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UConn Basketball: Analyzing Huskies 2021 incoming recruiting class

By Thomas Giustino

Mar 12, 2021; New York, NY, USA; Connecticut Huskies head coach Dan Hurley reacts during the first half against the Creighton Bluejays at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 12, 2021; New York, NY, USA; Connecticut Huskies head coach Dan Hurley reacts during the first half against the Creighton Bluejays at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jordan Hawkins

Shooting Guard, 6’5”, 170 pounds

247Sports Composite Ranking: 4-star, 50th nationally

True to his word, Hurley continued to focus on high-level prospects in the Northeast and DMV area. Hawkins was primarily recruited by former assistant coach Kenya Hunter, known for his DMV ties, but kept his pledge to the Huskies after Hunter opted to join Archie Miller at Indiana. Hawkins picked the Huskies over Xavier, Louisville, Maryland, Georgetown, and others.

Hurley and the staff also got the assist here from Diggins, who immediately began publicly recruiting Hawkins to join him to form the next dynamic backcourt at UConn. IT didn’t take long. Hawkins joined the Huskies just 10 days after Diggins’s official commitment.

Similar to Diggins, Hawkins was named MaxPreps 2020-2021 Maryland High School Basketball Player of the Year. He was also named the Gatorade Maryland boys basketball Player of the Year.

Jordan Hawkins has been deemed the next James Bouknight for the Huskies. Big shoes to fill, but Hawkins is a natural scorer at all 3 levels. Hawkins filled the stat sheet during his senior season at perennial powerhouse Dematha High, averaging a double-double with 19.7 PPG and 11.4 RPG. Not only can he score with ease, he does it with efficiency. Hawkins hit 63.6% of his shot attempts, including 46.4% from deep.

Not to mention, he also chipped in 3.7 assists, 2.1 steals, and 1.9 block shots per game. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Hawkins making a push for major minutes as a freshman. It’s hard to keep someone with his abilities on the bench for long.

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