Michael Hawkins (basketball)

Michael Hawkins

Personal information
Born	(1972-10-28) October 28, 1972 (age 52) Canton, Ohio
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school	Canton McKinley (Canton, Ohio)
College	Xavier (1991–1995)
NBA draft	1995: undrafted
Playing career	1995–2006
Position	Point guard
Number	5, 7, 17
Career history
1995–1997	Rockford Lightning
1997	Boston Celtics
1997–1998	Olympiacos
1998–1999	Rockford Lightning
1999	Sacramento Kings
1999–2000	Charlotte Hornets
2000–2001	Cleveland Cavaliers
2001	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2001	FC Barcelona
2001–2002	Idea Śląsk
2002	Real Madrid
2002–2003	Telindus Oostende
2003–2004	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2004–2005	La Palma
2005–2006	Al-Jalaa Aleppo
Career highlights and awards
As a player: Spanish League champion (2001) Spanish Cup winner (2001) Greek League All-Star (1997) Polish League champion (2002) All-Polish League Foreigners Team (2002) CBA assists leader (1997) CBA steals leader (1997) CBA All-Star (1997) Second-team All-MCC (1995)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States FIBA World Championship 1998 Greece National team Pan American Games Winnipeg 1999 National team

Steven Michael Hawkins (born October 28, 1972), is an American former professional basketball player. During his professional club career, Hawkins played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and in several other leagues around the world.

Hawkins, a 6'0" (1.83 m) tall point guard, along with his classmate and future NBA player Eric Snow, played high school basketball at Canton McKinley High School, where Hawkins graduated from in 1991. After high school, Hawkins played college basketball at Xavier University, where he played with the Xavier Musketeers, from 1991 to 1995.

After not being selected in the 1995 NBA draft out of when he signed with the Boston Celtics in 1997. Over the next four years he played for three other NBA teams, finally finishing his short NBA career with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers in 2001.

Hawkins ended his pro club career with Al-Jalaa Aleppo, of the Syrian Basketball League.

Hawkins played with the USA national team at the 1998 FIBA World Championship. With Team USA, he won a bronze medal at that tournament.^[1] He also played with Team USA at the 1999 Pan American Games, where he won a silver medal.

After he retired from playing pro club basketball, Hawkins began working as a coach. He coaches in the Houston area, with the private coaching service, CoachUp.^[2]

• Career statistics from NBA.com  and Basketball Reference
• Player Profile @ archive.fiba.com
• Player Profile @ ACB.com (in Spanish)
• Player Profile @ Eurobasket.com
• Player Profile @ EuroLeague.net
• Player Profile @ FIBAEurope.com
• Player Profile @ ProBallers.com