Jordan Dorrell Hawkins (born April 29, 2002) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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Early life and high school career

Hawkins grew up in

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and initially attended

Gaithersburg High School Gaithersburg High School (GHS) is a public high school in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. Part of Montgomery County Public Schools, the school is located at 101 Education Boulevard and consists of grades 9–12. Its feeder schools are Fo ...

. He transferred to

DeMatha Catholic High School DeMatha Catholic High School is a four-year Catholic high school for boys located in Hyattsville, Maryland, United States. Named after John of Matha, DeMatha is under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and is a member of the Washin ...

after his sophomore year. Hawkins was named the Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 19.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.3 steals, and 1.9 blocks per game. Hawkins was rated a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for

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over offers from

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, Marquette, Xavier, and

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College career

Hawkins played in 27 games as a freshman and averaged 5.8 points and two rebounds per game. He was named to the

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All-Freshman team at the end of the season. Hawkins suffered a concussion near the end of the season and missed the Huskies' Big East Tournament and NCAA Tournament games. Hawkins entered his sophomore season as the Huskies' starting shooting guard. He suffered a second concussion during UConn's season opener. Hawkins missed two games and scored 20 points in his return against UNC-Wilmington. He was named first team All-Big East at the end of the regular season and averaged 16.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. Hawkins was named the Most Outstanding Player of the West Regional of the 2023 NCAA tournament after averaging 22 points and four rebounds in the Huskies' Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games. He scored 16 points against

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in the 2023 national championship game as the Huskies won 76–59. Shortly after the game, Hawkins announced that he would forgo the remainder of his college eligibility and enter the

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Professional career

New Orleans Pelicans (2023–present)

The

selected Hawkins with the fourteenth overall pick in the

. On January 13, 2024, he scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed 5 rebounds as the Pelicans won 118–108 over the Dallas Mavericks.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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Personal life

Hawkins' cousin,

Angel Reese Angel Reese (born May 6, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and for Rose BC of the Unrivaled (basketball), Unrivaled basketball league. Nicknamed "Bayo ...

played

for the LSU Tigers women's team. Hawkins and Reese both won national championships in 2023, within two days of each other. They were also born very close, with Jordan being older by one week.

References

External links

UConn Huskies bio
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