Kyle Terrel Hines (born September 2, 1986) is an American former professional

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player. He played at the

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positions. Hines played

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with the

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of the

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. With Olympiacos Piraeus, he won two

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championships (

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), before winning another two with

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(

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and

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). Hines also won the

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award three times, in 2016, 2018 and 2022. In addition, he was named to the EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team.

High school career

Hines attended ninth grade at

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, where he played on the freshman team before transferring to

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to play for the Chargers as a sophomore. Timber Creek first opened after Hines' freshman year ended. After his relocation to the new school, he became a three-year varsity starter under head coach Gary Saunders. Hines averaged 15.3

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his sophomore season. As a junior he averaged 20.6 points and was voted a First Team All-South Jersey player, named MVP of the Philly USA All-Star Classic, and received a Top-20 All-Star status at Five Star Camp. Hines repeated as a First Team All-South Jersey selection in his senior year of high school, and additionally garnered a Second Team All-State selection. He averaged 23.5 points per game, and became his high school's all-time leading scorer, finishing his career with 1,562 total points scored (his brother Tyler is also a 1,000-point career scorer at Timber Creek). Other accolades received during his senior season include; NJ Hoops First-Team All- Camden County, NJ Hoops Awards Rebounder Team, Best Post Player Team, Second-Team Top Dunkers, Best Rebounder and Top 20 All-Star at the summer Five Star Camp. Hines was rated top 15 seniors in the

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College career

Freshman season (2004–2005)

Hines started all 30 games and posted 13.6 points per game, a team-leading 8.6 rebounds per game, and shot a

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-leading 62.1 shooting from percentage the field (which also ranked seventh nationally). The first two games of Hines' collegiate career were

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s Hines averaged a 3.5 blocks per game average (ranking fourth nationally). In the game against

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on February 8, 2005, he set a

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record when he grabbed 18 rebounds. Hines was selected the Southern Conference's Player of the Month for January, as well as the SoCon Freshman of the Year. At the season's conclusion, he was selected to the All-Conference Team. By the end of his first season, Hines had set several school records. His 259 rebounds and 175 field goals set new UNCG freshman records. He scored 408

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, which fell five short of the freshman record set by Jay Joseph.

Sophomore season (2005–2006)

Starting 30 of UNCG's 31 games (did not play the season-opener against UW-Green Bay), Hines led the team in scoring (19.3 points per game), rebounding (8.2 rebounds per game) and blocks (2.8 blocks per game). His scoring average and point total were the most in the Spartans' Division I-era history, and most ever by a sophomore. Showing his versatility, he ranked in the SoCon's Top 10 in steals (51; seventh) and minutes per game (34.0; fifth).UNCG Spartans men's basketball 2007-08 media guide
Accessed March 19, 2008. Hines recorded a school record 12 double-doubles during the 2005–06 campaign. His most impressive single-game performance came on December 31 against the #1 team in the nation,

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, when he scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds in the loss. Hines drew praise from legendary Duke Blue Devils head coach

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for his performance. On December 3, Hines set a school sophomore record when he recorded 21 rebounds against the

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. Hines was named to the

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All-District Team and All-Southern Conference First Team.

Junior season (2006–2007)

After finishing as the runner-up for the Southern Conference Player of the Year award in his first two seasons, Hines won the award during his junior year campaign. Additionally, he became the first player in UNCG history to win the award. In the 2006–07 season, Hines was one of only five players in all of men's college basketball to average 20+ points and 9+ rebounds per game. On November 11, 2006, he set a career-high of 38 points against

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, in an 82–80

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loss. His 605 total points scored set a new UNCG junior season record (second all-time). Another solid performance came against

. Hines scored 17 points and recorded 8 rebounds, both team-highs. At the conclusion of the season, Hines had recorded at least one blocked shot in 83 out of his 89 career games played. His school record streak of 37 consecutive games with a block, started on February 19, 2005, was ended during an early season game against

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, on November 13, 2006.

Senior season (2007–2008)

In his senior college season, Hines averaged 19.2 points per game, and a career-high 9.1 rebounds per game.

Professional career

NBA Summer League

After going undrafted in 2008, Hines was picked up by the

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to play at the

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in Las Vegas and was later offered an NBA D league opportunity but he turned it down. In 2009, he was invited back to the Summer League and played on the

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summer team. In 2010, he was invited again and played for the

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, but ultimately fell short of being offered an NBA contract.

