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July 23, 2020
David Hinton
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 13/07/71
- Place of Birth: Evansville, Indiana (USA)
- Position: F/C
- Height (CM): 207
- Weight (KG): 110
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Boston College (1989-93)
- NBL DEBUT: 2/02/01
- AGE AT DEBUT: 29
- LAST NBL GAME: 1/03/03
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 31
- NBL History: Townsville 2001 | West Sydney 2002-03
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: David Hinton was born in Evansville, Indiana (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
David Hinton made his NBL debut with the Townsville Crocodiles at 29 years of age. He scored six points in his first game.
Ian Stacker rolled into 2000/01 with the nucleus that had snapped Townsville’s playoff drought, retaining Robert Rose, Sam MacKinnon, Pat Reidy, Mike Kelly, Andrew Goodwin, Brad Davidson, Peter Crawford and David Pennisi, with Ben Knight departing to Cairns and import Dujuan Wiley replacing him in the frontcourt.
An early surge had the Crocs 4–1 before injuries changed the equation, with severe bone bruising shutting down Sam MacKinnon (17.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists) after 16 games and underperforming Wiley (7.9 points, 6.1 rebounds) released, paving the way for February recruit David Hinton (9.8 points, 6.0 rebounds) to reshape the rotation.
Hinton’s arrival coincided with an eleven-game winning streak, underlined by a 126–63 dismantling of Brisbane in Round 22, and a gritty 93–88 win at Wollongong the next night, as his activity on the glass, willingness to run, and plug-and-play fit around shooters supercharged Townsville’s tempo game.
The Crocs closed the regular season 22–6—best in club history to that point and equal-best in the league—officially second on percentage behind the Victoria Titans, with Hinton’s mid-season injection complementing MVP Robert Rose (22.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists), Pat Reidy (17.5 points, 6.8 rebounds), Mike Kelly (16.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists) and Andrew Goodwin (16.5 points, 7.5 rebounds).
In the Qualifying Finals, Sydney drew first blood 127–109, but Townsville steadied at The Swamp 121–113 and then closed the series 122–114, with Hinton’s minutes adding defensive length and rebounding support alongside Reidy, Kelly and Goodwin as the Crocs advanced.
The Semi-Finals against the Titans went the distance, Victoria taking Game One 106–97 before Townsville strangled the return leg 98–82 and edged the decider 101–97, Hinton again slotting into key bench stretches as Goodwin and Rose handled late-game creation to deliver the club’s maiden Grand Final berth.
Wollongong pinched the opening game 104–101 despite Townsville’s late push, highlighted by a clutch Hinton triple that almost forced overtime, the Crocs roared back 114–97 at home, and the quick-turn decider fell 97–94 as the Hawks clinched their first title and the NBL’s first championship for a NSW team.
Viewed through a Hinton lens, Townsville’s season turned when the February signing arrived—his energy, rebounding and timely shooting meshing with the Crocs’ spacing to catalyse an eleven-game streak, a 22–6 finish, two playoff series wins and a Grand Final that came down to a single-possession margin.
Townsville’s year unfolded against a backdrop of a flying start and mid-season recalibration, opening with a 120–85 smashing of Cairns at The Swamp and surging to 4–1 before road losses at Adelaide (105–121) and Perth (108–121), plus a two-game stumble against Victoria, dropped the record to 5–4.
Around this time Sam MacKinnon (17.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.5 steals, 1.1 blocks) was shut down after 16 games, with severe bone bruising ending his season.
Ian Stacker re-jigged the roster, replacing the underperforming Dujuan Wiley (7.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.9 blocks) with David Hinton (9.8 points, 6.0 rebounds) in February.
Hinton’s arrival set off an eleven-game win streak for the Crocodiles, highlighted by the 126–63 dismantling of Brisbane in Round 22, one of the biggest winning margins in NBL history and a club-record victory.
Townsville closed the regular season 22–6—then a club best and equal-best in the league—officially second on percentage to the Victoria Titans.
Seeing limited minutes across 13 games, Novak (2.1 points, 1.8 rebounds, 0.5 steals) filled gaps where needed, while Robert Rose (22.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.6 blocks) claimed league MVP and All-NBL First Team honours, with major support from Pat Reidy (17.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists), Mike Kelly (16.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.3 steals) and Andrew Goodwin (16.5 points, 7.5 rebounds).
In the Qualifying Finals Townsville outlasted Sydney 2–1, then defeated Victoria 2–1 in the Semi-Finals to secure the club’s first Grand Final berth, where the Crocs split the first two games with Wollongong (101–104, 114–97) before the Hawks claimed the decider 97–94 to lift the first NBL title by a NSW team.
