Jordan Hawkins

Jordan Dorrell Hawkins (born April 29, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies.

Jordan Hawkins

Hawkins in 2023
No. 24 – New Orleans Pelicans
Position	Shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(2002-04-29) April 29, 2002 (age 23) Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Gaithersburg (Gaithersburg, Maryland) DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland)
College	UConn (2021–2023)
NBA draft	2023: 1st round, 14th overall pick
Drafted by	New Orleans Pelicans
Playing career	2023–present
Career history
2023–present	New Orleans Pelicans
2023–2024	→Birmingham Squadron
Career highlights
NCAA champion (2023) First-team All-Big East (2023) Big East All-Freshman team (2022)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Early life and high school career

Hawkins with DeMatha

Hawkins grew up in Gaithersburg, Maryland and initially attended Gaithersburg High School. He transferred to DeMatha Catholic High School after his sophomore year.^[1] Hawkins was named the Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 19.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.3 steals, and 1.9 blocks per game.^[2] Hawkins was rated a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for UConn over offers from Louisville, Marquette, Xavier, and Seton Hall.^[3]

College career

Hawkins played in 27 games as a freshman and averaged 5.8 points and two rebounds per game.^[4][5] He was named to the Big East Conference All-Freshman team at the end of the season.^[6] Hawkins suffered a concussion near the end of the season and missed the Huskies' Big East Tournament and NCAA Tournament games.^[7]

Hawkins entered his sophomore season as the Huskies' starting shooting guard.^[8] He suffered a second concussion during UConn's season opener.^[9][10] Hawkins missed two games and scored 20 points in his return against UNC-Wilmington.^[11] He was named first team All-Big East at the end of the regular season and averaged 16.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.^[12][13] Hawkins was named the Most Outstanding Player of the West Regional of the 2023 NCAA tournament after averaging 22 points and four rebounds in the Huskies' Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games.^[14] He scored 16 points against San Diego State in the 2023 national championship game as the Huskies won 76–59.^[15] Shortly after the game, Hawkins announced that he would forgo the remainder of his college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft.^[16]

Professional career

New Orleans Pelicans (2023–present)

The New Orleans Pelicans selected Hawkins with the fourteenth overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft.^[17] On January 13, 2024, he scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed 5 rebounds as the Pelicans won 118–108 over the Dallas Mavericks.^[18]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2023–24	New Orleans	67	10	17.3	.382	.366	.838	2.2	1.0	.3	.1	7.8
2024–25	New Orleans	56	9	23.6	.372	.331	.816	2.8	1.2	.5	.4	10.8
Career		123	19	20.2	.376	.348	.826	2.5	1.1	.4	.2	9.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2024	New Orleans	3	0	3.8	.000	.000	—	.7	.0	.0	.0	.0
Career		3	0	3.8	.000	.000	—	.7	.0	.0	.0	.0

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021–22	UConn	27	4	14.7	.353	.333	.821	2.0	.5	.3	.3	5.8
2022–23	UConn	37	37	29.4	.409	.388	.887	3.8	1.3	.7	.5	16.2
Career		64	41	23.2	.396	.376	.872	3.0	1.0	.5	.4	11.8

Personal life

Hawkins' cousin, Angel Reese played college basketball for the LSU Tigers women's team.^[19] Hawkins and Reese both won national championships in 2023, within two days of each other.^[20] They were also born very close, with Jordan being older by one week.