Josh Hawley (basketball)
American basketball player (born 1996)
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Joshua Daniel Hawley[1] (born October 28, 1996) is a basketball player who plays forward and center for Löwen Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga.[2] He played college basketball for Tarleton State University, with whom he was named 2019 Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
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Hawley in 2023 | |
| No. 3 – Löwen Braunschweig | |
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| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 28, 1996 Irving, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | MacArthur (Irving, Texas) |
| College | Tarleton State (2016–2020) |
| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2021 | BC Vera |
| 2021–2022 | SCM U Craiova |
| 2022–2023 | Ratiopharm Ulm |
| 2023 | ADA Blois |
| 2023–2025 | Bnei Herzliya |
| 2025–present | Löwen Braunschweig |
| Career highlights | |
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Early life
Hawley's parents are Kasey Mitchell and Gabriel Hawley, and he was born in Irving, Texas.[3][4] He is 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) tall, and weighs 210 pounds (95 kg).[5]
High school
Hawley attended MacArthur High School in Irving, graduating in 2015.[4] Playing basketball for the school, in his senior year he averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds per game, and was named Irving Independent School District MVP, all-region, and first team all-state.[4]
College
Hawley attended Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, majoring in Kinesiology.[4] After redshirting for the 2015-16 season, the following season as a redshirt freshman he averaged 9.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.2 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game for the Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team.[4]
As a sophomore in 2017-18, Hawley averaged 13.7 points, 9.3 rebounds (3rd in the Lone Star Conference), 1.3 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game, while shooting 52% from the floor (leading the conference).[4] He was named second team All-Lone Star Conference, and to the Lone Star Conference all-defensive team.[4]
As a junior in 2018-19, he averaged 17.3 points, 9.9 rebounds (leading the conference), 1.2 assists, 1.9 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game, while shooting 57.6% from the floor.[4] Hawley was named D2CCA first team All-Region, Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year, and first team All-Lone Star Conference.[4][6]
As a senior in 2019-20, Hawley was named the Lone Star Conference co-preseason Player of the Year and a Street & Smith preseason All-American.[7][8] He averaged 14.8 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game, while shooting 50.0% from the field.[5] He was named to the Lone Star Conference All-Second Team.[5] He closed out his Tarleton State career fourth all-time in scoring (1,578 points) and third all-time in rebounds (968), steals (168) and blocks (138).[9]
Professional career
BC Vera
In 2020-21 Hawley played for BC Vera in the Georgian Superliga.[5][10] He averaged 15.0 points, 10.3 rebounds (3rd in the league), 1.6 assists, 2.0 steals (9th), and 0.9 blocks per game.[5]
SCM CSU Craiova
In 2021-22 he played for SCM CSU Craiova in Romania in the Liga Națională.[5] Hawley averaged 14.8 points, 7.7 rebounds (9th in the league), 1.3 assists, 2.1 steals (leading the league), and 0.2 blocks per game, while shooting 53.1% from the field.[5] He was voted Eurobasket.com All-Romanian League Forward of the Year.[3]
Ratiopharm Ulm
On August 3, 2022, Hawley signed with Ratiopharm Ulm in Germany in the Basketball Bundesliga.[9] He played for the team in 2022-23.[11][12] He averaged 8.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 1.4 steals (8th in the league), and 0.5 blocks per game, while shooting 50.5% from the field.[5][13]
ADA Blois Basket
In 2023-24 he played for ADA Blois Basket in France in LNB Élite.[5] In 18 games in the Élite, Hawley averaged 9.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game.[5][14]
Bnei Herzliya Basket
On January 3, 2024, Hawley signed with Bnei Herzliya Basket in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[5][15][16] He plays forward and center for the team, and extended his contract in June 2024.[2][17]
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
On August 1, 2025, he signed with Löwen Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga.[18]