Markisha Hawkins

Position G

Height 5'9''

Class Senior

Hometown Little Rock, Ark.

High School North Little Rock HS

bio

2013-14 (Senior):
Started 12 and appeared in 30 games for the Jayhawks… Averaged 16.6 minutes, 5.3 points, and 1.9 rebounds per game… Scored a career-best 22 points behind a career-high eight field goals at Oklahoma (2/22)… Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds at Oklahoma State (2/5)… Dished out a career-most four assists against Central Michigan (11/28)… Recorded a career-high two steals against Texas Southern (12/12) and Oklahoma (2/9)… Played a career-high 38 minutes against TCU (2/12).

2012-13 (Junior):
Appeared in 14 games, starting five and averaged 12.4 minutes per game… Averaged 4.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game… Scored in double-digits for the first time as a Jayhawk, finishing with 11 points at Oklahoma (3/2)… Picked up her first career start at Kansas, playing a season-high 33 minutes and recorded 15 points and four rebounds against TCU (3/5)… Reached double-figures in points for the third-straight game when she scored 10 against TCU (3/8) in the first round of the Big 12 Championship… Tied her season-high with two steals in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship against Iowa State (3/9) as well as in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against South Carolina (3/25).

Tyler JC (2010-12):
Played two seasons at nationally-ranked Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas … Twice named NJCAA All-America Honorable Mention … Led the Apaches with 15.3 points per game in 2011-12 while helping TJC to the region championship game … Earned a spot on the Region XIV All-Region First Team and All-Tournament Team … Averaged a team-best 17.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a freshman at Tyler … Named to the 2011 all-region and all-conference teams.

High School:
A two-time all-state selection at North Little Rock High School … Guided the Charging Wildcats to a perfect 31-0 season during her senior season in 2009-10 capped by a state title … Averaged 12.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in her final year at NLRHS … Named North Little Rock[apos]s Female Player of the Year and was a McDonald[apos]s All-America Game nominee … Ranked No. 1 player in Arkansas following her senior season… Played in the 2010 Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star Game.

PERSONAL:
Daughter of Randall Robinson and Phaedra Cowan-Hawkins … Born in Little Rock, Ark. … Has three brothers, Arnold, Markel and Adrienne … An applied behavioral studies major.