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{{Short description|American basketball player (1936–2017)}}
{{Infobox NBA biography
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Tom Hawkins
| name = Tom Hawkins
| image =
| image =
| width =
| width =
| caption =
| caption =
| number = 20, 19, 33
| position = [[Small forward]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 210
| weight_lb = 210
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|12|22}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|12|22}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| birth_place = [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|08|16|1936|12|22}}
| nationality = American
| death_place = [[Malibu, California]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|08|16|1936|12|22}}
| death_place = [[Malibu, California]]
| high_school = [[Paul Robeson High School (Chicago)|Parker]] (Chicago, Illinois)
| high_school = [[Paul Robeson High School (Chicago)|Parker]] (Chicago, Illinois)
| college = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball|Notre Dame]] (1956–1959)
| college = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball|Notre Dame]] (1956–1959)
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| career_start = 1959
| career_start = 1959
| career_end = 1969
| career_end = 1969
| career_number = 20, 19, 33
| career_position = [[Small forward]]
| years1 = {{nbay|1959|start}}–{{nbay|1961|end}}
| years1 = {{nbay|1959|start}}–{{nbay|1961|end}}
| team1 = [[Los Angeles Lakers|Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers]]
| team1 = [[Los Angeles Lakers|Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers]]
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| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 871 (1.1 apg)
| stat3value = 871 (1.1 apg)
| bbr = hawkito01
}}
}}
'''Thomas Jerome "Tom" Hawkins''' (December 22, 1936 – August 16, 2017) was a retired American professional [[basketball]] player.


'''Thomas Jerome Hawkins''' (December 22, 1936 – August 16, 2017) was an American professional [[basketball]] player.
A 6'5" (1.96 m) [[forward (basketball)|forward]], Hawkins starred at [[Chicago]]'s [[Paul Robeson High School (Chicago)|Parker (now Robeson) High School]] before playing at the [[University of Notre Dame]], where he became the school's first [[African American|African-American]] basketball star.<ref name=und>[http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122004aad.html 100 Years Remembered in 100 Days: The Hawk]. Notre Dame Official Athletic Site. December 20, 2004. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.</ref> He was then selected by the [[Los Angeles Lakers|Minneapolis (later Los Angeles) Lakers]] in the first round of the [[1959 NBA draft]], and he would have a productive ten-year career in the league, playing for the Lakers as well as the [[Cincinnati Royals]] as he registered 6,672 career points and 4,607 career [[rebound (basketball)|rebounds]].<ref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hawkito01.html Career statistics]. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.</ref>

A 6'5" (1.96 m) [[forward (basketball)|forward]], Hawkins starred at [[Chicago]]'s [[Paul Robeson High School (Chicago)|Parker (now Robeson) High School]] before playing at the [[University of Notre Dame]], where he became the school's first [[African American|African-American]] basketball star.<ref name=und>[http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122004aad.html 100 Years Remembered in 100 Days: The Hawk]. Notre Dame Official Athletic Site. December 20, 2004. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.</ref> He was then selected by the [[Los Angeles Lakers|Minneapolis (later Los Angeles) Lakers]] in the first round of the [[1959 NBA draft]], and he would have a productive ten-year career in the league, playing for the Lakers as well as the [[Cincinnati Royals]] as he registered 6,672 career points and 4,607 career [[rebound (basketball)|rebounds]].<ref name=bbr>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hawkito01.html|title=Tom Hawkins NBA stats|website=[[Basketball Reference]]|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=24 December 2023}}</ref>


Hawkins later worked in radio and television broadcasting in Los Angeles and served as vice president of communications for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] baseball team.<ref name=und/>
Hawkins later worked in radio and television broadcasting in Los Angeles and served as vice president of communications for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] baseball team.<ref name=und/>

Hawkins died in his home in [[Malibu, California]] on August 16, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Irish Legend Tom Hawkins Passes Away|url=http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081617aaa.html|accessdate=August 16, 2017|work=[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish]]|date=August 16, 2017}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}

===NBA===
Source<ref name=bbr/>

====Regular season====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
!Year
!Team
!GP
!MPG
!FG%
!FT%
!RPG
!APG
!PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1959}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1959–60 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]
|69
|21.3
|.380
|'''.646'''
|6.2
|.8
|7.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1960}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1960–61 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|78
|23.7
|.431
|.596
|6.1
|1.1
|9.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1961}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|'''79'''
|24.1
|.411
|.644
|6.5
|1.2
|9.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1962}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1962–63 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
|'''79'''
|21.8
|.471
|.610
|6.9
|1.3
|9.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1963}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1963–64 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
|73
|24.2
|.441
|.601
|6.0
|1.0
|8.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1964}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1964–65 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
|'''79'''
|23.6
|.409
|.569
|6.0
|1.0
|7.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1965}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1965–66 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
|'''79'''
|26.9
|.452
|.555
|'''7.3'''
|1.3
|8.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1966}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1966–67 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|76
|23.7
|.481
|.474
|5.7
|1.1
|8.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1967}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1967–68 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|78
|'''31.6'''
|'''.499'''
|.546
|5.9
|'''1.5'''
|'''11.6'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1968}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1968–69 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|74
|20.4
|'''.499'''
|.411
|3.6
|1.1
|7.1
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career
|764
|24.2
|.447
|.570
|6.0
|1.1
|8.7
|}

