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New Orleans Pelicans | #24 | Guard

Jordan

Hawkins

PPG

12.5

RPG

3.1

APG

1.1

PIE

7.3

HEIGHT

6'5" (1.96m)

WEIGHT

190lb (86kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Connecticut

AGE

22 years

BIRTHDATE

April 29, 2002

DRAFT

2023 R1 Pick 14

EXPERIENCE

1 Year

6'5" | 190lb | 22 years

DRAFT

2023 R1 Pick 14

BIRTHDATE

April 29, 2002

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Connecticut

EXPERIENCE

1 Year

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2023-24 Season (New Orleans): In 67 games (10 starts), averaged 7.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists while shooting .382 from the floor, .366 from three-point range and .838 from the free throw line…Scored in double figures 22 times, including 20-plus points five times…Sunk five or more three-pointers five times…Finished among all NBA rookies ranked 6th in three-pointers made (1.6), ranked 6th in three-pointers attempted (4.4) and ranked 3rd (min. 4 3PA) in three-point percentage (36.6%)…On 10/30 vs. GSW, made his first NBA start, posting 14 points, shooting 6-of-13 (462) from the field…On 11/4 vs. ATL, scored 15 points, sinking four three pointers…On 11/6 at DEN, scored 31 points, converting a career-high seven three-pointers. He became the sixth New Orleans rookie to record a 30-point game…On 11/14 vs. DAL, scored 25 points, converting 8-of-17 (.471) from the floor, 5-of-12 (.417) from three-point range and a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line. He sunk 5-of-9 (.556) from three-point range. His five made threes helped him become the only player in NBA history to sink 32 three-pointers in the first 11 games of their career…On 1/2 vs. BKN, posted a career-high two blocks to go along with 11 points and an assist…On 1/10 at GSW, scored 14 points, shooting 5-of-9 (.556) from the field, including 4-of-5 (.800) from three-point range…On 1/13 at DAL, scored a career-high 34 points, shooting 11-of-19 (.579) from the field, 6-of-12 (.500) from three-point range and 6-of-8 (.750) from the free throw stripe…On 1/30/24 was selected to compete in the 2024 Panini Rising Stars…On 2/16 in both Rising Stars games, combined to score 12 points, shooting 5-of-7 (.714) from the floor and 2-of-3 (.667) from behind the arc. He added six rebounds and four assists…Missed one game on the season due to being on a G League assignment.

BEFORE NBA

College (Connecticut: 2021-23): Appeared in 64 games (41 starts), averaging 11.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.5 steals in 23.2 minutes per game while shooting .396 from the field, .376 from three-point range and .872 from the free throw line…2023 NCAA All-Tournament Team selection after helping UConn win the national championship…Named Most Outstanding Player of the 2023 West Regional…2022-23 All-Big East First Team selection…2021-22 Big East All-Freshman Team choice…Owns the highest career free throw percentage in UConn history (.872)…Sophomore (2022-23): Started all 37 games he played in, averaging 16.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.7 steals in 29.4 minutes per contest while shooting .409 from the field, .388 from three-point range and .887 from the charity stripe…Ranked third in the Big East in scoring (16.2 points per game)…Made 109 three-pointers which were the second most in UConn history behind Ray Allen’s 115 in 1995-96…Ranked 18th nationally and second in the Big East in free throw percentage (.887)…Averaged 16.3 points and shot .500 from three-point range and .920 from the free throw line in the NCAA Tournament…Scored 16 points against San Diego State in the national championship game on 4/3/23…Scored a career-high 31 points vs. St. John’s on 1/15/23…Freshman (2021-22): Appeared in 27 games (four starts), averaging 5.8 points, 2.0 boards, 0.5 assists and 0.3 steals in 14.7 minutes per game while converting .353 from the floor, .333 from behind the arc and .821 from the free throw stripe…Ankle injury forced him to miss the season’s first two games and a concussion put him out of action for most of the game at Creighton on March 2 as well as the last four games of the season, just as he seemed to be hitting his stride…Had seven double-figure scoring games, including a season-high 16 against nationally-ranked Auburn…Had 15 points, including four three-pointers, vs. Georgetown, 15 vs. Grambling State and 14 vs. Butler…Named to Big-East All-Freshman Team. High School: Consensus top 50 recruit, who came to UConn following two years at powerhouse program DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) under Coach Mike Jones...Played AAU for Team Durant under Coach Angel Hernandez...As a senior at DeMatha, averaged 19.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.9 blocks while shooting .636 overall and .464 from three-point range to lead DeMatha to an 11-0 record and was named 2020-21 Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year...Two-time Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention pick...Played his first two high school years at Gaithersburg High, averaging 20.2 points per game as a sophomore.

PERSONAL LIFE

Jordan Dorrell Hawkins...Born April 29, 2002...Son of Jasmine and Craig Hawkins...Has two older sisters, Alexis and Chynna, and one younger sister, Paris…Played for two seasons at powerhouse high school DeMatha Catholic, which produced current NBA guards Markelle Fultz and Victor Oladipo…Cousin of Angel Reese, who helped lead LSU to the 2023 women’s national championship…Made an appearance at Ochsner Medical Center to hand out candy to youth patients on Halloween…Joined the Youth Empowerment Project and 18th Ward Sports Club for a youth basketball camp in the summer of 2023.