Veroli Basket (2008–2010)

After not being selected in the

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, Hines signed with Veroli Basket in

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, where he played two seasons in the Italian second division,

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. With Veroli, he won 2 Italian Second Division Cups, in 2009 and 2010, and he was named the MVP of the Italian Second Division Cup in 2009.

Brose Bamberg (2010–2011)

In August 2010, Hines signed a one-year contract with the German

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club

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. With Bamberg, he won the

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, and the German League

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. Hines was awarded the Bundesliga Finals MVP in 2011. He was also named the MVP of the

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that same season.

Olympiacos (2011–2013)

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In July 2011, Hines signed with Olympiacos Piraeus of the

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. With Olympiacos, he won the

championship at both the

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and the

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, and the Greek League championship in

. He contributed substantially to his team in all competitions, with both scoring and defensive skills. He made notable appearances at the top level of the European game, considering his rather low height for a

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. On June 24, 2013, Hines opted out of his contract with Olympiacos.

CSKA Moscow (2013–2020)

On June 28, 2013, Hines signed two-year deal with the Russian powerhouse

. In the 2014–15 season, CSKA Moscow managed to advance to the

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for the fourth straight season, after eliminating

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for the second straight season in their EuroLeague quarterfinal series, with a 3–1 series win. However, in their EuroLeague semifinals game, despite being dubbed by the media as an absolute favorite to advance, CSKA once again lost to Olympiacos Piraeus. The final score was 70–68, after a great Olympiacos comeback in the 4th quarter, which was led by

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. CSKA Moscow eventually won the EuroLeague third place game, after defeating Fenerbahçe, by a score of 86–80. In his second EuroLeague season with CSKA Moscow, Hines averaged EuroLeague career-lows up until that point, of 6.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, over 30 games played. CSKA Moscow finished the season by winning the

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, after eliminating Khimki Moscow region with a 3–0 series sweep in the league's finals series. On June 17, 2015, Hines signed a two-year contract extension with CSKA Moscow. With CSKA Moscow, Hines won the EuroLeague championship at the

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. In the summer of 2017, Hines competed in

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, for the number one seeded FCM Untouchables. While competing for the $2 million grand prize, he averaged 10.7 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game. Hines, whose 11.0 rebounds per game ranked second among all competing players, was one of only two players to average a double-double throughout the tournament. The Untouchables advanced to the Super 16 Round, where they were defeated by a score of 85–71 by Team FOE, a

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based team that was coached by the

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brothers duo Markieff and

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. Hines finished the game with 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. On June 16, 2017, Hines signed a new two-year contract with CSKA Moscow. In May 2018, he was named the

for the 2017–18 season. Hines also won the EuroLeague championship with CSKA Moscow, at the

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Olimpia Milano (2020–2024)

In May 2020, Hines signed a two-year contract with the Italian League club

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, after spending the previous 7 seasons with the Russian

club

. On July 6, 2023, he renewed his contract for another year. On June 27, 2024, Kyle Hines announced his retirement from professional basketball via his personal Instagram account.

Coaching Career

Following his retirement from professional basketball in 2024, Kyle Hines transitioned into coaching, joining the Brooklyn Nets as a player development assistant. His hiring was first reported by his long-time agent, Misko Raznatovic, on

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Career statistics

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, , style="text-align:center;", VTBUL , , 21 , , 20.2 , , .709 , , .000 , , .765 , , 4.6 , , 1.2 , , .9 , , .4 , , 9.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", VTBUL , , 22 , , 20.4 , , .606 , , .500 , , .690 , , 3.4 , , 1.5 , , .7 , , 1.0 , , 7.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", VTBUL , , 16 , , 18.1 , , .684 , , , , .680 , , 4.4 , , 1.6 , , .6 , , .5 , , 5.9 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", LBA , , 23 , , 22.0 , , .576 , , .000 , , .738 , , 5.5 , , 1.7 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , 7.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", LBA , , 24 , , 23.0 , , .592 , , , , .571 , , 4.8 , , 2.5 , , .9 , , 1.1 , , 7.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", LBA , , 28 , , 17.7 , , .649 , , .000 , , .611 , , 3.4 , , 1.6 , , .8 , , .4 , , 5.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", LBA , , 29 , , 16.9 , , .753 , , 1.000 , , .692 , , 3.7 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , .5 , , 5.2

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;",

UNC Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG or UNC Greensboro) is a public research university in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system. It is accredited by the Southern Association of College ...

