Amir Jabbar Hinton (born February 14, 1997) is an American-born naturalized Syrian professional

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player for

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of the Finnish

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. He also plays for the

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. Hinton played college basketball for

Shaw University Shaw University is a private Baptist historically black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. Founded on December 1, 1865, Shaw University is the oldest HBCU to begin offering courses in ...

and

Lock Haven University Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania (LHU) is a public university in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The main campus consists of and the branch campus covers . It offers 69 undergraduat ...

Early life and High school

Hinton was born and raised in

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and attended

Abington Senior High School Abington Senior High School is a three-year co-educational high school in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. The school was a two-year high school known as Abington South Campus from September 1964 until June 1983. In September 1983, Abingt ...

in the suburb of Abington. He did not play basketball as a freshman and played sparingly on the Galloping Ghosts' junior varsity team as a sophomore before starting his final two years. He scored over 1,000 career points at Abington, despite only playing two seasons, and averaged 19.5 points per game and was a second team AAAA All-State selection as a senior.

College career

Lock Haven

Hinton began his collegiate career at

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, playing two seasons for the

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after redshirting as a freshman due to academics. He averaged 23 points per game both seasons and led the

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(PSAC) with 2.4 steals per game as a redshirt sophomore, earning first team All-PSAC East honors and was named the PSAC East Freshman of the Year during his redshirt freshman season. Despite his success, Hinton opted to transfer after his redshirt sophomore season. He was the fastest player in PSAC history to reach 1,000 career points and finished his career at Lock Haven with 1,227.

Shaw

Hinton ultimately transferred to

, in large part due to former NBA player and Shaw standout, Flip Murray's Philadelphia connections. In his first season with the Bears, he averaged an

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-leading 29.4 points per game and was named the

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(CIAA) Player of the Year. Considered to be a rare Division II

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prospect, Hinton announced on March 7, 2019 that he would be forgoing his final year of eligibility to enter the

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. In his only season with Shaw Hinton scored 853 points and finished his collegiate career with 2,080 points in 81 games played (25.7 points per game).

Professional career

Hinton went unselected in the 2019 NBA Draft and reportedly signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...

as an

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later that night. Hinton officially signed with the Knicks on September 17, 2019, but was waived on October 16. Following his release, he joined the Knicks'

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affiliate, the

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, as an affiliate player. On November 11 against the

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, Hinton posted 24 points, five rebounds, and two steals. He finished the season averaging 7.9 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.0 steal per game. On August 30, 2021, Hinton signed with

of the Finnish

National team career

Hinton joined the

in 2021 as a naturalised player for the

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qualification. On February 24, 2022, he recorded 36 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in a 80–64 win over

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References

External links

Lock Haven Bald Eagles bio

Shaw Bears bio

RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hinton, Amir 1997 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Philadelphia Lock Haven Bald Eagles men's basketball players Point guards Shaw Bears men's basketball players Westchester Knicks players American expatriate basketball people in Finland Kouvot players Syrian men's basketball players