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Honors Continue for Hawkinson as He’s Named Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Josh Hawkinson received All-Pac-12 Second Team honors Monday and was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team Tuesday.

LAS VEGAS – Washington State men's basketball senior forward was selected the 2016-17 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the conference office announced Wednesday ahead of the start of the 2017 Pac-12 Tournament at T-Mobile Arena at Las Vegas.

Hawkinson becomes the third WSU men's basketball student-athlete to be named the conference's scholar-athlete of the year, joining Robbie Cowgill and Taylor Rochestie, who picked up the honors in consecutive years, 2008 and 2009, respectively.

Hawkinson, who completed his undergraduate degree in business in just three years, currently maintains a 3.