Javontae Hawkins

Javontae Hawkins
No. 23 – Holargos
Position Small forward / Shooting guard
League Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1993-11-13) November 13, 1993
Flint, Michigan
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2017 / Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Vilpas Vikings
2018–present Holargos
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-OVC (2016)

Javontae Hawkins (born November 13, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Holargos of the Greek Basket League. He played his first two years of college basketball with the South Florida. Hawkins later played also with Eastern Kentucky and Fordham before going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft.

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

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft Hawkins joined 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.

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

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. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Javontae Hawkins signing with Cholargos BC". sportando.basketball. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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