Former Illinois basketball star Coleman Hawkins, after his final game at Kansas State, admitted through tears he was affected by NIL backlash.

It has been a long, often-exasperating season for former Illini center Coleman Hawkins and his Kansas State Wildcats. The emotion spilled over after K-State's 70-56 loss to Baylor in the second ...

Kansas State forward Coleman Hawkins was one of the most scrutinized players in the NCAA this season. Most of it centered around him receiving a huge NIL deal to transfer from Illinois to the Wildcats ...

He helped the Illini reach the NCAA Tournament four times, win the 2021 and 2024 Big Ten Tournaments, and reach the 2024 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. K-State senior Coleman Hawkins spoke through ...

Coleman Hawkins broke down during his postgame interview while discussing backlash he's received during an inconsistent Kansas State season despite being a $2 million NIL transfer.

Coleman Hawkins' college basketball career came to an emotional end Wednesday night. The former Illinois Fighting Illini player cried and expressed disappointment in himself after Kansas State (16 ...

Coleman Hawkins inked one of the biggest NIL deals of the offseason. It didn't quite pay off too well for Kansas State.

Even as a Kansas State Wildcat, star forward Coleman Hawkins always shows love to his former Illinois Fighting Illini. His latest praise was to former Illinois forward Luke Goode, whom Hawkins ...

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Hawkins received a reported $2 million to transfer to the Wildcats. He was inconsolable after their season ended.

Kansas State's Coleman Hawkins, though, is showing a different ... Hawkins, a transfer from the Illinois Fighting Illini, was supposed to lead the Wildcats to the NCAA tournament, something ...

Former Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball player Coleman Hawkins appeared as a guest Friday on The Field of 68 podcast, and he reflected on his college basketball career. Hawkins played at ...