I didn't want to go far from home anyway, so, three hours away where my parents could still come to the game – just a great decision,” said Hawkins. “Bradley, they have some of the most loyal and just outstanding fans; the fan support was wonderful. Of course, the school rallied around us and we had some pretty good teams during my four years there.” It's hard to miss the "Stranger Things" feel to the Fever's Rebel Edition. The Netflix series is set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, and these uniforms bring it all to life. The bold font reminds us of riding bikes, stirring up trouble and trying not to get caught in the Upside Down. Las Vegas Aces Courtesy Nike, Inc.

My junior year took off incredibly well, and people started noticing who I was. But I was still not caring too much [about basketball],” Hawkins said. “People knew who Tianna Hawkins was at that point, but I was on a team with Alyssa Thomas. And everyone knew that Maryland was Alyssa Thomas’ team.” It’s absolutely amazing, showing that kids that were our age at the time, we were dreaming about the same thing and we saw that it’s possible,” the 20-year-old said. The Sun's uniform is inspired by the Mohegan Tribe, featuring the Mohegan word for sun, "keesusk," front and center. The pattern of the taping down the sides is a nod to the Trail of Life that connects past and future generations. Dallas Wings Courtesy Nike, Inc. You don't start off playing basketball as looking for personal accolades and things of that nature,” Hawkins said during a Monday news conference. “But, by the grace of God, going to the right school and having the right coaches and just everything sort of falling in place, you end up having a good college career, and this is the pinnacle of it all.” After having conversations with friends and family, Hawkins decided to take a three-month social media break and eventually signed with Athletes Unlimited after Sydney Colson reached out.So, we get to the gym, and there’s a whole basketball game going on!” Hawkins said. “The coach was like, ‘Oh no, don’t worry about it. We’ve got your jerseys and basketball shorts. We just want you guys to go out there and have fun, just play. Run with your hands up.’” Prior to that day, Hawkins and her sister had never played organized sports, but that experience served as the starting point of their basketball journey. That was the defensive key,” Marquette coach Shaka Smart said. “I thought both teams missed some really good looks from 3 that could have swung the game either way. But I thought on Hawkins, O-Max Prosper, and whoever on our team, did a phenomenal job. We can beat UConn with their bigs scoring some 2’s around the basket. We can win the game like we did tonight. I don't know if we can beat them if Hawkins goes and makes five, six threes, and Calcaterra and guys are making.”

As a result, Hawkins took up a part-time job working an IT help desk for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission until she gave birth to her son, Emmanuel. Last year just took so much out of me. And then to have to go on social media and see people writing me off, it started affecting me really bad,” Hawkins said. “It got to a point where I was like, you know what, maybe I don’t need to play basketball.” Hersey Hawkins represented the Braves during Sunday night’s induction ceremony for the eight-member Class of 2021 in Kansas City, Mo. The Chicago native started all 125 games during his four-year Bradley career from 1984-88, establishing 14 program records. In a phone conversation with her agent, she was told the team was concerned about her skill level not being up to expectations and that the organization didn’t think her shooting would improve.On Thursday, Nike unveiled the collection, which adds a highly anticipated third jersey option (Rebel Edition) to the teams' Heroine Edition (home) and Explorer Edition (away) uniforms. I just wasn’t making shots,” Hawkins said. “They did nothing defensively to disrupt me. I just wasn’t myself. Wasn’t making shots.” During Sunday’s ceremony that was broadcast on YouTube, Hawkins told the audience his induction would not have been possible without support from his Bradley coaches and teammates. The most prolific and celebrated player in the history of Bradley University men’s basketball is now a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

The basketball was phenomenal at the time. The Missouri Valley Conference, even though it’s considered a mid-major, there were very talented individuals in that conference,” he said. “It was just a challenge every single night to go out there and figure out a way to score when you know the whole other team is designing a defense to stop you.” One of Hawkins’ other Bradley records is the single-game scoring mark of 63 points, in a 122-107 win over Detroit Mercy on Feb. 22, 1988. Hawkins called it “an unbelievable night” – but believes it could have been even higher. Hawkins’ struggled her first two seasons playing at Maryland. Her college career “didn’t really take off” until her junior year, where she’d start in every game averaging 12 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, becoming a key contributor on an Elite 8 team.

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I’ve just got to keep my confidence,” said Hawkins, averaging 16.1 points. “I can’t let this break me. We can’t let this break us.” There were others, though, so many others — from Hawkins and from Newton and from Joey Calcaterra, who had first walked down the tunnel. He used his jersey to cover his face.