Steve Hawkins
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Hawkins in a 2011 game against Oakland University
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Western Michigan |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 253–204 (.554) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 3, 1962 Ventura, California |
| Alma mater | University of South Alabama |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1983 | Villanova Prep. School |
| 1983–1984 | St. Bonaventure HS |
| 1984–1987 | South Alabama (asst.) |
| 1987–1988 | Quincy (asst.) |
| 1988–1990 | St. Andrew's (asst.) |
| 1990–1991 | Quincy (asst.) |
| 1991–2000 | Quincy |
| 2000–2003 | Western Michigan (asst.) |
| 2003–present | Western Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 390–315 (.553) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2× MAC Tournament champions (2004, 2014) 8× MAC West Division Champions (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017) |
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| Awards | |
| MAC Coach of the Year (2014) | |
Stephen Greg "Steve" Hawkins (born August 3, 1962) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Western Michigan University. He had previously served as the head coach at Quincy University.
Hawkins was born in Ventura, California. Following his graduation from high school, Hawkins spent time as a high school basketball coach in the Los Angeles area at Villanova Preparatory School and St. Bonaventure High School during the early 1980s. During this time he worked as an assistant at UCLA basketball camps, serving as chauffeur for legendary Bruins coach John Wooden. While the two were stuck in traffic, they were able to talk basketball. Hawkins maintained the UCLA connection during his coaching career, often having Wooden speak to his teams at Quincy and Western Michigan. Former UCLA head coach Larry Farmer, would later work for Hawkins as an assistant coach at Western Michigan from 2010–12 and again from 2013 until the present.
Hawkins later attended the University of South Alabama, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1987. From 1984–87 he served as a student assistant to men's basketball head coach Mike Hanks. In 1989 he earned his master's degree in sports science from the United States Sports Academy.
Hawkins served as assistant coach at Quincy University from 1987-1988 and 1990-1991 and St. Andrews Presbyterian College in 1989. He was promoted to head coach at Quincy in 1992, and served there for 9 seasons until joining the staff of Robert McCullum at Western Michigan in the spring of 2000.
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