No. 0 – Minnesota Golden Gophers | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Big Ten Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Elijah Hawkins is an American college basketball player for the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Howard Bison.
Hawkins attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.[1] Following his high school career, Hawkins averaged 13.0 points, 5.6 assists, and 2.3 steals per game as a freshman at Howard.[2] As a result, Hawkins was named the MEAC Rookie of the Year.[3] The following season, he averaged 12.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game, helping lead Howard to the NCAA tournament and being named to the First-team All-MEAC.[4] Following the conclusion of the season, he entered the transfer portal.[5]
On May 9, 2023, Hawkins announced that he would be transferring to the University of Minnesota to play for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.[6][7] On December 12, 2023, against IUPUI, Hawkins recorded 17 assists, setting the Minnesota single-game record for assists.[8][9][10] Against Maryland on January 7, 2024, he tallied ten points, nine assists, and six steals, helping Minnesota defeat Maryland for the first time since 2017.[11]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021–22 | Howard | 28 | 26 | 29.8 | .377 | .297 | .793 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 2.3 | .1 | 13.0 |
2022–23 | Howard | 31 | 29 | 29.6 | .441 | .466 | .759 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 1.7 | .0 | 12.9 |