“It means more”: Coleman Hawkins Relishes Big Ten Tournament Championships in Freshman & Senior Seasons
Illinois senior forward Coleman Hawkins able to reflect winning the Big Ten Tournament title in his first and fourth year with the Illini program.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Staff Writer
March 17, 2024
(Cover photo courtesy Joe Pickrell/IlliniGuys)
MINNEAPOLIS — In what is normally saved for a Southeastern Conference cliche line, Coleman Hawkins had a simple four-word description for being able to bookend the first and possibly final year of college basketball with a league tournament title.
“It just means more,” Hawkins said. “It means more when you stick around and do something for four years and you're familiar with everybody on the staff and all the changes that have happened. You've seen so many changes, it just means more. So I'm super proud of everybody.”