David Gregory Hawkins (nacido el 28 de octubre de 1982) es un jugador de baloncesto profesional estadounidense . Mide 1,95 m (6 pies 4¾ pulgadas) de altura .
Hawkins jugó baloncesto universitario en la Universidad de Temple para los Owls de John Chaney . Se convirtió en el líder del equipo tras ser reincorporado tras una suspensión por malas notas. Fue incluido en el segundo equipo de la conferencia All-Atlantic 10 de la conferencia Atlantic 10 2002-03 y en el primer equipo de la conferencia All-Atlantic 10 de la conferencia Atlantic 10 2003-04 , con un promedio de 16,9 y 24,4 puntos por partido respectivamente.
Hawkins firmó con los Houston Rockets por un breve período de tiempo. Posteriormente fue liberado del equipo y firmó con Sebastiani Rieti , entonces en la segunda división italiana . Actualmente juega para Trilogy , que es un equipo de baloncesto masculino 3 contra 3 estadounidense que juega en el BIG3 . Trilogy ganó la temporada inaugural de BIG 3 en 2017, completando una temporada perfecta .
He agreed to play for Italian powerhouse Virtus Roma in March 2005. Hawkins finished the season with an average of 17.1 points per game. During the next season, he shined in ULEB's Eurocup, averaging 18.5 points per game, but also showing great versatility and leading the competition in steals with 2.9 per game. Roma reached the quarter-final and Hawkins showed he was ready for Europe's highest stage, the Euroleague.
Spending two more seasons in Roma, Hawkins helped the team regain something of its past glory by qualifying twice to the Euroleague's Top 16. During those two Euroleague seasons, he averaged 13.6 and 10.9 points per game. Nevertheless, at the end of the 2007–08 season, team manager Dejan Bodiroga decided not to renew his contract.
After that, Hawkins signed with another Italian Euroleague team, Armani Jeans Milano, leading it up to the finals, lost against Montepaschi Siena.[1] On February 15, 2009 he scored a career-high 35 points against Montegranaro, also adding 10 rebounds.
In 2009, he moved to Montepaschi Siena where he played with former Atlantic 10 rival Romain Sato.[2] In July 2010 he returned to play for Olimpia Milano.[3]
On August 19, 2011, Hawkins signed a one-year contract with the Turkish team Beşiktaş Milangaz.[4] On February 18, 2012, Hawkins led the team to their first Turkish Cup win averaging 9.8 points, 3.3 assists and 29.3 minutes.[5] On April 29, 2012, he won the EuroChallenge Cup with Beşiktaş Milangaz scoring 13 points and 4 assists in the final. In June 2012, he won the Turkish League Champions with Beşiktaş Milangaz.[6]
On August 16, 2012, Hawkins signed a three-year contract with the Turkish team Galatasaray Medical Park.[7][8] However, Hawkins failed a doping test after the Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor game in December 2012 and was banned from professional basketball for four years by the Turkish Basketball Federation. The substance detected in his blood was Methylecgonine, a common metabolite of cocaine. After the decision, Hawkins’ contract with Galatasaray was cancelled.[9]
En el verano de 2015, Hawkins compitió en el Torneo de Baloncesto de la Ciudad de los Dioses. Junto a los ex jugadores de la NBA James Gist , Dermarr Johnson , Pops Mensah-Bonsu y Michael Sweetney , Hawkins ayudó a guiar a City of Gods al Juego de Campeonato TBT 2015, donde perdieron 84–71 ante Overseas Elite. [10] En su enfrentamiento de primera ronda de 2017 contra Gael Nation, un equipo compuesto por ex alumnos de baloncesto de Iona College , Hawkins anotó 17 puntos y atrapó 4 rebotes en la derrota de la Ciudad de los Dioses por 88-86.