KaShayla Hawkins Class: Senior Hometown: Waxahachie High School: Waxahachie Height: 5-4 Position: G Birthdate: 03/16/1984 Experience: 1L

2002-03 [Freshman]: Played in 22 games during the season, cracking the starting lineup for the final five games of the season . . . Missed six games due to an injury . . . Averaged 4.2 points and 1.7 rebounds per contest . . . Also averaged 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game . . . Numbers were better in SLC contests as she averaged 5.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game . . . Made her first collegiate start on the road against Southwest Texas . . . Shot .327 (16-49) from behind the three point line and .714 (20-28) from the charity stripe . . . Scored a season high 14 points in a victory over McNeese State . . .Made a season high four three pointers on five attempts in the victory . . . Poured in 12 points in the second game against MSU . . . Had her most well rounded game of the season in a victory over Louisiana-Monroe as she scored seven points and collected a season high six rebounds, including three on the offensive end, while dishing out a season high five assists . . . Was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in helping UTA beat Stephen F. Austin for only the fourth time in school history . . . Had four games where she was perfect from the free throw line . . . Closed out the regular season with back-to-back 10 point performances . . . Had a season high six steals in the regular season finale . . . Recorded five steals in a game against Southwest Texas just one week earlier.

Waxahachie High School: Four year starter and letterwinner at WHS . . . First team all-state selection her sophomore, junior and senior years . . . Twice selected to the all-state tournament team . . . Texas Basketball Magazine second team all-state selection as a junior . . . First team all-region selection as a sophomore and junior . . . Second team all-region selection as a senior . . . Selected to the TABC and TGCA all-star teams as junior . . . Selected to the Fox 4 Dream Team as a junior . . . District 10-4A MVP as a junior . . . District 10-4-A Sophomore of the Year . . . District 10-4A Newcomer of the Year as a freshman . . . All-tournament selection at Ft. Smith Arkansas Tournament of Champions and at Duncanville . . . Also competed in track for three years . . . Texas Scholar.

Personal: Full name is KaShayla Lavonne Hawkins . . . Born March 16, 1984 in Dallas . . . Daughter of Sandra Tatum and James Hawkins . . . Major is undecided at UTA . . . Chose UTA over TCU and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi . . . Hobbies include listening to music and hanging out with friends . . . Future plans are to go to the WNBA or get a good job . . . Nickname is Duck, because she loves bread and likes to play in the water.