Hersey R. Hawkins, Junior. is a retired American professional basketball player.
Education
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. At the time of his graduation in 1988, he was the fourth-leading scorer in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I history and is currently eighth. In 1986-1987, he finished fifth in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I in scoring with 27.2 points per game, following that season with a historic campaign, averaging 36.3 points per game in 1987-1988.
Before being drafted into the National Basketball Association, he was a member of the United States of America men"s national basketball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with 11 other future National Basketball Association stars coached by John Thompson.
They disappointingly finished with the bronze medal after losing to the Soviet Union in the semifinals as Hawkins was injured, depriving the United States. team of his outside shooting and overall scoring ability.
Career
Hawkins wore numbers 3, 32, and 33 while playing for 4 teams throughout his 12-year National Basketball Association career. Philadelphia 76ers He was then drafted 6th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in first round of the 1988 National Basketball Association draft, but his rights were immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for the draft rights to former 1988 Olympic teammate Charles Smith. On the 76ers, "Hawk" was the second scoring option after Charles Barkley.
Hawkins earned National Basketball Association All-Rookie First Team Honors in 1989.
In 1991 he averaged 22.1 points and appeared in the National Basketball Association All-Star Game. In a game against the Boston Celtics, he had 9 steals.
He also scored a career-high 43 points in a game against the Orlando Magic. Charlotte Hornets In 1993, Hawkins was traded to the Charlotte Hornets for Dana Barros, Sidney Green and draft picks.
In 1994, he made a career-high of 14 rebounds against the Houston Rockets.
Hawkins wore #32 with the Hornets during the 1993-1994 season since Alonzo Mourning wore #33. Next season, he would change his jersey number to #3. Seattle Sonics After two productive seasons in Charlotte, Hawkins and David Wingate were traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for Kendall Gill.
In 1996, he played a key role, complementing Gary Payton, Detlef Schrempf and Shawn Kemp, on a Sonics team that made it to the National Basketball Association Finals but they lost 2-4 to his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls.
Chicago Bulls On August 12, 1999, Hawkins was traded along with James Cotton to the Bulls for Brent Barry, but his one-year tenure in Chicago was marred by injury, and he only averaged 7.9 points per game in 61 games. Return to Charlotte He returned to Charlotte as a free agent in 2000 for his final season, and he retired in 2001 with 14,470 career points.
Hawkins was named as an assistant by head coach Ty Amundsen for the 2006–2007 season at Estrella Foothills High School varsity basketball in Goodyear, Arizona. He also came to the Hoopfest in 2009.
He is currently the Player Development Director for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Hawkins is married with three sons. He played for Arizona State from 2010-2011 and University of California Davis from 2012-2015. Former NFL offensive lineman Flozell Adams is Hersey"s cousin.
Membership
Before being drafted into the National Basketball Association, he was a member of the United States of America men"s national basketball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with 11 other future National Basketball Association stars coached by John Thompson.
