FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ellen Rogers
Communications Manager
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (April 30, 2025) – North Central Athletics is proud to announce that Coach FahKara Hawkins will join North Central Athletics as the new girls Head Basketball Coach. Hawkins has been most recently serving as Head Women’s Basketball Coach and Campus Counselor at Oakland City University, Oakland City, IN, after having been named River State’s Conference (RSC) Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year in 2024. In her time at Oakland City University, Hawkins led the Mighty Oaks to the RSC West Division championship, an NAIA national tournament qualification and an RSC Championship finals appearance at 23-6 overall on the season.
Prior to her time at Oakland City, Coach Hawkins was the University of Indianapolis assistant women’s basketball coach, starting in that role in 2016. Hawkins coached five All-Conference players and one All-Region player during her time at UIndy. She helped lead the Greyhounds to two winning seasons and two conference tournament appearances.
From 2014-16, Hawkins served as an assistant coach at Butler University, recruiting and coaching three All-Conference players during her time there. Prior to that, she spent the 2013-14 season as an assistant at the University of Evansville, which followed two years as the Purple Aces’ Director of Basketball Operations.
Before joining the coaching ranks, Hawkins was a standout on the Purdue University Boilermakers women’s basketball team, becoming one of just nine players to start all four years. During her time in West Lafayette, Hawkins started 124 of 129 games, tallying 1,057 points, 513 assists and 351 steals while helping the Boilermakers reach the postseason in each of her four seasons, including three trips to the NCAA Tournament and a pair of appearances in the Elite Eight.
Hawkins was a three-time Big Ten All-Defensive Team selection and Academic All-Big Ten nominee, a three-year team captain, and was chosen as a recipient of the Big Ten’s Medal of Honor as a senior. She was also named to the Big Ten’s All-Freshman Team and was chosen as the Most Outstanding Player after leading Purdue to a Big Ten Tournament Championship as a sophomore.
Hawkins received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Purdue University in 2010, a Master’s Degree in Public Health Administration at the University of Evansville, and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Indianapolis.
“We are thrilled to welcome FahKara Hawkins as the new head coach of our girls’ basketball program,” said Andy Elkins, Director of Athletics for North Central High School. “Her passion for the game, commitment to developing student-athletes on and off the court, and her strong leadership make her an excellent fit for the Washington Township school community. Coach Hawkins had a stellar playing career at Purdue University and has spent the past 14 years coaching at the college level. We’re excited to welcome her to North Central High School.”
