Hawkins Highlights

[Hungryhusky99]

 

[rollskies]

He looks great from 3. I’m excited about next years class

 

[UCLJ0211]

He must have shot the lights out literally

 

[uchusky32]

Love seeing a shooting guard shoot.

 

[UconnU]

He’s so damn good. He has league written all over him.

 

[ucawn]

He’s got star potential

 

[gtcam]

This is the one guy I had wanted more than anyone else
He is going to be sooooooooooooooooo good

 

[UConn3432]

This is gonna be fun

 

[glastonbury50]

Not only does he make shots but he looks like a big east shooter already. Great form and good release point.

 

[Magruber]

He and Samson look like future NBAers.
Have size and skills required.

 

[husky429]

Handle looks much better. He rarely put the ball on the floor last winter. Great work

 

[husky429]

He and Samson look like future NBAers.
Have size and skills required.

Absolutely. Guys that don't need to have their ball in the hands constantly but can defend and play effeciently are at an absolute premium.

Hawkins will be an All big east defender his sophomore year--mark it down now.

 

[rollskies]

I definitely can see a comp to Bouknight (saw somewhere on here a while ago). Definitely different but some similarities in their games

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

This video feels like an ad for night mode on the iPhone12

 

[UconnFanNVa]

Kind of remind me of Purvis some?

 

[olehead]

Why no Pangos love?

 

[rip7774]

Kind of remind me of Purvis some?

Not at all. More natural shooting stroke. I thought Purvis worked to become a good shooter (credit to him).

Easy scorer vs. a max effort guy. Loved Purv too, they just don't seem similar. But others may see it different.

 

[Huskygrad88]

one of the shots where he slid/faded slightly left gave me a brief Rashad Anderson vibe.

 

[Palatine]

There's a nice smoothness to his game. But that video looked like a no defense scrimmage.

 

[UconnFanNVa]

Not at all. More natural shooting stroke. I thought Purvis worked to become a good shooter (credit to him).

Easy scorer vs. a max effort guy. Loved Purv too, they just don't seem similar. But others may see it different.

I thought I would be the only one to see it. Purvis definitely busted tail to improve, crazy heart. I hope you are right and this kid is more of a natural though! Hard to make out much at all from the short clips I've seen.

 

[Ratso]

i think he’s the best in our 21 class. and that’s saying a lot after the slam showcase

 

[Chief00]

He’s really good. I should not say this because it’s unfair, remains me of a young Ray.

 

[Incursio007]

Very excited for this kid. From the film I’ve seen, I can buy the “Baby Ray” nickname. Shooter who excels at moving without the ball. Also a big time athlete, but his game is so smooth that it doesn’t always jump out at you. He will knock down a few jumpers & then out of seemingly nowhere, explode to the rim for a vicious dunk.

Handle in this video is very encouraging - if he continues to improve there, as well as with his 3 point consistency, he may wind up being Hurley’s first 5* by the time he arrives on campus.

 

[UConn2SF]

Hawkins also played on Oct. 16 as part of the DMVelite Fall Showcase, where he scored 20 points and dished out 5 assists in a 57-52 win. He was really good the entire 2nd half but was especially impactful late, scoring or assisting on the final 12 points of the game to seal the victory for his team. Hawkins was by far the best player in this game.

Some highlights from Hawkins:
2:26: steal and and-1 with left hand, makes free throw
6:14: makes contested three-pointer
7:23: fast break dunk
13:22: left-handed layup in transition
18:12: splits double team, pull-up jumper from free-throw line
19:13: strong drive for layup
19:59: 1-on-1 take, step back jumper
20:19: nice no look pass
23:06: makes two FTs to lock up win

2nd half video: