Spencer Hawes

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Spencer Hawes
Spencer Hawes 76ers.jpg
Hawes with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2013
Personal information
Born (1988-04-28) April 28, 1988 (age 36)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Seattle Prep
(Seattle, Washington)
College Washington (2006–2007)
NBA draft 2007: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career2007–2019
Position Center / power forward
Number31, 00, 32, 10
Career history
2007–2010 Sacramento Kings
2010–2014 Philadelphia 76ers
2014 Cleveland Cavaliers
2014–2015 Los Angeles Clippers
2015–2017 Charlotte Hornets
2017 Milwaukee Bucks
2019 South Bay Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 San Antonio Team

Spencer Mason Hawes (born April 28, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 2007 NBA draft and is the nephew of Steve Hawes, a retired NBA player. [1]

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High school career

Hawes played center at Seattle Preparatory School, an elite college-prep school in Seattle, Washington. The team won the state championship in the 2005–06 season and Hawes was named the tournament MVP. He might have entered the 2006 NBA draft had the NBA not enacted a new rule requiring players to wait a year after their class graduates from high school. Following the 2005–06 season, Hawes was selected as an Associated Press All-American, McDonald's All-American, Parade All-American, and USA Today All-American. [2] He was also named 2006 Gatorade Boys Basketball Washington Player of the Year and Seattle Times player of the year.

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals, Hawes was listed as the No. 2 center and the No. 6 player in the nation in 2006. [3] He also was nicknamed “Baby Calf” by his high school teammates because of how awkwardly he would move outside the basketball court, attributed by his quick growth spurt from 6’4 his freshman year to 6’11 by his senior year.

College career

Hawes attended and played at the University of Washington, where his uncle, Steve, and his father, Jeff, both played basketball. Hawes led the Huskies in scoring with 14.9 points per game, ranked 10th in the Pac-10. Hawes also ranked second on the Huskies with 6.4 rebounds per game, ninth in the Pac-10. Spencer Hawes set a school record for freshmen with 461 points, despite missing one game due to a left ankle sprain. This record was later broken by Isaiah Thomas.

Hawes scored 20 or more points nine times, while posting three double-doubles. He was also named to the Pac-10 all-freshman team. [4]

Professional career

Sacramento Kings (2007–2010)

Hawes was projected to go as high as fifth overall to the Celtics to as low as twelfth overall to the 76ers. [4] He was drafted by the Sacramento Kings with the 10th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft.

Hawes played sparingly in his rookie season of 2007/2008. Although appearing in 71 games, he started only 8 and averaged 13.1 minutes per game. He averaged a modest 4.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and .6 blocks per game with a .459 field goal percentage.

In his second season as a pro, opportunities opened up for Hawes when the starting center Brad Miller was traded to the Chicago Bulls. Hawes' numbers went up in every major statistical category, at 11.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game with a .466 field goal percentage in 29.3 minutes per game. Hawes also started in 51 games, but missed the final game of the season due to an injury that occurred from a flagrant foul assessed to Kenyon Martin of the Denver Nuggets. [5] The foul would result in controversy as Kings co-owner, Joe Maloof, would later state, "That (the hard foul) was thuggery, and you can quote me on that." [6]

Philadelphia 76ers (2010–2014)

On June 17, 2010, he was traded along with Andrés Nocioni to the Philadelphia 76ers for center Samuel Dalembert. [7] Hawes ended the 2010-11 NBA season having averaged 7.2 points per game.

On March 16, 2013, Hawes recorded 18 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists and 7 blocks in a win against the Indiana Pacers. [8]

On November 22, 2013, Hawes recorded 25 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 assists in a 115–107 OT victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Hawes hit a clutch three pointer with 3.9 seconds left on the clock to send the game to overtime. [9] In the 2013–14 season, Hawes was ranked 12th for three point field goal percentage in 2013–14. [10]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2014)

On February 20, 2014, Hawes was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Earl Clark, Henry Sims and two future second-round picks. [11]

Los Angeles Clippers (2014–2015)

On July 9, 2014, Hawes signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. [12] He had a 15-game starting stretch during February and March while teammate Blake Griffin recovered from a staph infection. During this stretch, he tied his season-high of 17 points in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 8. [13]

Charlotte Hornets (2015–2017)

On June 15, 2015, Hawes was traded, along with Matt Barnes, to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Lance Stephenson. [14] During the Hornets' 2016 first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat, Hawes sustained a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee. [15]

Milwaukee Bucks (2017)

