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

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player for

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in the German

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. He also plays for the

Syria men's national basketball team Syria national basketball team (), nicknamed ''Nosour Qasioun (Qasioun Eagles)'', represents Syria in international basketball competitions. The squad is governed by SBF, and is part of the FIBA Asia zone. Based on the number of overall medals ...

. Hinton played college basketball for

Shaw University Shaw University is a private historically black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded on December 1, 1865, Shaw University is the oldest HBCU to begin offering courses in the Southern United States. The school had its origin in the fo ...

and

Lock Haven University Commonwealth University-Lock Haven (LHU) is a public university in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The main campus covers and the branch campus in Clearfield co ...

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 four-year co-educational high school in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. A part of the Abington School District, the school was a two-year high school known as Abington South Campus from September 1964 u ...

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 Lock Haven, 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

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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

Kouvot Kouvot is a Finnish professional basketball team based in Kouvola. Founded in 1964, the team plays in the Korisliiga and has won the national championship four times: in 1995, 1999, 2004, and 2016. The team plays at the Mansikka-ahon urheiluhalli ...

of the Finnish

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. On September 13, 2023, Hinton signed with

in the German

, after playing for montenegrinan Club

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in 2022.

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 an 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 Naturalised basketball players 21st-century American sportsmen Naturalized citizens of Syria