Jabarie Hinds

Jabarie Wayne Hinds, Jr. (born March 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Gezira of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. He played college basketball for West Virginia and the UMass.

Early life and high school

Hinds was born in The Bronx and grew up in Mount Vernon, New York and attended Mount Vernon High School. He was a standout basketball player for the Knights and was named Mr. Basketball for Westchester County in his junior year after averaging 18.5 points, 4.5 steals and 4.0 assists. As a senior, Hinds averaged 17.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.7 steals and was again named Mr. Basketball for Westchester County and also named co- Mr. Basketball for the state of New York and led the Knights to the New York Class AA state title, scoring 31 points in the championship game against Jamestown High School.

College career

West Virginia

Hinds began his college career a West Virginia, where he was named a starter as a freshman. He averaged 7.4 points, led the Mountaineers with 3.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.5 rebounds per game over 33 starts in his first collegiate season as also led the team with 108 total assists and 46 steals. As a sophomore, Hinds started 26 of 32 games this past season and again averaged 7.4 points per game along with 1.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game as West Virginia went 13–19, the first losing season since Bob Huggins became head coach. He announced his intent to transfer following the season and was granted a release from his scholarship by the basketball program.

UMass

Hinds ultimately committed to transfer to the University of Massachusetts over Saint Joseph's and sat out one season due to NCAA transfer rules. As a redshirt junior, Hinds mostly came off the bench as a key reserve and averaged 8.1 points per game. He averaged 14.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and a team-leading 1.5 steals per game in his final season of eligibility and was named the Atlantic 10 Conference co-Sixth Man of the Year.

Professional career

Prishtina

Hinds signed with KB Prishtina of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague (FBK) on August 9, 2016. In his first professional season, Hinds averaged 12.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.5 steals (3rd in the FBK) per game in 29 games played. He also averaged 14.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.2 steals in 10 Balkan League games and 16.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.2 steals in six FIBA Europe Cup contests.

Atomerőmű SE

Hinds signed with Atomerőmű SE of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A) for the 2017–18 season. He averaged 15.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.5 steals in 34 NB I/A games (32 starts) and was named honorable mention All-NB I/A by EuroBasket.com.

Krosno

Hinds signed with KKK MOSiR Krosno of the Polish Basketball League (PLK) on September 26, 2018. He started every game of the season for Krosno and led the PLK in scoring with 21.7 points per game while averaging 2.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game and was named honorable mention All-PLK by ''Eurobasket.com'' although the team finished last in the league with a 6–24 record.

MZT Skopje

Hinds signed with KK MZT Skopje of the Macedonian League on August 16, 2019. On March 3, 2020, his contract was terminated. Hinds averaged 11.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals over 11 Macedonian League games and 13.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.8 steals in 20 ABA League Second Division games.

Socar Petkim

Hinds signed with Socar Petkim of the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL) on March 8, 2020.

Radom

Hinds returned to the Polish Basketball League after signing with HydroTruck Radom on November 9, 2020.

GTK Gliwice

On July 13, 2021, he has signed with GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).

Gezira

On August 21, 2022, Hinds joined Gezira of the Egyptian Basketball Super League.

References

External links

UMass Minutemen bioRealGM.com ProfileEuroBasket profile

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1993 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
American expatriate basketball people in Kosovo
American expatriate basketball people in Poland
American men's basketball players
Atomerőmű SE players
GTK Gliwice players
KB Prishtina players
KK MZT Skopje players
KKK MOSiR Krosno players
Petkim Spor players
Point guards
Rosa Radom players
Basketball players from the Bronx
UMass Minutemen basketball players
West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball players
21st-century African-American sportspeople
Gezira basketball players