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| Born | (1966-09-29)September 29, 1966 (age 59) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Westinghouse (Chicago, Illinois) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Bradley (1984–1988) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1988: 1st round, 6th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Los Angeles Clippers | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1988–2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 32, 33, 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1988–1993 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 14,470 (14.7 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 3,554 (3.6 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Steals | 1,622 (1.7 spg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
| Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||
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Hersey R. Hawkins Jr. (born September 29, 1966) is an American former professionalbasketball player in theNational Basketball Association (NBA). After starring atGeorge Westinghouse College Prep, the 6-foot-3-inch (1.91 m)shooting guard playedcollege basketball for theBradley Braves. Hawkins played for four teams throughout his 12-year NBA career.
Hersey spent four seasons as the starting shooting guard at Bradley University, starting all 125 games the Braves played and finishing with 3,008 points.[1] At the time of his graduation in 1988, he was the fourth-leading scorer in NCAA Division I history and is currently 10th.[1] In1986–87, he finished fifth in NCAA Division I in scoring with 27.2 points per game, following that season with a historic campaign, averaging 36.3 points per game in1987–88.[1] Before being drafted into the NBA, he was a member of the last collegiateUSA men's national basketball team at the1988 Summer Olympics inSeoul coached byJohn Thompson. They disappointingly finished with the bronze medal after losing to the all-professionalSoviet Union in the semifinals as Hawkins was injured, depriving the U.S. team of his outside shooting and overall scoring ability.[2]
He was then drafted 6th overall by theLos Angeles Clippers in first round of the1988 NBA draft, but his rights were immediately traded to thePhiladelphia 76ers for the draft rights to former 1988 Olympic teammateCharles Smith. On the 76ers, "Hawk" was the second scoring option afterCharles Barkley. Hawkins earned NBA All-Rookie First Team Honors in 1989. In 1991, he averaged 22.1 points and appeared in theNBA All-Star Game. In a game against theBoston Celtics, he had 9 steals. He also scored a career-high 43 points in a game against theOrlando Magic.
In 1993, Hawkins was traded to theCharlotte Hornets forDana Barros,Sidney Green and draft picks. In 1994, he grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against theHouston Rockets. Hawkins wore #32 with the Hornets during the 1993–94 season sinceAlonzo Mourning wore #33. Next season, he would change his jersey number to #3.
After two productive seasons inCharlotte, Hawkins andDavid Wingate were traded to theSeattle SuperSonics forKendall Gill. In 1996, he played a key role, complementingGary Payton,Detlef Schrempf andShawn Kemp on a Sonics team that made it to theNBA Finals but lost 2–4 to his hometown team, theChicago Bulls. He won the NBA Sportsmanship Award in his final season in Seattle.
On August 12, 1999, Hawkins was traded along withJames Cotton to the Bulls forBrent Barry, but his one-year tenure in Chicago was marred by injury, and he only averaged 7.9 points per game in 61 games.
He returned to Charlotte as a free agent in 2000 for his final season, and he retired in 2001 with 14,470 career points.
| 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 |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | Philadelphia | 79 | 79 | 32.6 | .455 | .428 | .831 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 15.1 |
| 1989–90 | Philadelphia | 82 | 82 | 34.8 | .460 | .420 | .888 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 18.5 |
| 1990–91 | Philadelphia | 80 | 80 | 38.9 | .472 | .400 | .871 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 22.1 |
| 1991–92 | Philadelphia | 81 | 81 | 37.2 | .462 | .397 | .874 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 19.0 |
| 1992–93 | Philadelphia | 81 | 81 | 36.8 | .470 | .397 | .860 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 20.3 |
| 1993–94 | Charlotte | 82 | 82 | 32.3 | .460 | .332 | .862 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 14.4 |
| 1994–95 | Charlotte | 82* | 82* | 33.3 | .482 | .440 | .867 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 14.3 |
| 1995–96 | Seattle | 82 | 82* | 34.4 | .473 | .384 | .874 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 15.6 |
| 1996–97 | Seattle | 82 | 82* | 33.6 | .464 | .403 | .875 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 13.9 |
| 1997–98 | Seattle | 82* | 82* | 31.7 | .440 | .415 | .868 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 10.5 |
| 1998–99 | Seattle | 50* | 34 | 32.9 | .419 | .306 | .902 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 10.3 |
| 1999–00 | Chicago | 61 | 49 | 26.6 | .424 | .390 | .899 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 7.9 |
| 2000–01 | Charlotte | 59 | 0 | 11.5 | .409 | .370 | .857 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Career | 983 | 896 | 32.6 | .461 | .394 | .870 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 14.7 | |
| All-Star | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | .600 | .000 | – | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | .125 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 1990 | Philadelphia | 10 | 10 | 41.5 | .497 | .389 | .937 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 23.5 |
| 1991 | Philadelphia | 8 | 8 | 41.1 | .465 | .538 | .937 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 20.9 |
| 1995 | Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 32.5 | .406 | .308 | .882 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 1996 | Seattle | 21 | 21 | 34.0 | .452 | .344 | .895 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 12.3 |
| 1997 | Seattle | 12 | 12 | 40.3 | .470 | .458 | .914 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 15.3 |
| 1998 | Seattle | 10 | 10 | 33.7 | .466 | .395 | .875 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 13.4 |
| 2001 | Charlotte | 6 | 0 | 8.3 | .375 | .250 | .714 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 74 | 68 | 34.2 | .455 | .396 | .907 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 14.1 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–85 | Bradley | 30 | 30 | 37.4 | .581 | – | .771 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 | .6 | 14.6 |
| 1985–86 | Bradley | 35 | 30 | 36.9 | .542 | – | .768 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 1.9 | .7 | 18.7 |
| 1986–87 | Bradley | 29 | 29 | 38.0 | .533 | .295 | .793 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 2.0 | .4 | 27.2 |
| 1987–88 | Bradley | 31 | 31 | 38.8 | .524 | .394 | .848 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | .8 | 36.3 |
| Career | 125 | 120 | 37.7 | .539 | .362 | .806 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 | .6 | 24.1 | |
Hawkins was named as an assistant by head coach Ty Amundsen for the 2006–2007 season atEstrella Foothills High School varsity basketball inGoodyear, Arizona.[3] He also came to the Hoopfest in 2009. He is currently the Player Development Director for thePortland Trail Blazers.
Hawkins is married with three sons. His sonCorey, who holds the Arizona high school record for most points in a career, now plays for theIdaho Stampede of theNBA Development League. He played forArizona State from 2010 to 2011 andUC Davis from 2012 to 2015.[4] His son Brandon played college basketball atUniversity of the Pacific before finishing his career atPortland State. His son Devon played basketball atWest Linn High School in Oregon and Clark College in Washington.[5] FormerNFL offensive linemanFlozell Adams is Hersey's cousin.