Steve Hawkins | |
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Sport(s) | Basketball |
Current position | |
Title | Head coach |
Team | Western Michigan |
Record | 124–98 (.559) |
Biographical details | |
Born | August 3, 1962 |
Place of birth | Ventura, California, USA |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1984–1987 1987–1988 1988–1990 1990–1991 1991–2000 2000–2003 2003–present |
South Alabama (asst.) Quincy (asst.) St. Andrew's(asst.) Quincy (asst.) Quincy Western Michigan (asst.) Western Michigan |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 282–222 (.560) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
MAC Regular Season Champions (2004) MAC Tournament Champions (2004) MAC West Division Champions (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011) |
Steve Hawkins (born August 3, 1962 in Ventura, California) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Western Michigan University.[1] He had previously served as the head coach at Quincy University.
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Hawkins attended the University of South Alabama, graduating with a bachelors degree in 1987. From 1984-1987 he served as a student assistant to head coach Mike Hanks. In 1989 he earned his master's degree in sports science at the United States Sports Academy.[2]
Following his graduation from high school, Hawkins spent time as a high school basketball coach in the Los Angeles area at Villanova Preparatory School and St. Bonaventure High School. During this time he worked as an assistant at UCLA basketball camps, serving as chauffeur for legendary Bruins coach John Wooden.[3]
Hawkins was named head coach at Western Michigan University on May 1, 2003, following the departure of head coach Robert McCullum to South Florida.[4] Hawkins had served as an assistant coach on the WMU staff for the previous three seasons.
Under Hawkins, the Broncos have finished no worse than 2nd in the Mid-American Conference West Division. The team captured both the MAC regular season championship and conference tournament championship in 2003–04. That squad eventually fell to Vanderbilt in the opening round of the 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Following the 2004-2005 season, the Broncos participated in the 2005 National Invitation Tournament.
In 2005 Hawkins was a finalist for the head coaching job at DePaul University that eventually went to Jerry Wainwright.[5]
Following the 2007–08 basketball season, Hawkins was very critical of the post season basketball tournaments. Despite a 20-win season and a MAC West Division title, WMU was passed over for post season play, including the new College Basketball Invitational.
Following the 2010-2011 basketball season, Hawkins coached the Broncos in the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament. After a victory in the opening round against Tennessee Tech, the Broncos fell in the second round to MAC rival Buffalo.
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Quincy (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (1991–2000) | |||||||||
1991–92 | Quincy | 8–20 | |||||||
1992–93 | Quincy | 16–11 | |||||||
1993–94 | Quincy | 19–9 | NCAA | ||||||
1994–95 | Quincy | 23–7 | NCAA Semifinals | ||||||
1995–96 | Quincy | 17–10 | |||||||
1996–97 | Quincy | 20–9 | NCAA | ||||||
1997–98 | Quincy | 12–14 | |||||||
1998–99 | Quincy | 12–15 | |||||||
1999–00 | Quincy | 10–16 | |||||||
Quincy: | 137–111 | ||||||||
Western Michigan (Mid-American Conference) (2003–present) | |||||||||
2003–04 | Western Michigan | 26–5 | 15–3 | 1st (West) | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
2004–05 | Western Michigan | 20–13 | 11–7 | T-1st (West) | NIT 2nd Round | ||||
2005–06 | Western Michigan | 14–17 | 10–8 | T-2nd (West) | |||||
2006–07 | Western Michigan | 16–16 | 9–7 | 2nd (West) | |||||
2007–08 | Western Michigan | 20–12 | 12–4 | 1st (West) | |||||
2008–09 | Western Michigan | 10–20 | 7–9 | T-1st (West) | |||||
2009–10 | Western Michigan | 18–15 | 8–8 | T-2nd (West) | |||||
2010–11 | Western Michigan | 21–13 | 11–6 | T-1st (West) | CIT 2nd Round | ||||
2011–12 | Western Michigan | – | |||||||
Western Michigan: | 145–111 | 83–52 | |||||||
Total: | 282–222 | ||||||||
National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion |
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