Rachel Hakes

Photo by: Parker Waters

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-0
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Woodbury HS
Hometown:
Woodbury, Minn.

Prior to Tulane: Appeared in a total of 106 games for Fairfield University including 79 starts … Averaged 7.4 points and 6.7 assists in 2021-22 … Earned Third Team All-MAAC selection following her senior season … Led the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in assists and ranked fourth in the nation … Dished out 187 assists as a senior in 2021-22 to lead Fairfield … Paced the MAAC and ranked 15th nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.5 … Scored in double figures 16 times and tallied double-digit assists nine times during her career with the Stags … Earned MAAC All-Academic Team selection three consecutive years (2020-2022) … Served as valedictorian for her graduating class … Landed on the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association 20th Annual Scholar-Athlete Team in 2022.

High School: Showed her ability both on the offensive and defensive side of the ball as a member of the Woodbury Royals... As the team's lone returning starter, Hakes led the Royals to a spot in the Section 4AAAA Championship Game, their first appearance in 14 years... Scored 20 or more points in 15 games highlighted by a career-high 40 point performance against Mounds View.... That outing combined with a 28-point effort two days prior allowed Hakes to be named the MN Girls' Basketball Performer of the Week... One of 40 players named to the All-Star team and scored 16 points in the All-Star game, helping her squad to a comeback victory...Finished her career with over 1,500 points and ranks second all-time in assists...Miss Basketball nominee...Also a Suburban East All-Conference selection.

Personal: Daughter of Daniel and Jody...Has two siblings: Ben and Kalley.