Hawkins battles through illness in national semifinal win

Apr. 3 — HOUSTON — Jordan Hawkins must have felt like he was having a bad dream Friday. The sophomore guard on the UConn men’s basketball team was in the final stages of his preparation for the Huskies’ national semifinal game against Miami the following night when he started experiencing stomach issues. He felt so bad that he missed UConn’s practice and media obligations Friday afternoon, and questions quickly arose about if he’d be able to play Saturday. “I was like ‘Ahh, reach the Final Four then this happens to me,'” Hawkins said. “God works in mysterious ways. He had…