Kyle Terrel Hines (born September 2, 1986) is an American former professionalbasketball player. He played at thepower forward andcenter positions. Hines playedcollege basketball with theUNC Greensboro Spartans of theUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro.[1] WithOlympiacos Piraeus, he won twoEuroLeague championships (2012 and2013), before winning another two withCSKA Moscow (2016 and2019). Hines also won theEuroLeague Best Defender award three times, in 2016, 2018 and 2022. In addition, he was named to theEuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team.
Hines attended ninth grade atCamden Catholic High School, where he played on the freshman team before transferring toTimber Creek Regional High School to play for the Chargers as a sophomore.[2] Timber Creek first opened after Hines' freshman year ended. After his relocation to the new school, he became a three-year varsity starter under head coach Gary Saunders.[1] Hines averaged 15.3points per game his sophomore season. As a junior he averaged 20.6 points and was voted a First Team All-South Jersey player, named MVP of the Philly USA All-Star Classic, and received a Top-20 All-Star status at Five Star Camp.
Hines repeated as a First Team All-South Jersey selection in his senior year of high school, and additionally garnered a Second Team All-State selection. He averaged 23.5 points per game, and became his high school's all-time leading scorer, finishing his career with 1,562 total points scored[3] (his brotherTyler is also a 1,000-point career scorer at Timber Creek).[4] Other accolades received during his senior season include;[1] NJ Hoops First-Team All-Camden County, NJ Hoops Awards Rebounder Team, Best Post Player Team, Second-Team TopDunkers, Best Rebounder and Top 20 All-Star at the summer Five Star Camp. Hines was rated top 15 seniors in theDelaware Valley.
Hines started all 30 games and posted 13.6 points per game, a team-leading 8.6 rebounds per game, and shot aSouthern Conference-leading 62.1 percentage the field (which also ranked seventh nationally). The first two games of Hines' collegiate career weredouble-doubles. Hines averaged a 3.5 blocks per game average (ranking fourth nationally). In the game againstGeorgia Southern on February 8, 2005, he set aFleming Gymnasium record when he grabbed 18 rebounds. Hines was selected the Southern Conference's Player of the Month for January, as well as the SoCon Freshman of the Year. At the season's conclusion, he was selected to the All-Conference Team.[1]
By the end of his first season, Hines had set several school records. His 259 rebounds and 175 field goals set new UNCG freshman records. He scored 408points, which fell five short of the freshman record set by Jay Joseph.[1]
Starting 30 of UNCG's 31 games (did not play the season-opener againstUW-Green Bay), Hines led the team in scoring (19.3 points per game), rebounding (8.2 rebounds per game) and blocks (2.8 blocks per game). His scoring average and point total were the most in the Spartans'Division I-era history, and most ever by a sophomore. Showing his versatility, he ranked in the SoCon's Top 10 insteals (51; seventh) and minutes per game (34.0; fifth).[1][5]
Hines recorded a school record 12 double-doubles during the 2005–06 campaign. His most impressive single-game performance came on December 31 against the #1 team in the nation,Duke, when he scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds in the loss. Hines drew praise from legendary Duke Blue Devils head coachMike Krzyzewski for his performance.[6]
On December 3, Hines set a school sophomore record when he recorded 21 rebounds against theCollege of Charleston. Hines was named to theUSBWA All-District Team and All-Southern Conference First Team.[1][5]
After finishing as the runner-up for theSouthern Conference Player of the Year award in his first two seasons, Hines won the award during his junior year campaign. Additionally, he became the first player in UNCG history to win the award.[1]
In the 2006–07 season, Hines was one of only five players in all of men's college basketball to average 20+ points and 9+ rebounds per game. On November 11, 2006, he set a career-high of 38 points againstMarshall, in an 82–80overtime loss. His 605 total points scored set a new UNCG junior season record (second all-time). Another solid performance came againstDuke. Hines scored 17 points and recorded 8 rebounds, both team-highs.[1]
At the conclusion of the season, Hines had recorded at least one blocked shot in 83 out of his 89 career games played. His school record streak of 37 consecutive games with a block, started on February 19, 2005, was ended during an early season game againstPenn State, on November 13, 2006.[1]
In his senior college season, Hines averaged 19.2 points per game, and a career-high 9.1 rebounds per game.
After going undrafted in 2008, Hines was picked up by theCharlotte Bobcats to play at theNBA Summer League in Las Vegas and was later offered anNBA D league opportunity but he turned it down. In 2009, he was invited back to the Summer League and played on theOrlando Magic summer team. In 2010, he was invited again and played for theNew Orleans Pelicans, but ultimately fell short of being offered an NBA contract.
After not being selected in the2008 NBA draft, Hines signed withVeroli Basket inItaly, where he played two seasons in theItalian second division,LegaDue Basket. With Veroli, he won 2Italian Second Division Cups, in 2009 and 2010, and he was named the MVP of the Italian Second Division Cup in 2009.
