Kansas University men’s basketball guard Jeff Hawkins recently signed a diversion agreement in municipal court after being charged earlier this year with using a stolen KU parking pass.

“I realize I made a mistake,” Hawkins said in a prepared statement. “But by signing this agreement I am ready to move forward and be a better representative of the KU basketball program.”

KU police cited Hawkins for “theft of services” on May 6 after finding a 2000 Lincoln parked in the circle drive of Jayhawker Towers and determining that the parking pass on it was stolen.

Hawkins — a red-shirt senior from Kansas City, Kan. — will be on diversion for one year under the terms of an agreement signed in early October, according to municipal court records. Normally, diversion means that prosecutors agree to dismiss the charge if the person stays out of trouble for a set time period.

Coach Bill Self said Friday he was aware of the incident at the time it happened and that he dealt with it “in-house.” Self declined to say what kind of action he took, and he said he wasn’t aware until he was notified Friday that Hawkins actually had a pending court case.

“I was not aware this had gone any further,” he said. “I felt like he’s for the most part had a very productive and responsible summer and fall… I think he’s learned his lesson.”

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The parking permit in question had been reported stolen from a campus lot in October 2004, according to KU police reports. Self said he didn’t know how Hawkins got it.

Hawkins was suspended in the 2004-05 preseason for undisclosed reasons and didn’t travel to KU’s exhibition-game excursion in September to Canada. He later was reinstated to the squad.