, 30 , , 30 , , 33.3 , , .621 , , .000 , , .537 , , 8.6 , , .8 , , 1.3 , , 3.5 , , 13.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;",

, 30 , , 30 , , 34.0 , , .622 , , .182 , , .551 , , 8.2 , , 1.9 , , 1.7 , , 2.8 , , 19.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;",

, 29 , , 28 , , 32.0 , , .555 , , .167 , , .600 , , 9.0 , , .9 , , 1.4 , , 2.2 , , 20.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;",

, 31 , , 30 , , 32.3 , , .556 , , .125 , , .628 , , 9.1 , , 1.4 , , 1.8 , , 3.1 , , 19.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 120 , , 118 , , 32.9 , , .584 , , .153 , , .586 , , 8.7 , , 1.2 , , 1.5 , , 2.9 , , 18.2

Personal life

Born in

Sicklerville, New Jersey Sicklerville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Winslow Township in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was founded in 1851 by John Sickler, who lived in the area when the present-day ...

, to Deidre Ledgister and Reggie Hines, Kyle spent his childhood growing up in

South Jersey South Jersey, also known as Southern New Jersey, comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located between Pennsylvania and the lower Delaware River to its west, the Atlantic Ocean to its east, Delaware to its south, ...

, outside of

. Hines' father, Reggie, was a part of several different NFL training camps. He also has two younger siblings, one brother and one sister. His brother, Tyler, is also a professional basketball player. Kyle and his wife, Gianna Smith, married in July 2015. Hines resides in New Jersey with his wife and their kids, Anya, Justin and Cassius.

Philanthropy

In 2011, Kyle co-founded the Team Hines 42 Foundation, which promotes and provides programs for youth athletes.

Awards and accomplishments

College career

''Note: All college records and awards were at the time of his college graduation, in May 2008. Since then, some of the records may have been broken.'' (''Compiled from the following sources:'')UNCG Season Statistics.
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Athletics Hall of Fame (2025) *

Player of the Year (''2007'') *

Rookie of the Year (''2005'') *3× First-team All- SoCon (2006–2008) *All-Freshman Team SoCon (2005) * AP Honorable mention

All-American The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed on outstanding athletes in the United States who are considered to be among the best athletes in their respective sport. Individuals receiving this distinction are typically added to an Al ...

(

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

) *Southern Conference Player of the Week ''(twice)'': (January 23, 2007, February 25, 2008) *Southern Conference Player of the Month ''(four times)'': (January 2005, January 2006, December 2006, January 2007) *Named

Dick Vitale Richard "Dick" John Vitale (; born June 9, 1939), also known as "Dickie V", is an American basketball sportscaster. A former head coach in the college and professional ranks, he is well known for his 41-year tenure as a college basketball broadc ...

's "Diaper Dandy of the Week", at one point during freshman season (''2005'') *

All-District Selection three consecutive times (''2006–2008'') * Named to three

Mid-Major Mid-major conferences in American college sports at the NCAA Division I level are athletic conferences that are not among the power conferences. The grouping is most commonly used in men's college basketball to describe conferences outside of the ...

All-American squads (''2007''): ( CNN SI, CollegeInsider.com, CollegeHoops.net) * Featured in the October issue of ''Basketball Times Magazine'', as one of five "Under the Radar" players nationally (''2007'') * First UNCG player to have his/her jersey number retired while still active (#42) (''2008'') Career highs *43

minutes Minutes, also known as minutes of meeting, protocols or, informally, notes, are the instant written record of a meeting or hearing. They typically describe the events of the meeting and may include a list of attendees, a statement of the activit ...

played versus East Tennessee State ( OT), on January 18, 2005 *38

versus

Marshall University Marshall University is a public university, public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, chief justice of the Uni ...

( OT), on November 11, 2006 *21

rebounds 'Rebound' is a term used in sports to describe the ball (or puck or other object of play) becoming available for possession by either opponent after an attempt to put the ball or puck into the goal has been unsuccessful. Rebounds are generally ...

versus

, on December 3, 2005 *6 assists versus

Montreat College Montreat College (pronounced "mon-treet") is a private, Christian college in Montreat, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1916, the college offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degree programs for traditional and adult students. Th ...

