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Roma"s management probably never regretted their choice, as Hawkins finished the season with an average of 17.1 points per game.
Roma"s management probably never regretted their choice, as Hawkins finished the season with an average of 17.1 points per game.
He is a 1.95 m (6 ft 4¾ in) tall shooting guard. Hawkins played college basketball at Temple University for John Chaney"s Owls. He became the team"s leader after being reinstated to it from a suspension due to bad grades.
He was named to the 2002-2003 Atlantic Ten Conference All-Atlantic Ten Conference Second Team and to the 2003-2004 Atlantic Ten Conference All-Atlantic Ten Conference First Team, averaging 16.9 and 24.4 points per game respectively.
Hawkins was signed to the Houston Rockets for a brief period of time. He was later released from the team and signed with Sebastiani Rieti, then in the Italian second division.
Virtus Roma
His game did not remain unnoticed and as a consequence he agreed to play for Italian powerhouse Virtus Roma in March 2005. During the next season in the Italian capital he shined in ULEB"s Eurocup, not only averaging 18.5 points per game, but also showing great versatility and leading the competition in steals with 2.9 per game.
Roma reached the quarter final and Hawkins showed he was ready for Europe"s highest stage, the Euroleague.
Spending two more seasons in Roma, Hawkins helped the team regain something of its past glory by qualifying twice to the Euroleague"s Top 16. During those two Euroleague seasons, he averaged 13.6 and 10.9 points per game. Nevertheless, at the end of the 2007-2008 season, team manager Dejan Bodiroga decided not to renew his contract.
Armani Jeans Milano
After that, Hawkins signed with another Italian Euroleague team, Armani Jeans Milano, leading it up to the finals, lost against Montepaschi Siena.
On February 15, 2009 he scored a career-high 35 points against Montegranaro, also adding 10 rebounds. Montepaschi Siena
In July 2010 he returned to play for Olimpia Milano.
Beşiktaş Milangaz
On August 19, 2011, Hawkins signed a one-year contract with the Turkish team Beşiktaş Milangaz. Galatasaray Medical Park
On August 16, 2012, Hawkins signed a three-year contract with the Turkish team Galatasaray Medical Park.However, Hawkins failed a doping test after the Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor game in December 2012 and was banned from professional basketball for four years by the Turkish Basketball Federation.
The substance detected in his blood was Methylecgonine, a common metabolite of cocaine.
After the decision, Hawkins’ contract with Galatasaray was cancelled.