UConn guard Jordan Hawkins no longer has to dream about playing in the Final Four. His brilliant shooting performance Saturday night made the dream a reality.
The Gaithersburg naive led all scorers with 20 points – including six 3-pointers – in the Huskies’ dominant 82-54 win over Gonzaga in the West Region final in Las Vegas. He was named the West Region’s outstanding player
Hawkins starred at Gaithersburg High for two years then transferred to DeMatha where he played his junior and senior seasons. The 20 year-old sophomore is expected to turn pro after this season and is projected to be a first round pick. Some mock drafts have Hawkins as a lottery (top 14) pick.
Connecticut will play the winner of the Miami-Texas game in the Final Four on April 1 in Houston.
Gaithersburg native Jordan Hawkins and the UConn Huskies are headed to the Final Four. The sophomore sharpshooter led all scorers with 20 points including six 3-pointers leading Connecticut to a 82-54 victory over Gonzaga in Las Vegas.
(📷: UConn Men’s Basketball) pic.twitter.com/8vua4lzpOf— Joe Yasharoff (@JYash) March 26, 2023
HAWK IS HIM! 😤#Made4March pic.twitter.com/HNuHfdHQET
— UConn Men's Basketball (@UConnMBB) March 26, 2023
Jordan Hawkins helps propel UConn to the Final Four with an extraordinary display of shot-making running off screens, ducking behind handoffs, sidestep 3s and transition spot-ups. 6/10 for 3 and 20 points. Quickest release in America? pic.twitter.com/WTAfMb4cR4
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) March 26, 2023
(Photo courtesy Washington Post)