====Playoffs====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
!Year
!Team
!GP
!MPG
!FG%
!FT%
!RPG
!APG
!PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1960 NBA Playoffs|1960]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1959–60 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]
|8
|14.9
|.489
|'''.833'''
|2.6
|.4
|7.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1961 NBA Playoffs|1961]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1960–61 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|bgcolor="cfecec"|12*
|23.6
|.466
|.660
|6.3
|1.1
|'''11.6'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1962 NBA Playoffs|1962]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|13
|15.6
|.361
|.417
|5.1
|1.5
|4.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1963 NBA Playoffs|1963]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1962–63 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
|12
|22.0
|.505
|.723
|6.8
|1.9
|10.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1964 NBA Playoffs|1964]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1963–64 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
|10
|27.3
|.443
|.682
|'''9.3'''
|1.1
|10.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1965 NBA Playoffs|1965]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1964–65 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
|4
|23.8
|'''.515'''
|.800
|7.0
|.3
|9.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1966 NBA Playoffs|1966]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1965–66 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
|5
|21.8
|.458
|.167
|4.4
|.2
|4.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1967 NBA Playoffs|1967]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1966–67 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|3
|31.7
|.419
|.500
|6.7
|'''3.3'''
|10.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1968 NBA Playoffs|1968]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1967–68 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
|'''15'''
|'''31.9'''
|.457
|.600
|6.0
|1.2
|9.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1969 NBA Playoffs|1969]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1968–69 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|14
|12.9
|.480
|.389
|2.9
|.5
|3.9
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career
|96
|21.9
|.459
|.617
|5.6
|1.1
|8.0
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hawkito01.html Career stats] at [http://www.basketball-reference.com/ www.basketball-reference.com]
*[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hawkito01.html Career stats] at [https://www.basketball-reference.com/ www.basketball-reference.com]
*[http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122004aad.html Profile] at [http://und.cstv.com/ University of Notre Dame's Official Athletic Site]
*[http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122004aad.html Profile] at [http://und.cstv.com/ University of Notre Dame's Official Athletic Site]


{{1959 NBA Draft}}
{{1959 NBA draft}}
{{1959 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans}}
{{1959 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans}}

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Latest revision as of 05:15, 30 July 2024

Tom Hawkins
Personal information
Born(1936-12-22)December 22, 1936
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedAugust 16, 2017(2017-08-16) (aged 80)
Malibu, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolParker (Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeNotre Dame (1956–1959)
NBA draft1959: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Playing career1959–1969
PositionSmall forward
Number20, 19, 33
Career history
1959–1962Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers
1962–1966Cincinnati Royals
1966–1969Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points6,672 (8.7 ppg)
Rebounds4,607 (6.7 rpg)
Assists871 (1.1 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Thomas Jerome Hawkins (December 22, 1936 – August 16, 2017) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'5" (1.96 m) forward, Hawkins starred at Chicago's Parker (now Robeson) High School before playing at the University of Notre Dame, where he became the school's first African-American basketball star.[1] He was then selected by the Minneapolis (later Los Angeles) Lakers in the first round of the 1959 NBA draft, and he would have a productive ten-year career in the league, playing for the Lakers as well as the Cincinnati Royals as he registered 6,672 career points and 4,607 career rebounds.[2]

Hawkins later worked in radio and television broadcasting in Los Angeles and served as vice president of communications for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.[1]

Hawkins died in his home in Malibu, California on August 16, 2017.[3]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

NBA

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Source[2]

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1959–60 Minneapolis 69 21.3 .380 .646 6.2 .8 7.9
1960–61 L.A. Lakers 78 23.7 .431 .596 6.1 1.1 9.7
1961–62 L.A. Lakers 79 24.1 .411 .644 6.5 1.2 9.1
1962–63 Cincinnati 79 21.8 .471 .610 6.9 1.3 9.4
1963–64 Cincinnati 73 24.2 .441 .601 6.0 1.0 8.6
1964–65 Cincinnati 79 23.6 .409 .569 6.0 1.0 7.0
1965–66 Cincinnati 79 26.9 .452 .555 7.3 1.3 8.4
1966–67 L.A. Lakers 76 23.7 .481 .474 5.7 1.1 8.3
1967–68 L.A. Lakers 78 31.6 .499 .546 5.9 1.5 11.6
1968–69 L.A. Lakers 74 20.4 .499 .411 3.6 1.1 7.1
Career 764 24.2 .447 .570 6.0 1.1 8.7

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1960 Minneapolis 8 14.9 .489 .833 2.6 .4 7.4
1961 L.A. Lakers 12* 23.6 .466 .660 6.3 1.1 11.6
1962 L.A. Lakers 13 15.6 .361 .417 5.1 1.5 4.2
1963 Cincinnati 12 22.0 .505 .723 6.8 1.9 10.5
1964 Cincinnati 10 27.3 .443 .682 9.3 1.1 10.1
1965 Cincinnati 4 23.8 .515 .800 7.0 .3 9.5
1966 Cincinnati 5 21.8 .458 .167 4.4 .2 4.6
1967 L.A. Lakers 3 31.7 .419 .500 6.7 3.3 10.0
1968 Los Angeles 15 31.9 .457 .600 6.0 1.2 9.5
1969 L.A. Lakers 14 12.9 .480 .389 2.9 .5 3.9
Career 96 21.9 .459 .617 5.6 1.1 8.0

References

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  1. ^ a b 100 Years Remembered in 100 Days: The Hawk. Notre Dame Official Athletic Site. December 20, 2004. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Tom Hawkins NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Irish Legend Tom Hawkins Passes Away". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
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