, on January 11, 2006 *5 steals, in six games *7 blocks, in four games Records *First UNCG player to start career with back-to-back

s (''2005'') *Tied UNCG single game

blocked shots In basketball, a block or blocked shot occurs when a defensive player legally deflects a field goal attempt from an offensive player to prevent a score. The defender is not allowed to make contact with the offensive player's hand (unless the def ...

(7) ''(four times)'' *UNCG single game

(21) (''2005'') *

rebounds record (18) (''2005'') *UNCG freshman season rebounds (259) (''2005'') *UNCG freshman

field goals A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in gridiron football. To score a field goal, the team in possession of the ball must place kick, or drop kick, the ball through the goal, i.e., between the uprights and over the crossbar. Consequently, a ...

made (175) (''2005'') *UNCG sophomore single season

(578) (''2006'') *UNCG junior single season points (605) (''2007'') *UNCG senior single season points (596) (''2008'') *UNCG single season double-doubles (12) (''2006'') *UNCG single season 30+ point games (5) (''2007'') *UNCG single season

free throw In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points by shooting from behind the free-throw line (informally known as the foul line or the charity stripe), a line situated at the end of the restricted area. Free throws ...

makes *UNCG single season free throw attempts ( Div-I era) (230) (''2007'') *First player in school history to record back to back 500-point seasons (''2006–2007'') :First player to then achieve it three straight times (''2006–2008'') *First UNCG duo (along with

Ricky Hickman Richard Marciano Hickman, Jr. (born September 1, 1985) is an American-born naturalized Georgian former professional basketball player. He represented the Georgian national basketball team in international competitions. Standing at , he played at ...

) to both score 500 points in a single season (''2007'') *First player in school history to record three straight 400-point seasons (''2005–2007'') :First player to then achieve it four straight times (''2005–2008'') *UNCG consecutive games with at least one block (37) (''2005–2006'') *UNCG all-time leading scorer (2,187) *UNCG all-time leading rebounder (1,047) *Only UNCG player to join the 2000 / 1000 club * NCAA DI – one of only six players to ever record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 300 blocks in a career *Southern Conference all-time leading shot blocker (349) *Southern Conference single season blocked shots (106) (''2005'') *Southern Conference leader in blocks for four consecutive seasons (''2005–2008'') *Southern Conference consecutive double-digit scoring games (81) (''2005–2008'')

Professional career

* 2× Italian Second Division Cup Winner: (2009, 2010) * Italian Second Division Cup MVP: (2009) *

Winner: (2010) * German League All-Star Game MVP: (2011) *

German Cup The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English, is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundes ...

Winner: (2011) * German League Champion: (2011) * German League Finals MVP: (2011) * 4×

Champion: (

) * Greek League Champion: (

) * 6×

VTB League The VTB United League () is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2009. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it is the first tier of Russian ...

Champion: (

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

–

) * 3×

: (

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

) * VTB United League Defensive Player of the Year: (2016) * 3× LBA champion (

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

) * 2×

Italian Cup Coppa Italia () is the annual domestic cup of Italian football. The knockout competition was organized by the DDS and the Lega Calcio until the 2009–10 season and by Lega Serie A ever since. Juventus is the competition's most successf ...

winner (

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

) *

Italian Super Cup The Supercoppa Italiana, also known as the Italian Super Cup, is an annual super cup tournament in Italian football. Founded in 1988 as a two-team competition, it has featured four teams since 2023 (the winners and runners-up of the previous sea ...

winner (

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

) * 2× LBA Best Defender (2021, 2022) * EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team: (2020)

References

External links

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High school career

College career

Freshman season (2004–2005)

Sophomore season (2005–2006)

Junior season (2006–2007)

Senior season (2007–2008)

Professional career

NBA Summer League

Veroli Basket (2008–2010)

Brose Bamberg (2010–2011)

Olympiacos (2011–2013)

CSKA Moscow (2013–2020)

Olimpia Milano (2020–2024)

Coaching Career

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Domestic leagues

College

Personal life

Philanthropy

Awards and accomplishments

College career

Professional career

See also

References

External links