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Jordan Hawkins
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Hawkins in 2023
No. 24 – New Orleans Pelicans
Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (2002-04-29) April 29, 2002 (age 22)
Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.
High school
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College UConn (2021–2023)
NBA Draft 2023 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans
Pro career 2023–present
League NBA
Career history
2023–present New Orleans Pelicans
2023–2024 →Birmingham Squadron
Career highlights and awards
  • NCAA champion (2023)
  • First-team All-Big East (2023)
  • Big East All-Freshman team (2022)

Jordan Dorrell Hawkins (born April 29, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies.

Early life and high school career

Jordan Hawkins
Hawkins with DeMatha

Hawkins grew up in Gaithersburg, Maryland and initially attended Gaithersburg High School. He transferred to DeMatha Catholic High School after his sophomore year. Hawkins was named the Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 19.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.3 steals, and 1.9 blocks per game. Hawkins was rated a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for UConn over offers from Louisville, Marquette, Xavier, and Seton Hall.

College career

Hawkins played in 27 games as a freshman and averaged 5.8 points and two rebounds per game. He was named to the Big East Conference All-Freshman team at the end of the season. Hawkins suffered a concussion near the end of the season and missed the Huskies' Big East Tournament and NCAA Tournament games.

Hawkins entered his sophomore season as the Huskies' starting shooting guard. He suffered a second concussion during UConn's season opener. Hawkins missed two games and scored 20 points in his return against UNC-Wilmington. He was named first team All-Big East at the end of the regular season and averaged 16.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. Hawkins was named the Most Outstanding Player of the West Regional of the 2023 NCAA tournament after averaging 22 points and four rebounds in the Huskies' Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games. He scored 16 points against San Diego State in the 2023 national championship game as the Huskies won 76–59. Shortly after the game, Hawkins announced that he would forgo the remainder of his college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft.

Professional career

New Orleans Pelicans (2023–present)

The New Orleans Pelicans selected Hawkins with the fourteenth overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft. On January 13, 2024, he scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed 5 rebounds as the Pelicans won 118–108 over the Dallas Mavericks.

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

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023–24 New Orleans 67 10 17.3 .382 .366 .838 2.2 1.0 .3 .1 7.8
Career 67 10 17.3 .382 .366 .838 2.2 1.0 .3 .1 7.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2024 New Orleans 3 0 3.8 .000 .000 .7 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 3 0 3.8 .000 .000 .7 .0 .0 .0 .0

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 UConn 27 4 14.7 .353 .333 .821 2.0 .5 .3 .3 5.8
2022–23 UConn 37 37 29.4 .409 .388 .887 3.8 1.3 .7 .5 16.2
Career 64 41 23.2 .396 .376 .872 3.0 1.0 .5 .4 11.8

Personal life

Hawkins' cousin, Angel Reese played college basketball for the LSU Tigers women's team. Hawkins and Reese both won national championships in 2023, within two days of each other. They were also born very close, with Jordan being older by one week.

See also

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