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Connie Hawkins



Position: Forward
Full Name: Cornelius L. Hawkins
Nickname: Hawk
Born: July 17, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York
Height: 6-8
Weight: 210
High School: Boys in Brooklyn, New York
College: University of Iowa
Drafted: 5th Round - San Diego Rockets, 1974 ABA draft
Jersey#: 42

Played for the Lakers from 1973 to 1975
Inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1992


Hawkins was known as one of the first players capable of swooping, soaring flights to the hoop, followed by acrobatic, throw-down dunks.

Hawkins initially toured the world with the Harlem Globetrotters. Then at age 19, played for the Pittsburgh Rens of the American Basketball League (ABL) and was named the league's Most Valuable Player. Hawkins joined the Pittsburgh Pipers in the inaugural 1967-68 season of the American Basketball Association, leading the team to a 54-24 regular-season record and the ABA championship. That year, Hawkins led the ABA in scoring and won both the ABA's regular season and playoff MVP awards.

With Hawkins' star power secured in the ABA, Hawkins then played 7 additional seasons in the NBA for the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, and Atlanta Hawks. He played in four NBA All-Star Games and was named to the All-NBA First Team in the 1969-70 season. His #42 jersey was retired by the Suns.

He currently works in community relations with the Suns.



Regular Season Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1968 PTP 70 3146 635 1223 .519 603 789 .764 2 9 .222 945 13.5 320 248 0 200 0 1875 26.8
1969 MNP 47 1852 496 971 .511 425 554 .767 3 22 .136 534 11.4 184 166 0 155 0 1420 30.2
1970 PHO 81 3312 709 1447 .490 577 741 .779 0 0 - 846 10.4 391 287 0 0 0 1995 24.6
1971 PHO 71 2662 512 1181 .434 457 560 .816 0 0 - 643 9.1 322 197 0 0 0 1481 20.9
1972 PHO 76 2798 571 1244 .459 456 565 .807 0 0 - 633 8.3 296 235 0 0 0 1598 21.0
1973 PHO 75 2768 441 920 .479 322 404 .797 0 0 - 641 8.5 304 229 0 0 0 1204 16.1
1974 LAL 71 2538 368 733 .502 173 224 .772 0 0 - 522 7.4 379 203 105 0 78 909 12.8
1974 TOT 79 2761 404 807 .501 191 251 .761 0 0 - 565 7.2 407 223 113 0 81 999 12.6
1974 PHO 8 223 36 74 .486 18 27 .667 0 0 - 43 5.4 28 20 8 0 3 90 11.3
1975 LAL 43 1026 139 324 .429 68 99 .687 0 0 - 198 4.6 120 116 51 0 23 346 8.0
1976 ATL 74 1907 237 530 .447 136 191 .712 0 0 - 445 6.0 212 172 80 0 46 610 8.2
CAREER ABA 117 4998 1131 2194 .515 1028 1343 .765 5 31 .161 1479 12.6 504 414 0 355 0 3295 28.2
CAREER 499 17234 3013 6453 .467 2207 2811 .785 0 0 - 3971 8.0 2052 1459 244 0 150 8233 16.5


Playoff Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1968 PTP 14 616 145 244 .594 129 177 .729 0 0 - 172 12.3 64 58 0 0 0 419 29.9
1969 MNP 7 320 65 172 .378 40 62 .645 0 0 - 86 12.3 27 25 0 0 0 170 24.3
1970 PHO 7 328 62 150 .413 54 66 .818 0 0 - 97 13.9 41 22 0 0 0 178 25.4
1974 LAL 5 172 21 60 .350 12 15 .800 0 0 - 40 8.0 16 13 0 0 0 54 10.8
CAREER ABA 21 936 210 416 .505 169 239 .707 0 0 - 258 12.3 91 83 0 0 0 589 28.0
CAREER 12 500 83 210 .395 66 81 .815 0 0 - 137 11.4 57 35 0 0 0 232 19.3