Joshua Haakon Hawkinson (born June 23, 1995)[1] is an American-born Japanese professional basketball player for Sun Rockers Shibuya of the B.League.
He played college basketball for the Washington State Cougars, where he finished his career as the school's all-time leader in rebounds and double-doubles.
Over his junior and senior seasons, Hawkinson led his team to a 32–14 record and averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks per game.
[2] Hawkinson began his college career in 2013 for Washington State and played limited minutes in a supporting role as a freshman.
He earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention for the second straight season[4] and was named a Finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the year award.
[8] For his outstanding achievements both on and off the court, Hawkinson became the first Washington State player ever to be named a Senior CLASS Award First Team All-American.
[9] and followed that up by winning the Tom Hansen Conference Medal[10] given to the Pac-12's "most outstanding senior student-athlete based on the exhibition of the greatest combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership.