Juaquin Hawkins

Juaquin Hawkins

Personal information
Born	(1973-07-02) July 2, 1973 (age 51) Lynwood, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Lynwood (Lynwood, California)
College	Long Beach State (1993–1996)
NBA draft	1996: undrafted
Playing career	1996–2013
Position	Small forward
Number	1
Career history
1996–1997	Hung Fu Rams
1998	Long Island Surf
1999–2000	Fort Wayne Fury
2000–2001	Toyota Alvark
2001	San Miguel Beermen
2001–2002	Southern California Surf
2002–2003	Houston Rockets
2003–2004	Long Beach Jam
2004–2005	Orange County Crush
2005	Long Beach Jam
2005	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2005–2006	Matsushita Electric Panasonic Kangaroos
2006–2007	Hitachi SunRockers
2007–2008	Gold Coast Blaze
2009–2010	Los Angeles Lightning
2011–2012	Los Angeles Slam
2012	Los Angeles Lightning
2012–2013	Los Angeles Slam
Career highlights and awards
ABA champion (2004) CBA champion (2005) IBL champion (2009)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Juaquin Hawkins (born July 2, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. He played with the Houston Rockets during the 2002–03 NBA season.^[1]

After going undrafted in the 1996 NBA draft, he signed a free agent contract to play with Kobe Bryant, Nick Van Exel, Shaquille O'Neal on the Los Angeles Lakers. He was one of the last cut from the final roster. After that, he played for the Hung Fu Rams in Taiwan and the Long Island Surf of the United States Basketball League. He played with the Los Angeles Clippers during the 1998 NBA preseason and was the last player cut. He then played with the Harlem Globetrotters in 1998 and 1999. After that, he played with the Fort Wayne Fury of the Continental Basketball Association along with future Rockets teammate Moochie Norris. After that, he played with the Southern California Surf of the ABA. In 2000–01, he played for Toyota Alvark in Japan. Finally, during the 2002–03 season, he made the Houston Rockets as the second oldest rookie in the NBA during that time. He even started 10 games that year.^[2]

Hawkins signed with the Houston Rockets of the NBA on September 30, 2002. On November 22, 2002, he put up career highs with 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists against the Washington Wizards. He suited up all 82 games for the Rockets as they missed the playoffs by one game.^[3]

• Profile at Eurobasket.com
• NBA Historical Player Profile
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