Hersey Hawkins

Hersey Hawkins
Personal information
Born	September 29, 1966(age 57); Chicago, Illinois,U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Westinghouse(Chicago, Illinois)
College	Bradley(1984–1988)
NBA draft	1988:1st round, 6th overall pick
	Selected by theLos Angeles Clippers
Playing career	1988–2001
Position	Shooting guard
Number	32, 33, 3
Career history
1988–1993	Philadelphia 76ers
1993–1995	Charlotte Hornets
1995–1999	Seattle SuperSonics
1999–2000	Chicago Bulls
2000–2001	Charlotte Hornets
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Star(1991); NBA All-Rookie First Team(1989); NBA Sportsmanship Award(1999); National college player of the year(1988); Consensus first-teamAll-American(1988); NCAA season scoring leader(1988); 2×MVC Player of the Year(1987, 1988); 3× First-team All-MVC(1986–1988); MVC tournamentMVP (1988); No. 33retired by Bradley Braves;
Career NBA statistics
Points	14,470 (14.7 ppg)
Rebounds	3,554 (3.6 rpg)
Steals	1,622 (1.7 spg)
	Statsat NBA.com
	Statsat Basketball-Reference.com
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2021
Men'sBasketball
RepresentingUnited States
Summer Olympics

Hersey R. Hawkins Jr.(born September 29, 1966) is an American former professionalbasketballplayer. After starring atGeorge Westinghouse College Prep,the 6'3 "(1.90 m)shooting guardattendedBradley University.Hawkins played for 4 teams throughout his 12-yearNational Basketball Associationcareer. Hersey was given his nickname, “The Big Kiss”, by David Gborie.

College

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.^[1]At the time of his graduation in 1988, he was the fourth-leading scorer in NCAA Division I history and is currently 10th.^[2]In1986–87,he finished fifth in NCAA Division I in scoring with 27.2 points per game, following that season with a historic campaign, averaging 36.3 points per game in1987–88.^[3]Before being drafted into the NBA, he was a member of the last collegiateUSA men's national basketball teamat the1988 Summer OlympicsinSeoulcoached byJohn Thompson.They disappointingly finished with the bronze medal after losing to the all-professionalSoviet Unionin the semifinals as Hawkins was injured, depriving the U.S. team of his outside shooting and overall scoring ability.^[4]

Career in the NBA

Philadelphia 76ers

He was then drafted 6th overall by theLos Angeles Clippersin first round of the1988 NBA draft,but his rights were immediately traded to thePhiladelphia 76ersfor the draft rights to former 1988 Olympic teammateCharles Smith.On the 76ers, "Hawk" was the second scoring option afterCharles Barkley.Hawkins earned NBA All-Rookie First Team Honors in 1989. In 1991, he averaged 22.1 points and appeared in theNBA All-Star Game.In a game against theBoston Celtics,he had 9 steals. He also scored a career-high 43 points in a game against theOrlando Magic.

Charlotte Hornets

In 1993, Hawkins was traded to theCharlotte HornetsforDana Barros,Sidney Greenand draft picks. In 1994, he grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against theHouston Rockets.Hawkins wore #32 with the Hornets during the 1993–94 season sinceAlonzo Mourningwore #33. Next season, he would change his jersey number to #3.

Seattle SuperSonics

After two productive seasons inCharlotte,Hawkins andDavid Wingatewere traded to theSeattle SuperSonicsforKendall Gill.In 1996, he played a key role, complementingGary Payton,Detlef SchrempfandShawn Kempon a Sonics team that made it to theNBA Finalsbut lost 2–4 to his hometown team, theChicago Bulls.He won the NBA Sportsmanship Award in his final season in Seattle.

Chicago Bulls

On August 12, 1999, Hawkins was traded along withJames Cottonto the Bulls forBrent 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.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goalpercentage	3P%	3-point field goalpercentage	FT%	Free throwpercentage
RPG	Reboundsper game	APG	Assistsper game	SPG	Stealsper game
BPG	Blocksper game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
*	Led the league