David Hinton played three seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Townsville Crocodiles and the West Sydney Razorbacks. He averaged 8.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 87 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | 31 | West Sydney | 14-16 (7) | 30 | 648.0 | 200 | 128 | 40 | 53 | 75 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 79 | 82 | 200 | 41% | 9 | 42 | 21% | 27 | 33 | 82% | 46% | 43% | 14 |
| 2001-02 | 30 | West Sydney | 16-14 (5) | 38 | 957.0 | 354 | 181 | 53 | 70 | 111 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 107 | 142 | 332 | 43% | 37 | 91 | 41% | 33 | 47 | 70% | 50% | 48% | 21 |
| 2000-01 | 29 | Townsville | 22-6 (2) | 19 | 460.0 | 187 | 114 | 11 | 37 | 77 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 55 | 71 | 154 | 46% | 7 | 19 | 37% | 38 | 51 | 75% | 52% | 48% | 16 | Totals | 87 | 2065 | 741 | 423 | 104 | 160 | 263 | 24 | 21 | 125 | 241 | 295 | 686 | 43.0% | 53 | 152 | 34.9% | 98 | 131 | 74.8% | 50% | 47% | 21 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | 31 | West Sydney | 14-16 (7) | 30 | 21.6 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 41% | 0.3 | 1.4 | 21% | 0.9 | 1.1 | 82% | 46% | 43% | 14 |
| 2001-02 | 30 | West Sydney | 16-14 (5) | 38 | 25.2 | 9.3 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 43% | 1.0 | 2.4 | 41% | 0.9 | 1.2 | 70% | 50% | 48% | 21 |
| 2000-01 | 29 | Townsville | 22-6 (2) | 19 | 24.2 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 46% | 0.4 | 1.0 | 37% | 2.0 | 2.7 | 75% | 52% | 48% | 16 | Total | 87 | 23.7 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 43.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.9% | 0.6 | 1.7 | 74.8% | 50% | 47% | 21 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 21 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Sweden - Magic M7 (1996) | Poland - Azoty Unia (2000), Prokom Trefl Sopot (2000–2001)
Hinton joined Magic M7 for the 1996 European Cup Radivoj Korac season, playing his first season in Sweden, and produced 18.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game across three Korac Cup appearances.
Hinton later moved to Poland and joined Azoty Unia for the 2000 Korac Cup campaign, playing two games and averaging 15.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest in that competition.
In 2000–2001 he was with Prokom Trefl Sopot in Poland, where he appeared in the Korac Cup and averaged 6.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists across four games, while being part of a frontcourt rotation that also included imports and key figures around the club such as Jerrod Mustaf and Josip Vranković, and during a season in which Prokom Trefl reshaped its roster by moving on from players including Hinton and later bringing in names such as Igor Miličić and Michael Ansley while also using Rafał Bigus in the middle.
COLLEGE
Hinton suited up for Boston College during the 1989-90 season, which the program’s year-by-year records list as a 17-13 campaign under head coach Jim O’Brien in the Big East Conference, and he remained with the Eagles through the 1992-93 season as a four-year contributor in one of the nation’s top conferences.
In that 1989-90 freshman season, Hinton appeared in 29 games and started multiple contests while averaging 11.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, producing 328 total points and 131 rebounds while shooting above 45 percent from the field and establishing himself as one of the team’s top perimeter scorers.
He reached double figures in 17 games as a freshman, including a 24-point outing against Providence and a 22-point performance versus Seton Hall, and he logged heavy minutes throughout conference play as Boston College navigated a Big East schedule that included Georgetown, Syracuse, St. John’s, and Connecticut.
As a sophomore in 1990-91, Boston College finished 19-11 overall and 10-8 in the Big East and advanced to postseason play, but Hinton struggled with injuries most of his sophomore season and managed to average only 11 minutes per game.
Despite the limited minutes, he appeared in 26 games and contributed in a reserve role, averaging 3.2 points and 1.5 rebounds per contest while working his way back into the rotation late in the year as the Eagles secured a berth in the National Invitation Tournament.
In 1991-92, Hinton returned to a larger role and played in 28 games, starting 14 times, as Boston College went 15-14 overall and 9-9 in the Big East, and he averaged 9.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game while shooting 47.2 percent from the field and 34.6 percent from three-point range.
That junior season included 11 double-figure scoring games and a 20-point performance against Villanova on January 29, along with a 19-point effort versus Pittsburgh, and he finished the year with 275 total points and 110 rebounds while contributing on both ends of the floor.
As a senior in 1992-93, Hinton started all 30 games for a Boston College team that finished 20-11 overall and 11-7 in the Big East before advancing to the NCAA Tournament, and he averaged 14.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game while ranking among the team leaders in minutes played and three-point field goals made.
He scored in double figures 23 times as a senior, including a season-high 27 points against Syracuse and a 25-point outing versus Georgetown, and he recorded multiple games with seven or more rebounds while logging more than 34 minutes per contest during conference play.
Across his four-year Boston College career, Hinton played in 113 games with more than 60 starts, totaled over 1,050 career points and 400 rebounds, and shot above 46 percent from the field while helping the Eagles reach both the NIT and NCAA Tournament during his tenure in the Big East.
He graduated prior to 2000 after completing his eligibility at Boston College, concluding a collegiate career that featured an immediate freshman impact, an injury-shortened sophomore season, and a senior year in which he emerged as one of the Eagles’ primary scoring options in conference and postseason play.
LIFE AFTER BASKETBALL
David retired from basketball in 2003 and is now the Financial Center Manager at German American.
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