Men's Basketball Newcomer David Hawkins Declared Eligible

PHILADELPHIA - Freshman basketball player David Hawkins, a 6-4,

215-pound guard-forward from Washington, D.C., has been declared

eligible for competition in the 2000-01 season, it was announced today

by Head Coach John Chaney.

Hawkins, who originally signed a national letter of intent to attend

Tulane University, had been awaiting since the opening of the current

academic year the results of an appeal to gain immediate eligibility at

Temple. On Monday, that appeal was formally granted by the NLI Steering

Committee, in conjunction with a qualified release agreement from

officials at Tulane University.

A 2000 graduate of Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C.,

Hawkins was an academic honors student as a prep. He played two seasons

of varsity basketball (junior and senior years) under head coach Carroll

Holmes at Archbishop Carroll, leading his team to a South District

Championship. Hawkins averaged 20 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and

was named the District of Columbia Player of the Year as a senior.

In his first two years of high school, Hawkins attended National

Christian Academy in Fort Washington, Maryland, where he played varsity

basketball under coach Jimmy Campbell. In his sophomore year, he was the

leading scorer in his region with a 30.0 points per game average.

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