UConns Hawkins bounces back from illness in Final Four win

Connecticut guard Jordan Hawkins (24) celebrates after scoring against Miami during the second half of a Final Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Houston. HOUSTON (AP) — Jordan Hawkins spent most of Friday in bed except when he went to the bathroom to throw up. He barely slept. Yet there was no way he wasn’t going to be ready for Connecticut’s game against Miami in the Final Four. “I absolutely knew I was going to play,” Hawkins said after the Huskies’ 72-59 win over Miami in Saturday night’s national semifinals. “I didn’t…