Overview
A quick point guard with good ball-handling and passing skills... Shows an impressive shooting stroke in practice which he's 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... Showed flashes of brilliance as a sophomore and will look to become more consistent as a junior.

Sophomore Season (2003-04)
Got into the action in 31 contests... Contributed averages of 1.7 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 8.9 minutes per game... Fifth on the team with 10 three-pointers made... Played 10 or more minutes in 13 contests... Dished three or more assists on two occasions... Had a career-game with 19 points on 5-of-7 shooting from three-point land in 23 minutes at TCU on Dec. 1... Grabbed a season-best three rebounds the next game versus Stanford in the Wooden Classic on Dec. 6... Made a career-best four free throws in four attempts and hit a three pointer for seven points versus Villanova on Jan. 2... Swiped a season-best two steals versus UC Santa Barbara on Dec. 20 and versus Villanova on Jan. 2... Came on to score four points and dish three assists in 11 crucial minutes versus Illinois-Chicago in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 19.

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.

— Courtesy of kuathletics.com