David Hawkins (basketball)

David Hawkins

Hawkins with Lottomatica Roma
Nickname(s)	D-Hawk
Position	Shooting guard Small forward
Height	6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
League	Turkish Basketball League Eurocup
Team	Beşiktaş
Born	October 28, 1982 (1982-10-28) (age 29) Washington, D.C., USA
Nationality	American
College	Temple
Pro career	2004–Active
Career history	Sebastiani Rieti (2004–05) Virtus Roma (2005–08) Olimpia Milano (2008–09) Montepaschi Siena (2009–10) Olimpia Milano (2010–11)
Awards	Italian Cup MVP 2006

David Hawkins (born October 28, 1982 in Washington, D.C., USA) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays for Beşiktaş. He is a 1.95 m (6 ft 4¾ in) tall shooting guard.

College career

Hawkins played college basketball at Temple University for John Chaney's Owls. He became the team's leader after being reinstated to it from a suspension due to bad grades. He was named to the 2002-03 Atlantic Ten Conference All-Atlantic Ten Conference Second Team and to the 2003-04 Atlantic Ten Conference All-Atlantic Ten Conference First Team, averaging 16.9 and 24.4 points per game respectively.

Professional career

Hawkins was not drafted by any NBA franchise and signed for the 2004-05 season with Sebastiani Rieti, then in the Italian second division. His game did not remain unnoticed and as a consequence he agreed to play for Italian powerhouse Virtus Roma in March 2005. Roma's management probably never regretted their choice, as Hawkins finished the season with an average of 17.1 points per game. During the next season in the Italian capital he shined in ULEB's Eurocup, not only averaging 18.5 points per game, but also showing great versatility and leading the competition in steals with 2.9 per game. Roma reached the quarter final and Hawkins showed he was ready for Europe's highest stage, the Euroleague.

Spending two more seasons in Roma, Hawkins helped the team regain something of its past glory by qualifying twice to the Euroleague's Top 16. During those two Euroleague seasons, he averaged 13.6 and 10.9 points per game. Nevertheless, at the end of the 2007-08 season, team manager Dejan Bodiroga decided not to renew his contract. After that, Hawkins signed with another Italian Euroleague team, Armani Jeans Milano, leading it up to the finals, lost against Montepaschi Siena.^[1] On February 15, 2009 he scored a career-high 35 points against Montegranaro, also adding 10 rebounds. In 2009, he moved to Montepaschi Siena where he played with former Atlantic Ten rival Romain Sato.^[2] In July 2010 he returned to play for Olimpia Milano.^[3]

In August 2011, Hawkins signed with the Turkish club Beşiktaş.^[4]

Italian League career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	Roma	15	13	28.9	.418	.339	.806	3.6	1.7	3.5	.7	17.1
2005–06	Roma	42	35	31.0	.505	.295	.763	4.5	2.1	3.4	.4	17.5
2006–07	Roma	40	38	29.6	.492	.335	.761	3.1	1.7	2.2	.4	14.4
2007–08	Roma	43	39	29.5	.477	.276	.836	4.0	2.3	2.7	.2	12.5
2008–09	Milano	42	42	30.2	.474	.380	.756	3.6	2.7	2.4	.3	15.8
2009–10	Siena	38	36	23.4	.556	.500	.914	2.3	1.6	2.4	.2	11.9
Career		219	203	28.8	.490	.342	.796	3.5	2.1	2.7	.2	14.6

Awards and Accomplishments

• 2002-03 Atlantic Ten Conference All-Atlantic Ten Conference Second Team
• 2003-04 Atlantic Ten Conference All-Atlantic Ten Conference First Team
• Italian Cup MVP 2006
• 2005-06 Eurocup Week-14 MVP
• Led the 2005-06 Eurocup in steals (2.9 per game)

References

1. ^ Sportlive.it Montepaschi Siena Campione d'Italia 2008/2009 (Italian).
2. ^ Menssanabasket.it La Mens Sana Basket ingaggia David Hawkins (Italian).
3. ^ AJ Milano brings back Hawkins.
4. ^ David Hawkins Beşiktaş’ta

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• Italian League Profile (Italian)
• Basketpedya.com Profile
• Profile in Temple Owls' Official Site

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Name	Hawkins, David
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Date of birth	October 28, 1982
Place of birth	Washington, D.C., USA
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