Nate Hinton

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Nate Hinton
File:Nate Hinton.jpg
Hinton with Houston in 2019
No. 14 – Dallas Mavericks
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1999-06-08) June 8, 1999 (age 25)
Gastonia, North Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
College Houston (2018–2020)
NBA draft 2020 / Undrafted
Playing career 2020–present
Career history
2020–present Dallas Mavericks
2021 →Long Island Nets
2021 →Santa Cruz Warriors
2021–present →Texas Legends
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-AAC (2020)
  • AAC All-Rookie Team (2019)

Nathaniel Robert Hinton (born June 8, 1999) is an American basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Houston Cougars.

High school career

Hinton started playing basketball as a freshman for Forestview High School in Gastonia, North Carolina, before transferring to Gaston Day School in the same city. For his sophomore season, he moved to Northside Christian Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina, averaging 18 points, six rebounds and four steals per game, and led his team to the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) 2A title game.[1] Hinton returned to Gaston Day for his final two years of high school.[2] As a junior, he averaged a team-high 19.1 points per game, helping his team reach the NCISAA 2A semifinals.[3]

After his junior season, Hinton led Team Loaded NC to the Adidas Gauntlet final, drawing the attention of several high-major NCAA Division I programs.[4] As a senior, he averaged 19.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.7 assists and four steals per game, helping Gaston Day to a NCISAA 2A runner-up finish. Hinton was an NCISAA 2A All-State selection and was named Gaston Gazette Player of the Year. He scored 2,217 points in his high school career.[5]

Recruiting

Hinton was a consensus four-star recruit and committed to play college basketball for Houston. He became the top recruit to join the program under head coach Kelvin Sampson.[6]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nate Hinton
SG		 Gastonia, NC Gaston Day School (NC) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sep 17, 2017 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 127  247Sports: 116  ESPN: —
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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College career

Hinton was the preseason Freshman of the Year in the American Athletic Conference (AAC).[7] On January 6, 2019, he was named AAC Freshman of the Week after recording a season-high 19 points and nine rebounds in a 90–77 win over Memphis.[8] On March 10, Hinton posted his first double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds in an 85–69 victory over Cincinnati, helping Houston clinch the AAC regular season title.[7] As a freshman, he averaged 7.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game and was selected to the AAC All-Freshman Team.[9]

On December 11, 2019, Hinton recorded a sophomore season-high 25 points and 10 rebounds in a 71–63 win over UT Arlington.[10] He tallied career-highs and set Fertitta Center records of 16 rebounds and five steals, to go with 20 points, in a 78–63 victory over UCF on January 3, 2020.[9][11] As a sophomore, Hinton averaged 10.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, two assists and 1.4 steals per game, earning second-team All-AAC honors.[9] He was also named to the NABC All-District 24 first team.[12] On April 5, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[13] On May 18, Hinton announced that he had hired an agent and would remain in the draft, forgoing his remaining two years of college eligibility.[14]

Professional career

Dallas Mavericks (2020–present)

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Hinton signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks.[15] On February 2, 2021, it was announced Hinton would have his first assignment at the NBA G League with the Long Island Nets.[16] He then moved to the Santa Cruz Warriors.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Houston 37 1 19.2 .413 .337 .857 4.4 1.2 1.0 .1 7.2
2019–20 Houston 31 31 30.3 .410 .387 .756 8.7 2.0 1.4 .2 10.6
Career 68 32 24.3 .411 .366 .800 6.4 1.6 1.2 .1 8.8

Personal life

Hinton's father, Dr. Benjamin Hinton, has been the pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Gastonia since March 1991. Hinton had a religious upbringing.[3]

References

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