Hersey Hawkins

School: 

Bradley

Height: 
6-3
Position: 
Guard
Hometown: 
Chicago, IL
High School: 
Westinghouse High School
  • Named national player of the year by AP, UPI and NABC in 1988
  • NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1988
  • All-American Recognition: 1988 (Associated Press 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
  • Fourth major-college player in NCAA history to crack the 3,000-point plateau
  • Led the nation in scoring in 1988 after finishing 5th in 1987
  • Ranked 21st in the nation in steals with 2.6 per game in 1988
  • Missouri Valley Conference's all-time leading scorer
  • Averaged 29 points and 7.3 rebounds in three NCAA Tournament games in 1986 and 1988 (1-2 record)
  • Collected 13 points and 10 rebounds in one NIT game in 1985
  • Member of bronze-medal winning 1988 U.S. Olympic team (8.8 ppg, 55.0 FG%)
  • Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in first round of 1988 NBA draft (6th pick overall). The Clippers promptly traded his draft rights to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Season

G

FGM

FGA

FG%

3PT

3PTA

3PT%

FTM

FTA

FT%

RB

RBA

PTS

AVG

1984-85

30

179

308

.581

81

105

.771

182

6.1

439

14.6

1985-86

35

250

461

.542

156

203

.768

200

5.7

656

18.7

1986-87

29

294

552

.533

31

108

.287

169

213

.793

195

6.7

788

27.2

1987-88

31

377

720

.524

87

221

.394

284

335

.848

241

7.8

1125

36.3

Totals

125

1100

2041

.539

118

329

.359

690

856

.806

818

6.5

3008

24.1