Bob Hawking, who turned Simi Valley’s basketball team into a high-scoring affair that led to the school’s first and only title in 1988, will be inducted into the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday.
That 1988 team, which won the Southern Section 4-A championship, was led by Don MacLean, who’d go on to become the Pac-10 all-time scoring leader at UCLA and an NBA player. Also on the team was Hawking’s son, Butch, who contributed many assists to MacLean.
The Hawkins family was part of Simi Valley’s community for years. Bob would hold camps introducing himself to future Pioneers. Butch, who went to the Air Force Academy, made a $100,000 donation to the Pionners’ basketball program several years ago.
Bob came to Simi Valley in 1974 and built a foundation that enabled the Pioneers to be one of Ventura County’s most competitive programs.
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