Steven Sherburne Hawes (born May 26, 1950) is an American former
basketball
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player.
Hawes played high school basketball at
Mercer Island High School
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As of the 2018–19 school year, ...
.
[Steve Hawes]
Basketball-Reference.com. Accessed November 28, 2007.
A 6'9"
center
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from the
University of Washington
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Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...
, Hawes played ten seasons (1974–84) in the
National Basketball Association
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as a member of the
Houston Rockets
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,
Portland Trail Blazers
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,
Atlanta Hawks
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, and
Seattle SuperSonics
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. He scored 5,768 career points and grabbed 4,272 career
rebounds.
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Hawes was voted on to the Washington's All-Century basketball team which was selected by a fan vote in 2002.
Hawes's nephew, ]Spencer Hawes
Spencer Mason Hawes (born April 28, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 2007 NBA draft and is the nephew of Steve Hawes, a retired NBA player.
High school career
Hawes playe ...
, was selected by the Sacramento Kings
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in the 2007 NBA Draft.NBA.com: 2007 NBA Draft Board-Spencer Hawes
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Notes
External links
Player Profile - Legabasket.it
1950 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American men's basketball players
Atlanta Hawks players
Basketball players from Seattle
Centers (basketball)
Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks
Houston Rockets players
Mercer Island High School alumni
Portland Trail Blazers players
Power forwards (basketball)
Reyer Venezia players
Seattle SuperSonics players
Washington Huskies men's basketball players
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