In August 2010, Hines signed a one-year contract with the GermanBundesliga clubBrose Bamberg.[7] With Bamberg, he won theGerman Supercup,BBL-Pokal, and the German Leaguechampionship. Hines was awarded theBundesliga Finals MVP in 2011.[8] He was also named the MVP of theBBL All-Star Game that same season.
In July 2011, Hines signed withOlympiacos Piraeus of theGreek Basket League.[9] With Olympiacos, he won theEuroLeague championship at both the2012 EuroLeague Final Four and the2013 EuroLeague Final Four, and the Greek League championship in2012. He contributed substantially to his team in all competitions, with both scoring and defensive skills. He made notable appearances at the top level of the European game, considering his rather low height for acenter-forward. On June 24, 2013, Hines opted out of his contract with Olympiacos.[10]
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On June 28, 2013, Hines signed two-year deal with the Russian powerhouseCSKA Moscow.[11] In the 2014–15 season, CSKA Moscow managed to advance to theEuroLeague Final Four for the fourth straight season, after eliminatingPanathinaikos Athens for the second straight season in theirEuroLeague quarterfinal series, with a 3–1 series win.[12]
However, in their EuroLeague semifinals game, despite being dubbed by the media as an absolute favorite to advance, CSKA once again lost toOlympiacos Piraeus. The final score was 70–68, after a great Olympiacos comeback in the 4th quarter, which was led byVassilis Spanoulis.[13] CSKA Moscow eventually won the EuroLeague third place game, after defeatingFenerbahçe, by a score of 86–80.[14] In his second EuroLeague season with CSKA Moscow, Hines averaged EuroLeague career-lows up until that point, of 6.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, over 30 games played. CSKA Moscow finished the season by winning theVTB United League, after eliminatingKhimki Moscow region with a 3–0 series sweep in the league's finals series.[15]
On June 17, 2015, Hines signed a two-year contract extension with CSKA Moscow.[16] With CSKA Moscow, Hines won the EuroLeague championship at the2016 EuroLeague Final Four. In the summer of 2017, Hines competed inThe Basketball Tournament onESPN, for the number one seeded FCM Untouchables. While competing for the $2 million grand prize, he averaged 10.7 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game. Hines, whose 11.0 rebounds per game ranked second among all competing players, was one of only two players to average a double-double throughout the tournament. The Untouchables advanced to the Super 16 Round, where they were defeated by a score of 85–71 by Team FOE, aPhiladelphia based team that was coached by theNBA brothers duoMarkieff andMarcus Morris. Hines finished the game with 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.[17]
On June 16, 2017, Hines signed a new two-year contract with CSKA Moscow.[18] In May 2018, he was named theEuroLeague Best Defender for the2017–18 season.[19] Hines also won the EuroLeague championship with CSKA Moscow, at the2019 EuroLeague Final Four.
In May 2020, Hines signed a two-year contract with theItalian League clubOlimpia Milano, after spending the previous 7 seasons with the RussianVTB United League clubCSKA Moscow.[20] On July 6, 2023, he renewed his contract for another year.
On June 27, 2024, Kyle Hines announced his retirement from professional basketball via his personal Instagram account.[21]
Following his retirement from professional basketball in 2024, Kyle Hines transitioned into coaching, joining theBrooklyn Nets as a player development assistant. His hiring was first reported by his long-time agent, Misko Raznatovic, onInstagram.[22]
Prior to the start of the 2025-26 NBA Season. TheNBA G League affiliateLong Island Nets announced that Hines moved from his assistant coach role with the Brooklyn Nets to the Nets’ G League affiliate and will serve as assistant general manager.[23]
| 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 | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| † | Denotes season in which Hines won theEuroLeague |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Bamberg | 10 | 0 | 23.6 | .643 | .000 | .467 | 5.4 | .5 | .8 | 1.1 | 12.9 | 12.5 |
| 2011–12† | Olympiacos | 22 | 1 | 19.6 | .519 | .000 | .576 | 4.5 | 1.0 | .4 | 1.1 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| 2012–13† | 31* | 0 | 20.2 | .599 | .000 | .587 | 6.0 | 1.2 | .7 | 1.2 | 9.4 | 12.7 | |
| 2013–14 | CSKA Moscow | 29 | 12 | 19.7 | .632 | .000 | .684 | 4.5 | 1.1 | .9 | .8 | 7.6 | 11.5 |
