Ryan Hawkins

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Ryan Hawkins
No. 44 – Creighton Bluejays
PositionPower forward
LeagueBig East Conference
Personal information
Born (1997-05-12) May 12, 1997 (age 24)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High schoolAtlantic (Atlantic, Iowa)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Big East (2022)
  • 2× NCAA Division II champion (2019, 2021)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament MOP (2021)
  • First-team Division II All-American – D2CCA (2021)
  • 2× First-team All-MIAA (2020, 2021)
  • Second-team All-MIAA (2019)
  • 2× MIAA Defensive Player of the Year (2019, 2020)
  • 3× MIAA All-Defensive Team (2019–2021)

Ryan Hawkins (born May 12, 1997) is an American college basketball player for the Creighton Bluejays of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats.

High school career[]

Hawkins played basketball for Atlantic High School in Atlantic, Iowa. As a senior, he averaged 22.2 points, 13.4 rebounds, 3.9 steals and 2.7 assists per game.[1] Hawkins was named Western Iowa Male Athlete of the Year by the Omaha World-Herald. He played five other sports in high school for at least two years: track and field, soccer, baseball, football and cross country.[2] Hawkins originally committed to playing college basketball for Wayne State in Nebraska, but due to a coaching change, he switched his commitment to Northwest Missouri State.[3]

College career[]

After redshirting his first year at Northwest Missouri State, in which the team won the NCAA Division II national title, Hawkins averaged 5.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game as a freshman. In his sophomore season, he helped his team achieve a 38–0 record and win the national championship.[4] Hawkins averaged 13.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, earning Second Team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) and Defensive Player of the Year honors. He broke the program single-season rebounding record.[5]

On November 2, 2019, Hawkins scored a school-record 44 points with nine rebounds in a 100–88 win against Southern Nazarene.[6] As a junior, he averaged 22.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game, and received First Team All-MIAA and Defensive Player of the Year recognition.[7] On March 5, 2021, during his senior season, Hawkins posted the first triple-double in MIAA Tournament history, contributing 30 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a 104–72 semifinal win over Central Oklahoma.[8] He led Northwest Missouri State to a national title and was named Elite Eight Most Outstanding Player. As a senior, Hawkins averaged 22.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. He was a First Team All-America selection by D2CCA, and earned First Team All-MIAA honors.[5] Hawkins left Northwest Missouri State with the most rebounds and the second-most points, steals and three-pointers in program history.[9]

Hawkins used his additional year of college eligibility granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and transferred to Creighton.[10] On February 12, 2022, he scored a season-high 30 points and had 12 rebounds in an 80–66 win against Georgetown.[11] Hawkins was named to the Second Team All-Big East.[12]

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

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Northwest Missouri State
Redshirt Redshirt
2017–18 Northwest Missouri State 31 0 19.0 .413 .337 .720 3.5 .3 .6 .2 5.4
2018–19 Northwest Missouri State 38 38 34.5 .515 .365 .878 8.9 1.0 2.2 .7 13.9
2019–20 Northwest Missouri State 32 32 34.6 .561 .454 .807 7.4 1.8 2.1 .8 22.7
2020–21 Northwest Missouri State 30 30 35.4 .540 .460 .763 8.8 2.4 1.8 .3 22.6
Career 131 100 31.1 .528 .479 .799 7.2 1.3 1.7 .5 16.0

Personal life[]

Hawkins' sister, Jessica, played basketball for Simpson College. His aunt, Deanna Winder, played basketball and softball for Cornell College.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Cuellar, Chris (May 23, 2016). "Hoops recruit Hawkins cherishes time as Atlantic's all-star". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ White, Kevin (August 22, 2016). "NW Missouri basketball recruit Hawkins played six sports at Atlantic". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Tenopir, Nate (July 19, 2016). "A happy ending for Hawkins". Atlantic News-Telegraph. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Rathjen, Brian (April 2, 2019). "Atlantic's Hawkins talks about NCAA D-II title win for NW Missouri State". Atlantic News-Telegraph. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Ryan Hawkins – 2021-22 – Men's Basketball". Creighton University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Martin, Derek (November 2, 2019). "College Basketball (11/2): Hawkins scores 44 for Northwest in win". KMA. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Two Bearcat men finalists for Bevo Francis Award". The Maryville Forum. April 10, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Dykstra, Jon (March 5, 2021). "Hawkins' triple-double leads Bearcats into MIAA finals". The Maryville Forum. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Walker, Jon (April 26, 2021). "Hawkins to leave Northwest men's basketball program for final collegiate season". Northwest Missourian. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Nyatawa, Jon (May 3, 2021). "Creighton adds transfer Ryan Hawkins from D-II champ Northwest Missouri State". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "Hawkins scores 30 to carry Creighton over Georgetown 80-66". ESPN. February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  12. ^ Schinzel, Gene (March 6, 2022). "Ryan Hawkins, Ryan Kalkbrenner and Creighton freshman trio net Big East honors". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

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