▁player ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Basketball ▁Association . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁character ▁actor ▁R ene ▁Haw kins , ▁Sr . ▁ ▁P BA ▁career ▁ ▁Pr esto ▁& ▁Sta . Lu cia ▁A ▁power ▁forward ▁with ▁the ▁good ▁sense ▁of ▁timing ▁inside ▁the ▁sh aded ▁area , ▁B ong ▁was ▁draft ed ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁overall ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁P BA ▁draft . ▁The ▁former ▁Per pet ual ▁Help ▁c ager ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁Pr esto ▁coach ▁Jimmy ▁Mar iano ▁when ▁the ▁T iv olis ▁trad ed ▁Mann y ▁Victor ino ▁to ▁Pe psi . ▁Haw kins ▁tw isted ▁his ▁kne e ▁during ▁practice ▁and ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁sit ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁first ▁conference . ▁He ▁finally ▁debut ▁in ▁T iv oli ▁Mil k ▁uniform ▁in ▁the ▁All - Fil ip ino ▁Conference ▁and ▁assert ed ▁his ▁might . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁absor bed ▁by ▁new com er ▁Sta . ▁Lu cia ▁Re alt ors , ▁which ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁dis band ed ▁Pr esto ▁franch ise . ▁B ong ▁played ▁one ▁conference ▁as ▁a ▁Re alt or ▁before ▁being ▁trad ed ▁to ▁Al aska ▁Mil k men ▁for ▁Paul ▁Al vare z ▁beginning ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁P BA ▁Commission er ' s ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Al aska ▁Mil k men ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁full ▁season ▁with ▁Al aska ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Haw kins ▁led ▁his ▁team ▁in ▁both ▁scoring ▁and