Overview
David Gregory Hawkins (born October 28, 1982) is an American professional basketball player. He is a 1.95 m (6 ft 4¾ in) tall shooting guard.
College career
Hawkins played college basketball at Temple University for John Chaney's Owls. He became the team's leader after being reinstated to it from a suspension due to bad grades. He was named to the 2002–03 Atlantic 10 Conference All-Atlantic 10 Conference Second Team and to the 2003–04 Atlantic 10 Conference All-Atlantic 10 Conference First Team, averaging 16.9 and 24.4 points per game respectively.
Professional career
Hawkins was signed to the Houston Rockets for a brief period of time. He was later released from the team and signed with Sebastiani Rieti, then in the Italian second division. He currently plays for Trilogy which is an American men's 3-on-3 basketball team that plays in the BIG3. Trilogy won the inaugural season of the BIG 3 in 2017, completing a perfect season.
Virtus Roma
He agreed to play for Italian powerhouse Virtus Roma in March 2005. Hawkins finished the season with an average of 17.1 points per game. During the next season, he shined in ULEB's Eurocup, averaging 18.5 points per game, but also showing great versatility and leading the competition in steals with 2.9 per game. Roma reached the quarter-final and Hawkins showed he was ready for Europe's highest stage, the Euroleague.
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