Elijah Jamil Hawkins (born July 9, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for Neftçi of the Azerbaijan Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Howard Bison, Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
College career Howard Hawkins attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. Following his high school career, Hawkins averaged 13.0 points, 5.6 assists, and 2.3 steals per game as a freshman at Howard. As a result, Hawkins was named the MEAC Rookie of the Year. The following season, he averaged 12.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game, helping lead Howard to the NCAA tournament and being named to the All-MEAC first team. Following the conclusion of the season, he entered the transfer portal.
Minnesota On May 9, 2023, Hawkins announced that he would be transferring to the University of Minnesota to play for the Golden Gophers. On December 12, 2023, against IUPUI, Hawkins recorded 17 assists, setting the Minnesota single-game record for assists. Against Maryland on January 7, 2024, he tallied ten points, nine assists and six steals, helping Minnesota defeat Maryland for the first time since 2017. On April 22, 2024, Hawkins announced he will be entering the transfer portal for a second time.
Texas Tech On May 3, 2024, Hawkins officially signed with Texas Tech University to play for the Red Raiders.
Professional career On August 5, 2025, he signed with Start Lublin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).
On January 19, 2026, he signed with Atomerőmű SE of the NB I/A.
Career statistics
College
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| Howard | 28 || 26 || 29.8 || .377 || .297 || .793 || 3.8 || 5.6 || 2.3 || .1 || 13.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Howard | 31 || 29 || 29.6 || .441 || .466 || .759 || 3.6 || 6.0 || 1.7 || .0 || 12.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 33 || 33 || 33.3 || .393 || .364 || .784 || 3.6 || 7.5 || 1.6 || .2 || 9.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| Texas Tech | 35 || 34 || 31.9 || .323 || .316 || .842 || 3.5 || 6.5 || 1.5 || .1 || 9.1 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 127 || 122 || 31.2 || .382 || .357 || .791 || 3.6 || 6.4 || 1.8 || .1 || 11.0
References
External links Howard Bison bio Minnesota Golden Gophers bio Texas Tech Red Raiders bio