Steven Michael Hawkins, referred to as Michael Hawkins (born October 28, 1972 in Canton, Ohio

Canton, Ohio

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), is an American

United States

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 former professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. He played in the NBA

National Basketball Association

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 and last played with Al Jalaa Aleppo of the Syria

Syria

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n basketball league.

Hawkins, along with classmate and NBA player Eric Snow

Eric Snow

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, played basketball at Canton McKinley High School

Canton McKinley High School

Canton McKinley Senior High School is a public high school in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, U.S. It is one of the largest and oldest high schools in Ohio.-Athletics:...

 and graduated from there in 1991. The 6' 0" (1.83 m) point guard

Point guard

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 went undrafted

NBA Draft

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 out of Xavier University

Xavier University (Cincinnati)

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 when he signed with the Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

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 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

Cleveland Cavaliers

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 in 2001.

He played for the US national team in the 1998 FIBA World Championship

1998 FIBA World Championship

The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Athens, Greece from July 29 to August 9, 1998...

, winning the bronze medal.

External links

• Player Profile @ ACB.com
• Player Profile @ Euroleague.net
• Player Profile @ Fibaeurope.com