Tom Hawkins
Personal information
Born(1936-12-22)December 22, 1936
Chicago, Illinois
DiedAugust 16, 2017(2017-08-16) (aged 80)
Malibu, California
NationalityAmerican
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  at NBA.com
Stats 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

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

Source[2]

Regular season

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

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

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