“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 . . .

 

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