Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jordan Hawkins was born April 29, 2002, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He is a guard in the National Basketball Association. 

Hawkins played college basketball for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference. He was named to the Big East Conference All-Freshman team at the end of the season. He scored 16 points against San Diego State in the 2023 national championship game as the Huskies won 76–59. Shortly after the game, Hawkins announced that he would forgo the remainder of his collegiate eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft.

The New Orleans Pelicans selected Hawkins with the fourteenth overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft.