Javontae Hawkins

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Javontae Hawkins
Javontae Hawkins.jpg
Hawkins with Bonn in 2023
No. 4–Shanghai Sharks
Position Small forward / shooting guard
League CBA
Personal information
Born (1993-11-13) November 13, 1993 (age 31)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Vilpas Vikings
2018–2019 Holargos
2019–2020 Crailsheim Merlins
2021–2022 Telekom Baskets Bonn
2022–2023 Limoges CSP
2023Telekom Baskets Bonn
2023–2024 Samara
2024–present Shanghai Sharks
Career highlights and awards

Javontae Aaron Hawkins (born November 13, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). 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.

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High school career

Hawkins 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

As 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

Vilpas (2017–2018)

After 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)

On July 13, 2018, Hawkins joined Holargos of the Greek Basket League. [3]

Crailsheim Merlins (2019–2020)

On 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)

Hawkins 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)

On July 18, 2022, he has signed with Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A. [8]

Telekom Baskets Bonn (2023)

On February 1, 2023, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Basketball Bundesliga and the Basketball Champions League. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Flint Native JaVontae Hawkins Gives Back to Hometown". ekusports.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Flint's JaVontae Hawkins signs pro basketball contract in Finland". mlive.com. July 13, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Javontae Hawkins signing with Cholargos BC". sportando.basketball. July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Crailsheim inks Javontae Hawkins". Sportando. August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ludwigsburg tabs Javontae Hawkins". Sportando. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ludwigsburgs Javontae Hawkins erleidet Kreuzbandriss". basketball.de. October 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Telekom Baskets Bonn get Javontae Hawkins". basketball.de. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Javontae Hawkins joins Limoges CSP". Sportando. July 18, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  9. ↑ "The Hawk is back!". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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