Michael Hawkins (basketball)

Steven Michael Hawkins (born October 28, 1972), is an American former professional basketball player. During his professional club career, Hawkins played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and in several other leagues around the world.

College career
Hawkins, a 6'0" (1.83 m) tall point guard, along with his classmate and future NBA player Eric Snow, played high school basketball at Canton McKinley High School, where Hawkins graduated from in 1991. After high school, Hawkins played college basketball at Xavier University, where he played with the Xavier Musketeers, from 1991 to 1995.

Professional career
After not being selected in the 1995 NBA draft out of when he signed with the Boston Celtics in 1997. Over the next four years he played for three other NBA teams, finally finishing his short NBA career with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers in 2001.

Hawkins ended his pro club career with Al-Jalaa Aleppo, of the Syrian Basketball League.

National team career
Hawkins played with the USA national team at the 1998 FIBA World Championship. With Team USA, he won a bronze medal at that tournament. He also played with Team USA at the 1999 Pan American Games, where he won a silver medal.

Coaching career
After he retired from playing pro club basketball, Hawkins began working as a coach. He coaches in the Houston area, with the private coaching service, CoachUp.