Hawkins ranks third all-time at Kentucky in career steals with 199 and seventh in career assists with 468, making him one of the most statistically productive point guards in program history. As a senior under Tubby Smith, he averaged 10.3 points and led the SEC in assists while earning All-SEC honors across 126 career games. A Virginia Mr. Basketball from Oak Hill Academy, he played eight years professionally overseas after going undrafted.