2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Conference USA Freshman of the Week (Jan. 14, 2019)
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE): Made 10 starts in 23 games played … averaged 4.5 points per game and 2.4 rebounds per contest … tallied 103 points, 56 rebounds, 48 assists, eight blocked shots and 23 steals … shot 37.8 percent (31-82) from the field and 76.6 percent (36-47) from the foul line … scored a season-high 12 points and tallied career highs in steals (six) and assists (eight) during a win against East Central … recorded 10 points and seven boards at Florida Atlantic … scored seven points with eight rebounds and a pair of assists during UTEP’s comeback victory over UTSA … dished out five assists and scored nine points at Houston … tallied eight points and four boards during UTEP’s win at Rice (1/23).
2018-19 (FRESHMAN): Started in all 27 games played … earned Conference USA Freshman of the Week on Jan. 14 … led squad and ranked sixth in C-USA in free-throw percentage (79.5) and made free throws (97) … made free throws and free-throw percentage rank third best by a UTEP freshman during a single season … ranked third on squad in points per game (12.6) and second in total points (340) … led UTEP in points per game (13.9) and steals (15) in C-USA games only ... led Miners with 25 steals … led team and C-USA freshmen in minutes per game (33.8) … tallied 4.5 rebounds per game and dished out 48 assists … connected on 104-of-306 field goals (34.0 percent) … hit 35-of-127 three-point field goals … recorded four games of 20 or more points in C-USA action … named C-USA FOTW after leading the Miners with a career-high 24 points on a career-best nine field goals while shooting 3-for-5 from downtown and 3-of-4 from the foul line in a win against Rice … added seven rebounds and an assist versus the Owls … scored 11 points and tallied three assists with three rebounds versus North Texas … registered a career-high 10 rebounds in the season finale at Middle Tennessee, while scoring eight points … scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds at Marshall … led UTEP with 20 points, recorded two steals and dished out a pair of assists during a victory against FIU … led squad with 21 points and recorded nine boards at UTSA … scored 17 points and registered five rebounds at WKU … tied for team lead with 16 points during a victory against Northwestern State … opened collegiate career at Pac-12 power Arizona … posted first career double figure game at New Mexico with 12 points.
PRIOR TO UTEP: Ranked the no. 15 player in the state by TexasHoops.com … two-time All-State and State MVP as a junior at Cypress Falls High School … rated the no. 6 player in Houston by RCSSports.com … back-to-back District MVP as a junior and senior after leading Cypress High School in scoring at 21.1 and 17.9 points per game, respectively … tallied 14 contests of 20-plus points, helping Cypress to a 31-4 overall record with a 13-0 district mark … the Eagles advanced to the 6A Region 1 & 3 quarterfinals … during senior campaign, scored a season-high 33 points while adding six boards during a victory against Mitchell … opened final high school season with a 30-point effort while adding eight rebounds and five assists in a win against Tompkins … poured in a career-high 36 points and dished out three assists during junior season against South Houston … District Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore after averaging 14.0 points, 3.0 assists, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game … recipient of the 2017 Guy V. Lewis Award … 2018 Houston Sports Authority Boys Basketball High School Player of the Year nominee.
PERSONAL: Full name is Nigel Duron Hawkins … son of Steve Michael Hawkins and Tonya Hawkins-Medina … has two brothers and one sister … born in Houston, Texas … father played in the NBA for four teams (Boston Celtics in 1997, Sacramento Kings in 1999, Charlotte Hornets from 1999-2000 and Cleveland Cavaliers from 2000-01) … uncle, Eric Snow, played in the NBA (Seattle SuperSonics from 1995-98, Philadelphia 76ers from 1997-2004 and Cleveland Cavaliers from 2004-08) … likes to golf as a hobby … nickname is Hawk Time ... business major.
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Historical Player Information
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2018-19Freshman
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6'4"
185 lbs
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2019-20Sophomore
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6'4"
198 lbs