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1988–89	Philadelphia	79	79	32.6	.455	.428	.831	2.8	3.0	1.5	0.5	15.1
1989–90	Philadelphia	82	82	34.8	.460	.420	.888	3.7	3.2	1.6	0.3	18.5
1990–91	Philadelphia	80	80	38.9	.472	.400	.871	3.9	3.7	2.2	0.5	22.1
1991–92	Philadelphia	81	81	37.2	.462	.397	.874	3.3	3.1	1.9	0.5	19.0
1992–93	Philadelphia	81	81	36.8	.470	.397	.860	4.3	3.9	1.7	0.4	20.3
1993–94	Charlotte	82	82	32.3	.460	.332	.862	4.6	2.6	1.6	0.3	14.4
1994–95	Charlotte	82*	82*	33.3	.482	.440	.867	3.8	3.2	1.5	0.2	14.3
1995–96	Seattle	82	82*	34.4	.473	.384	.874	3.6	2.7	1.8	0.2	15.6
1996–97	Seattle	82	82*	33.6	.464	.403	.875	3.9	3.0	1.9	0.1	13.9
1997–98	Seattle	82*	82*	31.7	.440	.415	.868	4.1	2.7	1.8	0.2	10.5
1998–99	Seattle	50*	34	32.9	.419	.306	.902	4.0	2.5	1.6	0.4	10.3
1999–00	Chicago	61	49	26.6	.424	.390	.899	2.9	2.2	1.2	0.2	7.9
2000–01	Charlotte	59	0	11.5	.409	.370	.857	1.4	1.2	0.6	0.2	3.1
Career		983	896	32.6	.461	.394	.870	3.6	2.9	1.7	0.3	14.7
All-Star		1	0	14.0	.600	.000	–	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	6.0

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1989	Philadelphia	3	3	24.0	.125	.000	1.000	1.7	1.3	1.0	0.3	2.7
1990	Philadelphia	10	10	41.5	.497	.389	.937	3.1	3.6	1.2	0.7	23.5
1991	Philadelphia	8	8	41.1	.465	.538	.937	5.8	3.4	2.5	1.3	20.9
1995	Charlotte	4	4	32.5	.406	.308	.882	5.3	2.0	1.5	0.5	11.3
1996	Seattle	21	21	34.0	.452	.344	.895	3.0	2.2	1.3	0.2	12.3
1997	Seattle	12	12	40.3	.470	.458	.914	4.5	2.8	2.5	0.3	15.3
1998	Seattle	10	10	33.7	.466	.395	.875	5.7	3.6	1.8	0.1	13.4
2001	Charlotte	6	0	8.3	.375	.250	.714	1.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	2.0
Career		74	68	34.2	.455	.396	.907	3.9	2.6	1.6	0.4	14.1

Post-playing career

Hawkins was named as an assistant by head coach Ty Amundsen for the 2006–2007 season atEstrella Foothills High Schoolvarsity basketball inGoodyear, Arizona.^[5]He also came to the Hoopfest in 2009. He is currently the Player Development Director for thePortland Trail Blazers.

Hawkins is married with three sons. His sonCorey,who holds the Arizona high school record for most points in a career, now plays for theIdaho Stampedeof theNBA Development League.He played forArizona Statefrom 2010–11 andUC Davisfrom 2012–15.^[6]His son Brandon played college basketball atUniversity of the Pacificbefore finishing his career atPortland State.His son Devon played basketball atWest Linn High Schoolin Oregon and Clark College in Washington.^[7]FormerNFLoffensive linemanFlozell Adamsis Hersey's cousin.

References

^"NCAA Division I Records"(PDF).
^"NCAA Division I Records"(PDF).
^"NCAA Division I Records"(PDF).
^"Philadelphia Inquirer: Hawkins to miss remainder of Olympics".
^Vacancies filled on Wolves' coaching staff ArchivedJuly 18, 2011, at theWayback Machine
^ASU sophomore guard Corey Hawkins to transfer
^"2015–16 Men's Basketball Roster".Official Athletics Site Of The Clark College Penguins.RetrievedJanuary 1,2022.

External links

Career statistics and player information fromNBA.comandBasketball-Reference.com
1988 Oscar Robertson Trophy

[1] "NCAA Division I Records"(PDF).

[2] "NCAA Division I Records"(PDF).

[3] "NCAA Division I Records"(PDF).

[4] "Philadelphia Inquirer: Hawkins to miss remainder of Olympics".

[5] Vacancies filled on Wolves' coaching staff ArchivedJuly 18, 2011, at theWayback Machine

[6] ASU sophomore guard Corey Hawkins to transfer

[7] "2015–16 Men's Basketball Roster".Official Athletics Site Of The Clark College Penguins.RetrievedJanuary 1,2022.

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