Hersey Hawkins

Infobox NBA Player
name = Hersey Hawkins
position = Shooting guard
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lbs = 190
birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1966|9|29
birth_place = Chicago, Illinois
nationality = American
college = Bradley
draft = 6th overall
draft_year = 1988
draft_team = Los Angeles Clippers
former_teams = Philadelphia 76ers (1988–1993)
Charlotte Hornets (1993–1995)
Seattle SuperSonics (1995–1999)
Chicago Bulls (1999–2001)
career_start = 1988
career_end = 2001
awards = 1999 NBA Sportsmanship Award1988
NCAA Player of The Year

Hersey R. Hawkins, Jr. (born September 29, 1966, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player. After starring at Westinghouse High School in Chicago, the 6' 3" (1.90 m) shooting guard attended Bradley University, where he averaged an NCAA Division I-high 36.3 points per game in 1988. He was then drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the 1988 NBA Draft, but his rights were immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for the draft rights to Charles Smith. Hawkins earned NBA All-Rookie First Team Honors in 1989, and in 1991 he averaged 22.1 points and appeared in the NBA All-Star Game. Hawkins was well-known for his outside-shooting ability and his defensive skills. On the 76ers, "Hawk" was the second scoring option after Charles Barkley.

In 1993, Hawkins was traded to the Charlotte Hornets for Dana Barros, Sidney Green and draft picks, and after productive two seasons in Charlotte, Hawkins, along with Hornet player David Wingate, were traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for Kendall Gill. In 1996, he played a key role, complementing Gary Payton, Detlef Schrempf and Shawn Kemp on a Sonics team that made it to the NBA Finals before succumbing to the Chicago Bulls. He later joined the Bulls in 1999, but his one-year tenure in Chicago was marred by injury, and he only averaged 7.9 points per game. He returned to Charlotte in 2000 for his final season, and he retired in 2001 with 14,470 career points and a ranking of 15th all-time in career NBA three-point field goals made.

Hawkins was named as an assistant by head coach Ty Amundsen for the 2006-2007 season at Estrella Foothills High School varsity basketball in Goodyear, Arizona. [ [http://www.westvalleyview.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=22555&SectionID=10&SubSectionID=5&S=1 Vacancies filled on Wolves’ coaching staff] ]

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External links

*NBA-profile
*basketball-reference
* [http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ 1988 Oscar Robertson Trophy]