| 2014–15 | 30* | 0 | 17.5 | .612 | .000 | .682 | 4.3 | .5 | .6 | .8 | 6.8 | 9.4 | |
| 2015–16† | 29 | 16 | 26.3 | .674* | .000 | .658 | 4.7 | 1.0 | .6 | .8 | 10.9 | 13.6 | |
| 2016–17 | 35 | 23 | 20.3 | .650 | .000 | .702 | 4.3 | .6 | .7 | .5 | 8.5 | 10.1 | |
| 2017–18 | 31 | 26 | 21.8 | .605 | .000 | .787 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .8 | 8.4 | 12.1 | |
| 2018–19† | 36 | 5 | 19.5 | .580 | .000 | .631 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .7 | .7 | 7.3 | 8.4 | |
| 2019–20 | 28* | 27 | 23.4 | .630 | .333 | .649 | 4.9 | 1.4 | .6 | .9 | 8.8 | 11.4 | |
| 2020–21 | Olimpia Milano | 40 | 17 | 24.2 | .552 | .000 | .652 | 4.4 | 2.0 | .8 | .8 | 7.7 | 10.0 |
| 2021–22 | 36 | 21 | 23.5 | .627 | 1.000 | .658 | 5.3 | 1.8 | .7 | .7 | 8.0 | 11.8 | |
| 2022–23 | 34 | 10 | 18.5 | .635 | .000 | .684 | 3.6 | 1.5 | .6 | .6 | 5.5 | 7.7 | |
| 2023–24 | 34 | 2 | 12.3 | .551 | .000 | .675 | 2.3 | .8 | .4 | .4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | |
| Career | 425 | 160 | 20.7 | .606 | .154 | .652 | 4.4 | 1.2 | .7 | .8 | 7.9 | 10.1 | |
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 |  Veroli | LegaDue | 34 | 31.9 | .646 | .000 | .585 | 8.6 | .9 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 16.9 |
| 2009–10 | Veroli | LegaDue | 40 | 30.7 | .625 | .188 | .578 | 8.1 | .9 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 23.1 |
| 2010–11 |  Bamberg | BBL | 46 | 20.1 | .608 | .333 | .524 | 4.6 | .9 | .7 | 1.2 | 10.4 |
| 2011–12 |  Olympiacos | HEBA A1 | 34 | 18.5 | .571 | .000 | .644 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 2012–13 | Olympiacos | HEBA A1 | 33 | 17.0 | .635 | — | .608 | 4.8 | .7 | .8 | .7 | 7.5 |
| 2013–14 |  CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 26 | 16.6 | .566 | .000 | .611 | 3.1 | .8 | .5 | .6 | 4.9 |
| 2014–15 | CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 39 | 15.6 | .648 | — | .606 | 3.9 | .6 | .5 | .6 | 6.7 |
| 2015–16 | CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 39 | 15.6 | .648 | — | .606 | 3.9 | .6 | .5 | .6 | 6.7 |
| 2016–17 | CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 32 | 18.3 | .699 | — | .629 | 3.4 | 1.3 | .8 | .6 | 7.7 |
| 2017–18 | CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 21 | 20.2 | .709 | .000 | .765 | 4.6 | 1.2 | .9 | .4 | 9.3 |
| 2018–19 | CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 22 | 20.4 | .606 | .500 | .690 | 3.4 | 1.5 | .7 | 1.0 | 7.4 |
| 2019–20 | CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 16 | 18.1 | .684 | — | .680 | 4.4 | 1.6 | .6 | .5 | 5.9 |
| 2020–21 | Olimpia Milano | LBA | 23 | 22.0 | .576 | .000 | .738 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .7 | 7.6 |
| 2021–22 | Olimpia Milano | LBA | 24 | 23.0 | .592 | — | .571 | 4.8 | 2.5 | .9 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| 2022–23 | Olimpia Milano | LBA | 28 | 17.7 | .649 | .000 | .611 | 3.4 | 1.6 | .8 | .4 | 5.5 |
| 2023–24 | Olimpia Milano | LBA | 29 | 16.9 | .753 | 1.000 | .692 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .2 | .5 | 5.2 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | UNC Greensboro | 30 | 30 | 33.3 | .621 | .000 | .537 | 8.6 | .8 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 13.6 |
| 2005–06 | UNC Greensboro | 30 | 30 | 34.0 | .622 | .182 | .551 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 19.3 |
| 2006–07 | UNC Greensboro | 29 | 28 | 32.0 | .555 | .167 | .600 | 9.0 | .9 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 20.9 |
| 2007–08 | UNC Greensboro | 31 | 30 | 32.3 | .556 | .125 | .628 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 19.2 |
| Career | 120 | 118 | 32.9 | .584 | .153 | .586 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 18.2 | |
Born inSicklerville, New Jersey, to Deidre Ledgister and Reggie Hines, Kyle spent his childhood growing up inSouth Jersey, outside ofPhiladelphia. Hines' father, Reggie, was a part of several differentNFL training camps.[1] He also has two younger siblings, one brother and one sister. His brother,Tyler, is also a professional basketball player.[24]
Kyle and his wife, Gianna Smith, married in July 2015. Hines resides in New Jersey with his wife and their kids, Anya, Justin and Cassius.[25]
In 2011, Kyle co-founded the Team Hines 42 Foundation, which promotes and provides programs for youth athletes.[26]
Note: All college records and awards were at the time of his college graduation, in May 2008. Since then, some of the records may have been broken.(Compiled from the following sources:)[27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
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