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Jeff Hawkins

Sports Editor

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Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.

Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)

NBA PM: Why Exum Is a Top Draft Prospect

An explanation why Dante Exum is so highly coveted despite having such a limited body of work… Some background on Mark Tatum, the NBA’s new Deputy Commissioner.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Spurs 104, Celtics 92

BOSTON — Forward Tim Duncan was missing three important teammates, but it didn’t stop him or the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. The seemingly ageless big man, who will actually be 38 in April, scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half, including eight straight for his team at one point in […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Delaware 75, William & Mary 74

Senior forward Carl Baptiste scored the winning basket with 12.8 seconds remaining, lifting Delaware to a 75-74 victory over William & Mary in the championship game of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament Monday at Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Md. Baptiste had 24 points and eight rebounds for Delaware (25-9), which secured its first NCAA Tournament […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
2014 NCAA Tournament Preview: (2) Wisconsin vs. (15) American

2014 NCAA Tournament Preview: Wisconsin (2) vs. American (15)

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Villanova 87, DePaul 62

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Guard Darrun Hilliard led a balanced attack with a season-high 22 points while No. 6 Villanova ran its winning streak to six with a 87-62 Big East victory over DePaul on Wednesday night at Allstate Arena. The Big East-leading Wildcats (22-2, 10-1) won their 11th in 12 games, a span marred only […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
2014 NBA Trade Deadline Recap

Nine trades went down before the 2014 NBA trade deadline. Here is a recap of all of the trades, and an explanation of why the deals went down.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Old Dominion 55, Rice 51

NORFOLK, Va. — Old Dominion guard Ambrose Mosley made his team’s only 3-pointer of the second half at just the right time, and the Monarchs held off Rice 55-51 Thursday night at the Constant Convocation Center. The Monarchs led 38-31 midway through the second half before Rice used a 15-2 spurt to vault in front. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Brogdon’s 3-pointer gives Virginia win

PITTSBURGH — Virginia guard Malcolm Brogdon made it clear that he had never made a game-winning shot in his basketball career. That changed Sunday afternoon. Brogdon’s 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left lifted Virginia over No. 18 Pittsburgh 48-45 at Petersen Events Center in front of a crowd of 12,508. “It was shocking,” Brogdon said of […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Kilpatrick lifts Cincinnati to victory

CINCINNATI — Despite playing through illness, Cincinnati senior guard Sean Kilpatrick responded with big shots when they were needed most, scoring 10 of the final 12 points to seal a hard-fought 14th consecutive victory. Kilpatrick scored 18 points and senior forward Justin Jackson added 15 points and three blocked shots, lifting No. 13 Cincinnati past […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Most Valuable Player Watch – May 4

With under 10 games to go in the regular season, Tristan Tucker breaks down the latest iteration of Basketball Insiders’ MVP ladder.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021