Javontae Aaron Hawkins (born November 13, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Samara of the VTB United League. He played his first two years of college basketball with the South Florida Bulls. Hawkins later played also with Eastern Kentucky and Fordham before going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft.
 Hawkins with Bonn in 2023 | |
| Free agent | |
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| Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 13, 1993 Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 211 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | Vilpas Vikings |
| 2018–2019 | Holargos |
| 2019–2020 | Crailsheim Merlins |
| 2021–2022 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2022–2023 | Limoges CSP |
| 2023 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2023–2024 | Samara |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editHawkins was a Four-star prospect and the No. 89 overall player in the 2012 class. He earned First Team all-state honors as a junior in Michigan while playing at Powers Catholic High School. He spent two years at Huntington Prep in Huntington, West Virginia, where he averaged 17.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Hawkins was also ranked 16th at his position by ESPN and No. 96 overall by CBS Sports Network.
College career
editAs a freshman at South Florida in 2012–13, Hawkins averaged 4.5 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he didn't made a good season and the following season he was transferred to Eastern Kentucky.[1] He sat out the 2014–15 season due to the NCAA transfer rules during his junior year campaign he averaged 17.0 points 5.0 rebounds and almost 3 assists, this earned him 2nd team all OVC. For his final season, he played with Fordham where he was 1st in points (14.0), second in rebounds (4.9). Scored his 1,000 collegiate points in a double OT win against VCU.
Professional career
editVilpas (2017–2018)
editAfter going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Hawkins joined the Vilpas Vikings of the Korisliiga.[2] With Vilpas, he went on to average 14.3 points 4.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
Holargos (2018–2019)
editOn July 13, 2018, Hawkins joined Holargos of the Greek Basket League.[3]
Crailsheim Merlins (2019–2020)
editOn August 3, 2019, Hawkins signed with Crailsheim Merlins of the Basketball Bundesliga.[4] Hawkins averaged 15.9 points per game shooting 53% from the floor.
Telekom Baskets Bonn (2021–2022)
editHawkins signed with Riesen Ludwigsburg on July 27, 2020,[5] but tore a cruciate ligament in his knee during the preseason.[6] The tear ended up being a season-ending injury. On December 16, 2021, Hawkins signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn.[7]
Limoges CSP (2022–2023)
editOn July 18, 2022, he has signed with Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A.[8]
Telekom Baskets Bonn (2023)
editOn February 1, 2023, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Basketball Bundesliga and the Basketball Champions League.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Flint Native JaVontae Hawkins Gives Back to Hometown". ekusports.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ "Flint's JaVontae Hawkins signs pro basketball contract in Finland". mlive.com. July 13, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ^ "Javontae Hawkins signing with Cholargos BC". sportando.basketball. July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ^ "Crailsheim inks Javontae Hawkins". Sportando. August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ "Ludwigsburg tabs Javontae Hawkins". Sportando. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "Ludwigsburgs Javontae Hawkins erleidet Kreuzbandriss". basketball.de. October 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Telekom Baskets Bonn get Javontae Hawkins". basketball.de. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "Javontae Hawkins joins Limoges CSP". Sportando. July 18, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "The Hawk is back!". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.