On February 2, 2017, Hawes was traded, along with Roy Hibbert, to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Miles Plumlee. [16] Hawes didn't see a single minute of action in the first 11 games after he was acquired by the Bucks. [17] He made his debut on March 3 with a late three-minute stint against the Los Angeles Clippers. The following day, he turned in a game-changing performance, scoring 14 second-quarter points, including back-to-back three-pointers and an acrobatic layup while drawing a foul, to spark the Bucks to a 101–94 win over the Toronto Raptors. He finished the game with 16 points, two shy of his season high, and eight rebounds in 17 minutes. [17] On September 1, 2017, he was waived by the Bucks. [18]

South Bay Lakers (2019)

On March 2, 2019, Hawes signed with the South Bay Lakers. [19]

National team career

Hawes debuted for USA Basketball in April 2006 as a member of the 2006 USA Junior National Select Team that defeated the World Select Team 109–91 at the Nike Hoop Summit in Memphis, Tenn.

In the summer of 2006, Hawes led all scorers with 24 points and added 10 rebounds, contributing to a United States men's team victory over Argentina in the gold medal game of the FIBA Americas under-18 Championship by a score of 104–82. [20] Overall, Hawes averaged 12.0 points and 7.5 rebounds during the tournament. The U.S. team was coached by Hawes' eventual college coach, Lorenzo Romar.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
 * Led the league

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2007–08 Sacramento 71813.1.459.190.6553.2.6.2.64.7
2008–09 Sacramento 775129.3.466.348.6627.11.9.61.211.4
2009–10 Sacramento 725926.4.468.299.6896.12.2.41.210.0
2010–11 Philadelphia 818121.2.465.243.5345.71.5.4.97.2
2011–12 Philadelphia 372924.9.489.250.7277.32.6.41.39.6
2012–13 Philadelphia 82*4027.2.464.356.7777.22.2.31.411.0
2013–14 Philadelphia 535331.4.451.399.7828.53.3.61.313.0
2013–14 Cleveland 272529.8.468.448.7847.72.4.51.013.5
2014–15 L.A. Clippers 731517.5.393.313.6473.51.2.3.75.8
2015–16 Charlotte 57618.2.405.373.8314.31.9.4.56.0
2016–17 Charlotte 35117.9.477.291.8824.21.8.4.77.3
2016–17 Milwaukee 1909.0.508.346.7782.41.0.1.24.4
Career68436822.7.457.350.7165.71.9.41.08.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011 Philadelphia 5519.6.364.000.5003.81.8.0.45.2
2012 Philadelphia 131225.5.463.400.7316.61.6.3.89.3
2015 L.A. Clippers 807.1.529.5001.0001.6.6.3.42.9
2016 Charlotte 5010.6.462.250.8333.2.6.2.43.6
2017 Milwaukee 305.7.400.500–1.3.3.0.31.7
Career341716.4.449.389.7374.11.1.2.65.7

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2006–07 Washington 312428.9.532.333.7556.41.9.51.714.9

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References

  1. ↑ NBA.com: 2007 NBA Draft Board-Spencer Hawes
  2. ↑ usatoday.com All-USA basketball team
  3. ↑ yahoo.com Spencer Hawes Recruiting Profile
  4. 1 2 ESPN Hawes Only Plays One Year at Washington
  5. ↑ Kings C Hawes done for season
  6. ↑ Joe Maloof irate at Martin for way he fouled Hawes Archived 2009-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Sixers announce three-player trade with Kings". NBA.com . 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  8. ↑ Pacers at 76ers, March 16, 2013
  9. ↑ Notebook: Sixers 115, Bucks 107 (OT)
  10. ↑ NBA Player 3-Point Shooting Statistics – 2013–14
  11. ↑ Cavs Acquire Spencer Hawes from 76ers
  12. ↑ CLIPPERS SIGN FARMAR AND HAWES
  13. ↑ Spencer Hawes 2014–15 Game Log
  14. ↑ "Hornets Acquire Spencer Hawes and Matt Barnes from the Los Angeles Clippers in Exchange for Lance Stephenson". NBA.com. June 15, 2015. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015.
  15. ↑ Hornets' Hawes out for remainder of series vs Heat
  16. ↑ "Bucks Acquire Spencer Hawes and Roy Hibbert from Charlotte". NBA.com. February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  17. 1 2 "Middleton's season-high 24 points lead Bucks past Raptors". ESPN.com. March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Bucks request waivers on Spencer Hawes". NBA.com. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  19. ↑ Camarena, Noah (March 2, 2019). "South Bay Lakers acquire Spencer Hawes". NBA G League. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  20. ↑ NBA.com Profile Spencer Hawes
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