The Miami Heat signed undrafted rookies forward  Greg Whittington of  Georgetown and shooting guard Corey Hawkins of Cal-Davis to non-guaranteed contracts.

The 6-8 Whittington  impressed the team in Summer League with averages of  9.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.3 blocks and  24.5 minutes per game.

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Whittington averaged 12.1 points and 7 rebounds for Georgetown in 2012-13 before sustaining a torn ACL and eventually dismissed from the team for academic reasons.

He then tried to hook up with the Knicks' D-League affiliate in Westchester County but wasn't able to play after re-aggravating his knee.

Dan Craig, the Heat's Summer League coach, said that Whittington is very versatile and may be switched on the perimeters, can rebound, protect the rim, and "can bust out and create breaks."

A 6-3 shooting guard, Hawkins led the nation in three-point shooting percentage last season at 48.8 percent.

Hawkins, who made 81 of 166 three-pointers, was seventh in the nation in scoring last season at 20.9 per game and was named Big West Player of the Year. He also averaged 4.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.4 steals but also committed 3.0 turnovers.

In three season at UC-Davis, Hawkins, the son of former NBA guard Hersey Hawkins, averaged 19.7 points and shot 47.3 percent from the field and 41.3 percent on three-pointers. He twice led the Big West in scoring after transferring to UC-Davis from Arizona State, where he never played.

Hawkins was on the Sacramento Kings' summer league roster but was sidelined by an ankle injury.

Kings assistant coach John Welch described Hawkins as a natural scorer and one who knows how to get to the free-throw line and get opponents off balance. 

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