Russell Hinder
Russell Hinder (born 10 July 1979 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian basketball player currently playing in the NBL for the Townsville Crocodiles.[1]
Russell went to the University of San Francisco before transferring to Augusta State University.[2]
He then came back to sign up with the West Sydney Razorbacks in which his last season with the club he not only lead the team to a NBL Grand Final, his season performance got him third in the Most Improved player award. He then went to play for the Hunter Pirates where he spent one year their before they left the league.[3]
He then joined the Sydney Kings where he earned himself a spot in the Australian Boomers team where the Boomers won the Gold Medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and also a spot at the FIBA World Championships that same year. He also led the Sydney Kings to two Grand Finals but was unsuccessful losing to the Melbourne Tigers on both occasions. Just like the Pirates, the Kings had to fold at the end of the 2007/08 NBL season.
Without a club, Russell was about to retire before he signed with the Townsville Crocodiles as just days before he signed the Crocodiles lost their star centre Ben Pepper who had “family issues”. Once Hinder landed in Townsville, he announced that he wants to help the Crocs win an NBL championship as the team has not won a Championship and Hinder has been in three NBL finals but has never won a series.[4]
Hinder won the 2008-09 Townsville Crocodiles' Players’ Player Award.[5]
Hinder will be sidelined for the entire 2011/12 NBL season with a broken leg.
References
- ^ "Crocodiles Roster - Russell Hinder". National Basketball League. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ Cowley, Michael (3 April 2004). "Hinder swaps football boots for hoops". The Age. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Our Croc: Russell Hinder". Lakers Basketball Club. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ Stewart, Antony (3 June 2009). "Townsville Crocs sign Hinder". Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Townsville Crocodiles - Award Winners". National Basketball League. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- Use dmy dates from July 2011
- 1979 births
- Living people
- San Francisco Dons men's basketball players
- Augusta State University alumni
- Australian basketball players
- Sydney Kings players
- West Sydney Razorbacks players
- Townsville Crocodiles players
- Basketball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia