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UConn guard Jordan Hawkins declares for 2023 NBA Draft

On3-Social-Profile_GRAYby:On3 Staff Report•04/07/23
Jordan Hawkins, UConn Huskies guard
UConn guard Jordan Hawkins stands on the floor during an NCAA Tournament game on March 25, 2023. (Icon Sportswire / Getty Images)

UConn guard Jordan Hawkins has made a decision on his future, announcing that he will declare for the 2023 NBA Draft on ESPN on Friday. The sophomore wing had a fantastic second season with the Huskies on their run to the Final Four.

Hawkins was the team’s second-leading scorer on the season, averaging 16.3 points per game, trailing only teammate Adama Sanogo. Hawkins also recorded 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest while logging a team-high 29.5 minutes per game.

Those totals were up considerably from his freshman season.

During his freshman campaign for the Huskies, Hawkins averaged only 5.8 points and 2.0 rebounds per game while hitting the floor for 14.7 minutes per contest.

While he improved across the board as a sophomore, one of the real areas of improvement was behind the 3-point line. He shot 33.3% as a freshman and then upped his shot from downtown to 38.5% as a sophomore. Jordan Hawkins possesses ideal size for a guard, checking in at 6 foot 5, 195 pounds. He is from Gaithersburg, Maryland.

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You can watch the clip of him announcing his decision and discussing it on ESPN right here:

More on the 2023 NBA Draft

The 2023 NBA Draft is set to take place on Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Brooklyn at Barclays Center. Round 1 of the draft will be announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, while Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum is expected to handle the second round of picks.

To be eligible for the NBA Draft, players must be at least 19 years in age during the calendar year that the draft is held and at least one NBA season from their high school graduation date, or the date that would have been if they are not graduated. It is not required that player spend that one year playing college basketball, though. Players can play in either college, abroad, or the G League Ignite if they choose so.

While this is a significant change from what the rules once were, players are eligible to enter their names into the NBA Draft pool and explore their options by hiring an agent to go through the process, while still keeping their college eligibility. The deadline to make that move is on April 23 beginning at 11:59 p.m. ET. Players have until June 12 at 5 p.m. ET to withdraw their name from the pool and return to college.

The NBA Draft Lottery will be held on May 16, which is also the start of the NBA Conference Finals.