CIAA Hall of Fame Members

Jessica Hawkins

  • Class
  • Induction
    2023
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Basketball

Shaw University
Jessica Hawkins joined the Shaw University women's basketball team in 2003 after transferring from North Carolina State. In her three years at Shaw, Hawkins was a three-time conference champion and in 2004, she was named the CIAA Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. In 2005, Hawkins earned her second consecutive CIAA Defensive Player of the Year honor. She was inducted into Shaw's Hall of Fame in 2015. 

In her last two seasons (2004 & 2005), Hawkins guided the Bears to consecutive undefeated marks (16-0 each season) in conference play and went a combined 54-4 overall. In 2005, Hawkins led Shaw to a 28-1 record and finished the regular season ranked No. 2 in the country by USA Today and ESPN. For her career, Hawkins amassed 863 points, 468 rebounds, 384 assists, and 323 steals while only losing one total conference contest. 

Currently, Hawkins serves as an Assistant Women's Basketball Coach for the Bears under her former head coach Jacques Curtis.