Player of year is up for grabs // Hawkins, Manning have inside track

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: March 11, 1988| Author: Dan Pompei | Copyright information

If Bradley guard Hersey Hawkins could score points with player of the year voters as he can with a basketball, the glass slipper would fit over his Reeboks and his Cinderella story would be complete.

But points on the court don't translate into points with voters, so there is plenty of suspense as competition for top player honors appears to be narrowing to a one-on-one between Hawkins and Kansas forward Danny Manning.

It's Hawkins' drive against Manning's dunk. Hawkins' sp...

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