Posted on July 19, 2011 by Jody Demling

One of the players statewide that had been under the radar a bit - Madison Central’s Dominique Hawkins - has played himself into a lot of attention.

The 6-foot-1 junior-to-be turned in a solid two events for The Ville in helping his team finish second in the adidas Invitational and make a solid showing in the HoopFest.

Hawkins had already heard from Indiana and Arkansas but the attention should pick up quite a bit.

The guard did a little bit of everything for The Ville.

"I feel like I played my best every day, or I tried," Hawkins said, noting a lot of coaches were watching. "I tried not to look around much but I still did see all of the coaches watching.

"I’ve improved my free throws and taking the ball to the rack and I think that’s helped me a lot. It’s been a lot of fun."

Hawkins said he was invited to Indiana’s elite camp and the IU staff watched him in several games. But currently he doesn’t have any offers.

 

http://blogs.courier-journal.com/jodydemling/2011/07/19/playing-onto-the-radar/

He's one of the most polite kids I've had the pleasure of meeting. Great kid and he can flat score. I love seeing kids like him succeed. I wish him all the best.

He's one of the most polite kids I've had the pleasure of meeting. Great kid and he can flat score. I love seeing kids like him succeed. I wish him all the best.

 

I was very impressed by him when we played them last year. Play them again this year, so I will see how much he has improved.

I don't see a lot of basketball, but he was the best underclassman I saw last year.