Hopewell: Power forward to sign letter of intent next week

Hopewell senior power forward Elliott Pope will sign his national letter of intent to play collegiate basketball at Carson Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn. The signing ceremony will take place in the Hopewell media center April 14 at 2 p.m.

Pope has been a three year varsity letterman, serving as the Titans' captain for his senior season. He was named first-team I-MECK all-conference and first-team All-Lake Norman News. This season, Pope received an all-tournament team selection at the Prep All-Star Holiday Classic. He was selected to play in the 20th annual Charlotte Pro Am All-Star game last week and led the West team in scoring while being named Scholar Athlete for the highest overall grade point average. Pope is a member of the National Honor Society and DECA.

Check out the story we wrote on Pope in February here.