Javontae Hawkins (born November 13, 1993) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played his first two years of

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with the

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. Hawkins later played also with

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and Fordham before going undrafted in the

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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

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. He spent two years at Huntington Prep in

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, where he averaged 17.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Hawkins was also ranked 16th at his position by

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and No. 96 overall by

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College career

As a freshman at

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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

. 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

Vilpas (2017–2018)

After going undrafted in the

, Hawkins joined the

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of the

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. With Vilpas, he went on to average 14.3 points 4.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

Holargos (2018–2019)

On July 13, 2018, Hawkins joined

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of the

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Crailsheim Merlins (2019–2020)

On August 3, 2019, Hawkins signed with

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of the

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. Hawkins averaged 15.9 points per game shooting 53% from the floor.

Telekom Baskets Bonn (2021–2022)

Hawkins signed with

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on July 27, 2020, but tore a

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in his knee during the preseason. The tear ended up being a season-ending injury. On December 16, 2021, Hawkins signed with

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Limoges CSP (2022–present)

On July 18, 2022, he has signed with

of the

References

External links

RealGM.com profileNbadraft.net profileESPN.com profile

Fordham Rams bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hawkins, Javontae 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Finland American men's basketball players Basketball players from Flint, Michigan Crailsheim Merlins players Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball players Fordham Rams men's basketball players Holargos B.C. players Limoges CSP players Shooting guards Small forwards South Florida Bulls men's basketball players