Michael Hawkins (basketball)

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Michael Hawkins
Position Point guard
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg)
Born October 23, 1972 (1972-10-23) (age 35)
Canton, Ohio
High school McKinley (Canton)
College Xavier
Draft Undrafted
Pro career 1995–present
Former teams Rockford Lightning (1995–1997)
Boston Celtics (1997)
Olympiacos (1997–1998)
Rockford Lightning (1998–1999)
Sacramento Kings (1999)
Charlotte Hornets (1999–2000)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2000–2001)
Sioux Falls Skyforce
FC Barcelona (2001)
Śląsk Wrocław (2001–2002)
Real Madrid (2002)
Basketball Club Oostende (2002–2003)
Al Jalaa Aleppo (2005–2006)
Medal record
Competitor for Flag of the United States United States
Men's Basketball
Pan American Games
Silver Winnipeg 1999 Team Competition
World Championships
Bronze 1998 Greece USA

Steven Michael Hawkins, referred to as Michael Hawkins (born October 28, 1972 in Canton, Ohio), is an American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA and currently playing with Al Jalaa Aleppo of the Syrian basketball league.

Hawkins, along with classmate and NBA player Eric Snow, played basketball at Canton McKinley High School and graduated from there in 1991. The 6' 0" point guard went undrafted out of Xavier University when he signed with the Boston Celtics in 1997. Over the next four years he played for three other NBA teams, finally finishing his short NBA career with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers in 2001.

He played for the US national team in the 1998 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 1998 USA Basketball

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Flag of the United States United States squad - 1998 FIBA World Championship - Bronze medal Flag of the United States
4 Langdon | 5 Hawkins | 6 Garris | 7 Sasser | 8 J. King | 9 Edwards | 10 Oliver | 11 Alexis | 12 G. King | 13 Wood | 14 Amaya | 15 Miller | Coach: Tomjanovich
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