Taylor Hawkins, a former men's basketball player and coach, returns to Mossy Creek after a stint with the Tennessee Smokies to be the Eagles' new Athletic Marketing Associate. In his role, he will primarily focus on developing corporate partnerships and increasing athletic department revenue. 

Hawkins was a crucial reserve and "glue guy" for the Carson-Newman basketball program in his four-year career.  Hawkins top game came against Brevard his sophomore year when he scored 10 points and drilled a trio of threes against the Tornados.  He scored 70 points in his Carson-Newman career with 53 rebounds.

He helped the Eagles put together four straight winning seasons, a SAC tournament championship and a pair of NCAA tournament appearances.  He is also a part of the third fastest team to win 20 games at Carson-Newman in school history. 

Hawkins has an undergraduate degree in business marketing, a master's in business management and is pursuing a career in athletic administration.