Gary Bedore's thoughts: Hawkins is an athletic, somewhat undersized guard who hit eight of 39 shots in 29 games a year ago.

Believe it or not ... all but one of Hawkins' baskets were threes. That figures to change in the future. Hawkins is destined to convert lots of layups off the fast break and off of steals.

Most of Jeff's minutes were mop-up minutes his red-shirt freshman season, so he really hasn't had much of a chance to show what he can do. Yes, the verdict is still out on Jeff Hawkins. I think he still can be a contributor here. I know for a fact his teammates are high on him and definitely believe think the KC Sumner product can and will earn minutes as his career progresses. We shall see.


HAWKINS AT A GLANCE
Full name: Jeff Hawkins. Favorite food: Chicken fingers with honey mustard. Favorite TV show: Snoop Dog's new show. Latest DVD purchase: I'm broke. I have no money. Nickname: J-Hawk. Dream date is with: Whoopie Goldberg. If I could switch places with one person for a day it'd be: Snoop Dogg.

After college I plan on: Doing real estate. Favorite hobby other than basketball: Playing video games (beating Mike Lee). Superstitions include: Don't split poles. Favorite actor: Denzel Washington. Try to mold my game after: Allen Iverson. Toughest arena I ever played in: Madison Square Garden. Chose jersey number because: Aaron Miles has No. 11.

Favorite vacation spot: Maui. Favorite TV sports personality: Charles Barkley. Favorite NBA team: Dallas Mavericks. Favorite NBA player: Allen Iverson. Following actor would play me in a movie about my life: Snoop. Best player I've ever faced: Dwayne Wade.

Favorite movie: Friday. Favorite non basketball pro athlete: Muhammad Ali; Tiger Woods. Favorite non basketball pro team: KC Royals, KC Chiefs. Not many people know this but: I love to study and do homework. Currently in my CD player: 50 Cent: Get Rich or Die Trying. Favorite video game: Grand Theft Auto.

Overview (courtesy of kuathletics.com)
A quick point guard with good ball-handling and passing skills... Shows an impressive shooting stroke in practice which he¹s looking to translate into knocking down more shots on gameday... A very hard worker on the defensive end of the floor... A deceptively good leaper... Shoots well from the free throw line.

Freshman season (2002-03)
Saw action in 29 games... Averaged 1.2 points and 0.6 boards per contest in 5.8 minutes of action... Nailed seven three-point field goals... Hit 68.8 percent of his free throws... Dished out 13 assists and tallied 12 steals... Scored a career-high six points on two occasions... Ripped down a career-high four rebounds against UNC Greensboro on Nov. 19.

Redshirt season (2001-02)
Practiced and travelled with the squad all season, as he helped the KU backcourt prepare for upcoming opponents.

High school
Sumner Academy (2001)... Coached by Randy Springs... Earned first-team All-State accolades as a senior... Named first-team All-Metro by the Kansas City Star as a junior and senior... Carried the Sabres to the class 4A state title as a junior and a freshman... Averaged 17.7 points and 3.0 steals per game as a junior... Raised his numbers to 19.6 points, 4.5 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game his senior year, as he led Sumner to a 19-7 record and an appearance in the class 4A state semifinals, where he scored 35 points in a loss to Topeka Hayden... Named All- Huron League all four years at Sumner... Once scored 42 points to go with seven rebounds, nine steals and five assists in a game in which he hit a last-second three-pointer to send it to overtime, then Sumner won the game... A National Merit semifinalist... An honor roll student all four years... In addition to lettering four years in basketball, Hawkins lettered one year each in track and cross country.

Off the court
Aspires to work in the business field upon graduation... A great student in high school, Hawkins earned an academic scholarship for his freshman season... A big fan of Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson... Related to former North Carolina All-American Joe Forte and current New Jersey Nets head coach Byron Scott... Becomes just the second Jayhawk to wear No. 1, joining Mario Kinsey.