Charles Phillip Hinkle (born March 11, 1988) is an American professional

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player who plays for

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of the

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. Born in the

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, he played high school basketball at Los Alamitos High School before moving to Hebron Academy. He then joined

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to play for the Commodores and

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his freshman season. After receiving limited playing time, he transferred to the

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for his final two years and was one of the top

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scorers as a senior. Immediately following his college career, Hinkle played for

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and

Soproni KC Soproni Kosárlabda Club, commonly known as Soproni KC or Sopron, is a professional basketball team based in Sopron, Hungary. The team competes in the Hungarian first tier Nemzeti Bajnokság I, and play their home games at the MKB Aréna Sopron, w ...

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. In 2013–14, he spent time with the Israel club Hapoel Kiryat Tivon/Megido and in the

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. Hinkle was picked by the

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at the 2014 NBA Development League Draft and subsequently competed in the D-League for the D-Fenders and Idaho Stampede. In 2015, he began playing in

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with

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and then

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. In 2018, he earned All-NBL Canada Second Team honors for the St. John's Edge.

Early life and career

Hinkle was born in the Los Angeles area on March 11, 1988, to Terry and Carol Hinkle. He first attended Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California, where he started alongside future

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(NBA) player

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. As a senior, Hinkle averaged 10.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, leading the team to a 29–5 record, its first California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) sectional championship, and an appearance at the California state semifinals. He earned All-

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honors two times. After receiving no offers from

programs, he chose to play a postgraduate season at Hebron Academy in the remote town of

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. With his new team, Hinkle averaged 16.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. In the class of 2007, he was rated a two-star recruit by

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College career

Vanderbilt

Early in his recruiting process, Hinkle drew strong interest from

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, and

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. He eventually committed to Vanderbilt over

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and

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. Before playing any games, Hinkle suffered a broken foot and chose to

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his freshman season. He spent the following months in rehabilitation and

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, significantly improving his strength. Hinkle's debut for Vanderbilt was in a 74–48 win over

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, grabbing one rebound in six minutes. At the 2008 Cancún Challenge, he played increased minutes due to the absences of Andre Walker and

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and won the championship. On December 31, 2008, he scored a career-high seven points against

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. Throughout the season, he had 2.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 8.8 minutes per game. Hinkle started his redshirt sophomore season at Vanderbilt by playing four minutes, recording no statistics, in a 95–73 victory over Lipscomb on November 16, 2009. He played a season-high 10 minutes off the bench on December 5 against DePaul, contributing two points, four rebounds, and two assists in a 67–54 win. His best scoring effort as a sophomore came in his final game on December 21, when he posted four points versus

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. Hinkle played only 10 games in the season, and he averaged 1.4 points, 0.5 rebounds, and 0.2 assists in 4.7 minutes per game.

American

For the 2009–10 season, Hinkle chose to transfer to

. He became eligible to play for the team following the first semester. The program was already familiar with him because they had attempted to recruit him previously. He joined the team with hopes of playing more minutes, but he received little time playing behind Vlad Moldoveanu. Hinkle made his debut for American on December 14, 2010, with eight points, five rebounds, and a season-high three steals in 23 minutes off the bench to beat

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. In the following game, a loss to Northwestern, he played a career-high 24 minutes in which he posted nine points and five rebounds. On January 12, 2011, Hinkle had season-bests of 12 points and three assists in another defeat to Bucknell. Without starting in any of his 23 games as a redshirt junior, he averaged 4.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, 0.6 assists, and 0.5 steals in 13.1 minutes per game. Hinkle saw major improvement and increase in playing time in his final season with American. He opened his redshirt senior year on November 11, 2011, versus

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, scoring 20 points and grabbing seven rebounds in 38 minutes in his first college start.

Professional career

After going undrafted in

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, Hinkle joined

of the

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. He left İstanbulspor averaging 16.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. In January 2013, he signed with

of the

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for the remainder of the season. In 10 games for Soproni, Hinkle averaged 11.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. For the 2013–14 season, he joined Hapoel Kiryat Tivon/Megido of the

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. He averaged 20.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.8 steals per game in 28 games with Kiryat Tivon.

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named him all-league honorable mention in May 2014. NBL Edge 14

At the 2014 NBA Development League Draft, Hinkle was selected in the fourth round with the 71st overall pick by the

. He produced a season-high performance in his final game for the D-Fenders on December 13, 2014, recording three points, three rebounds, and one assist in a 134–123 win over the Idaho Stampede. He then suffered an injury that sidelined him for several months. On March 18, 2015, Hinkle signed with the Stampede. He scored a season-best 16 points on March 28 in an 86–106 defeat to the Sioux Falls Skyforce. In his last appearance for Idaho, on April 4, Hinkle notched 12 points, seven rebounds, and four assists off the bench to lead his team to a victory over the Texas Legends. On August 27, 2015, Hinkle signed with the Japanese club

of the

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. In eight games with Albirex, he averaged 22.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. In November, Hinkle moved to

in the same league. He posted a team-high 22 points in a 99–79 win over

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. As the season came to a close, he was averaging 15.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.1 steals in 34 appearances. Hinkle, on October 18, 2017, signed with the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). In his debut on November 19, he scored a team-best 21 points in a victory, 97–96, over the Island Storm. On December 13, he scored 53 points in a 103–99 win over the

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, three points shy of the league single-game record. Hinkle was named to the Second Team All-NBLC. In November 2018, Hinkle signed with

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of the

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. In November 2021, Hinkle signed with

to play both in the Uruguayan League and in the

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Career statistics

Domestic leagues

Regular season

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References

External links

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