Spencer Hawes
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Spencer Hawes is an American basketball player drafted by the Sacramento Kings. He is the nephew of Steve Hawes, the retired NBA player.
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High School
Hawes played center at Seattle Preparatory School, where he led his team to win the state championship for the 2005-2006 season and 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. He and Martell Webster were teammates at Seattle Prep.
College
Coach Lorenzo Romar has said he expected Hawes to play a major role for the University of Washington team during his freshman year, with plenty of minutes available after the departure of four seniors from the 2005-2006 team, including NBA guards Brandon Roy (Portland Trail Blazers) and Bobby Jones (Philadelphia 76ers).
NBA
He was drafted by the Sacramento Kings with the 10th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. During the draft ESPN reported that he loves to debate politics and has an "I ♥ Bush" bumper sticker on his car.
He played for the Sacramento Kings in the 2007 NBA Summer league where he averaged 16.6 points, 5.40 rebounds,1.0 assists,0.6 blocks,0.2 steals, and 33.2 minutes per game.
Trivia
- Following the 2005-2006 season, Hawes was selected as an Associated Press All-American, McDonald's All-American, Parade Magazine All-American, and USA Today All-American.
- Named 2006 Gatorade Boys Basketball Washington Player of the Year and Seattle Times player of the year.
- In the summer of 2006, he played for the USA Basketball Under-18 team (coached by Washington's Lorenzo Romar) which defeated Argentina to win the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. In the final game, he scored 24 points and had 10 rebounds.
