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Kirk Hinrich is an American former professional basketball player who competed as a point guard and shooting guard. Born in Sioux City in 1981, he represented the United States in international competition, including the 2006 FIBA World Championship. His professional career in the National Basketball Association spanned from 2003 to 2016.
Hinrich was drafted by the Chicago Bulls and also played for the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team at the University of Kansas. He is a native English speaker.
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Key facts
- 2016
- Atlanta Hawks
- Born
- ( 1981-01-02 ) January 2, 1981 (age 45) , Sioux City, Iowa , U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
- Listed weight
- 190 lb (86 kg)
- High school
- Sioux City West (Sioux City, Iowa)
- College
- Kansas (1999–2003)
- Nba draft
- 2003 : 1st round, 7th overall pick
- Drafted by
- Chicago Bulls
- Playing career
- 2003–2016
- Position
- Point guard / shooting guard
- Number
- 12, 6
- 2003 2010
- Chicago Bulls
- 2010 2011
- Washington Wizards
- 2011 2012
- Atlanta Hawks
- 2012 2016
- Chicago Bulls
- Points
- 9,594 (10.9 ppg)
- Rebounds
- 2,576 (2.9 rpg)
- Assists
- 4,245 (4.8 apg)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Shooting Guard
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kirk
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Sioux City
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Educated at
- University of Kansas
- Native language
- English language
- Participant in
- 2006 FIBA World Championship
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
- Position played
- point guard
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 86
- Image
- Kirk Hinrich with ball.jpg
- Height
- 193
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- Commons category
- Kirk Hinrich
- date of birth
- 1981-01-02
- drafted by
- Chicago Bulls
- end of work period
- 2016-00-00
- start of work period
- 2003-00-00
- name in native language
- Kirk Hinrich
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Encyclopedic overview
Kirk James Hinrich (/ˈhaɪnrɪk/ HYNE-rik born January 2, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. A point guard, he played in the NBA from 2003 to 2016 and was also a member of the U.S. national team.
Growing up in Sioux City, Iowa, Hinrich was exposed to basketball at an early age. His father, Jim, coached him from the third grade through high school. As a high school senior, Hinrich was named the 1999 Co-Iowa Mr. Basketball, along with future college teammate and roommate Nick Collison. Hinrich originally committed to play basketball at Iowa State but when the coach at the time, Tim Floyd, took the head coaching position for the NBA's Chicago Bulls, Hinrich changed his mind and decided to attend the University of Kansas. He helped Kansas to consecutive Final Fours in 2002 and 2003, his junior and senior seasons.
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