It’s March Madness and Montgomery County has a few players that will be representing in this year’s NCAA Tournament.
Gaithersburg’s very own Jordan Hawkins, a 6’5″ guard at the University of Connecticut, will be someone to look out for this week. He spent his first two years of high school playing for the Gaithersburg Trojans where he averaged 20 points per game his sophomore year leading the Trojans to a 18-3 regular season record. He transferred to DeMatha Catholic High School, became the Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year and went on to earn a scholarship to UConn as a top national 75 recruit.
𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦‼️#ThisIsUConn | #BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/ttWxWmTQNo
— UConn Men's Basketball (@UConnMBB) March 6, 2022
In his first year at UConn, Hawkins made the Big East All-Freshman Team with big games against Auburn (16 points) and Georgetown (15 points) which included a highlight-worthy dunk.
𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 😤‼️#ThisIsUConn | #BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/SdF0OL8fmy
— UConn Men's Basketball (@UConnMBB) February 27, 2022
Hawkins and UConn face New Mexico State in their first round matchup Thursday at 6:50 p.m. (approx.) on TNT.
