losses 1 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Month
November 2 0 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 2 11 5.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 2 11 5.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 1 9 9.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 1 2 2.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 2 11 5.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 2 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
Away - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 1 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Month
November 2 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0
Away - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Losses 1 - 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Month
November 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 2 0.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 3.6 3.6 0.0
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 0.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 3.6 3.6 0.0
Away - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 0.0 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 0.0 0.0
Losses 1 0.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 20.0 0.0
Month
November 2 0.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 3.6 3.6 0.0
News mentions
Behrend Men's Basketball Earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
  • Article
  • July 15, 2026
Behrend Men's Basketball Earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the Penn State Behrend men's basketball team as recipients of the 2025-26 NABC Team Academic Excellence Award along with nine players named to the NABC Honors Court for outstanding achievement in the classroom.

  • July 15, 2026