Josh Hawley (basketball)

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Josh Hawley
2023-05-19 ALBA Berlin gegen ratiopharm Ulm (Play-off-Viertelfinale 3, Basketball-Bundesliga 2022-23) by Sandro Halank-043.jpg
Josh Hawley in 2023
No. 32–Bnei Herzliya
Position Power forward / center
League Israeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1996-10-28) October 28, 1996 (age 28)
Irving, Texas, U.S.
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
High school MacArthur (Irving, Texas)
College Tarleton State (2016–2020)
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career highlights
  • Lone Star Defensive Player of the Year (2020)

Joshua Daniel Hawley [1] (born October 28, 1996) is a basketball player who plays forward and center for Bnei Herzliya Basket in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [2] He played college basketball for Tarleton State University, with whom he was named 2019 Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

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Early life

Hawley's parents are Kasey Mitchell and Gabriel Hawley, and he was born in Irving, Texas. [3] [4] He is 6-7 (201 cm) tall, and weighs 210 pounds (95 kg). [5]

High school

Hawley attended MacArthur High School in Irving, graduating in 2015. [4] Playing basketball for the school, in his senior year he averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds per game, and was named Irving Independent School District MVP, all-region, and first team all-state. [4]

College

Hawley attended Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, majoring in Kinesiology. [4] After redshirting for the 2015-16 season, the following season as a redshirt freshman he averaged 9.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.2 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game for the Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team. [4]

As a sophomore in 2017-18, Hawley averaged 13.7 points, 9.3 rebounds (3rd in the Lone Star Conference), 1.3 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game, while shooting 52% from the floor (leading the conference). [4] He was named second team All-Lone Star Conference, and to the Lone Star Conference all-defensive team. [4]

As a junior in 2018-19, he averaged 17.3 points, 9.9 rebounds (leading the conference), 1.2 assists, 1.9 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game, while shooting 57.6% from the floor. [4] Hawley was named D2CCA first team All-Region, Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year, and first team All-Lone Star Conference. [4] [6]

As a senior in 2019-20, Hawley was named the Lone Star Conference co-preseason Player of the Year and a Street & Smith preseason All-American. [7] [8] He averaged 14.8 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game, while shooting 50.0% from the field. [5] He was named to the Lone Star Conference All-Second Team. [5] He closed out his Tarleton State career fourth all-time in scoring (1,578 points) and third all-time in rebounds (968), steals (168) and blocks (138). [9]

Professional career

BC Vera

In 2020-21 Hawley played for BC Vera in the Georgian Superliga. [5] [10] He averaged 15.0 points, 10.3 rebounds (3rd in the league), 1.6 assists, 2.0 steals (9th), and 0.9 blocks per game. [5]

SCM CSU Craiova

In 2021-22 he played for SCM CSU Craiova in Romania in the Liga Națională. [5] Hawley averaged 14.8 points, 7.7 rebounds (9th in the league), 1.3 assists, 2.1 steals (leading the league), and 0.2 blocks per game, while shooting 53.1% from the field. [5] He was voted Eurobasket.com All-Romanian League Forward of the Year. [3]

Ratiopharm Ulm

On August 3, 2022, Hawley signed with Ratiopharm Ulm in Germany in the Basketball Bundesliga. [9] He played for the team in 2022-23. [11] [12] He averaged 8.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 1.4 steals (8th in the league), and 0.5 blocks per game, while shooting 50.5% from the field. [5] [13]

ADA Blois Basket

In 2023-24 he played for ADA Blois Basket in France in LNB Élite. [5] In 18 games in the Élite, Hawley averaged 9.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game. [5] [14]

Bnei Herzliya Basket

On January 3, 2024, Hawley signed with Bnei Herzliya Basket in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [5] [15] [16] He plays forward and center for the team, and extended his contract in June 2024. [2] [17]

References

  1. ↑ "Joshua Daniel Hawley () - Basketball Stats, Height, Age". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Josh Hawley". מנהלת ליגת העל בכדורסל. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Josh Hawley - Men's Basketball". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Josh Hawley Player Profile, Tarleton State - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Keep an eye on these DII men's basketball player-of-the-year candidates in 2019-20 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ jhorton (October 30, 2019). "Texan men's basketball picked fourth in LSC media day poll; Hawley named preseason player of year". The Flash Today Erath County. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Hawley named to top 100 list for Bevo Francis Award". Tarleton State University Athletics. January 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Ulm signs power forward Hawley | EuroCup". Euroleague Basketball. August 3, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Josh Hawley signs with BC Vera – Latest Basketball News". www.latestbasketballnews.com. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Basketball: Auch Yago und Josh Hawley verlassen Meister Ratiopharm Ulm". sportbild.bild.de (in German). July 17, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Josh Hawley verlässt ratiopharm ulm". BBL Profis (in German). July 18, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  13. ↑ "זר חדש לדן שמיר: ג'וש הולי חתם בבני הרצליה | ישראל היום". www.israelhayom.co.il. March 9, 2025. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  14. ↑ Maggi, Alessandro (January 3, 2024). "Bnei officially signs Josh Hawley - Sportando". Sportando. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  15. ↑ "רשמי: ג'וש הולי ימשיך בבני הרצליה - ערוץ הספורט". Sport5.co.il - אתר ערוץ הספורט (in Hebrew). June 30, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  16. ↑ "המחליף של אדוניס תומאס: ג'וש הולי חתם בבני הרצליה - וואלה ספורט". וואלה (in Hebrew). January 3, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  17. ↑ "ג'וש הולי האריך חוזה בהרצליה, נטע סגל בבאר שבע - וואלה ספורט". וואלה (in Hebrew). June 30, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
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