Tyson Boyd Hinz (born October 12, 1991) is a former Canadian professional

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player. Hinz played the power forward position, and last played for

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of the German

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College career

Hinz enjoyed a decorated career at

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, winning four straight CIS championships with the Ravens. In 2011, Hinz was presented with the Mike Moser Memorial Trophy as the CIS Outstanding Player and won the Jack Donohue Trophy (MVP of CIS Championship) twice (2011, 2014). In 2011, Hinz also won the OUA and CIS Male Athlete of the Year award. He received All-Canada First Team honours in 2011, 2012 and 2013 as well as Second Team honors in 2014. In his last season with Carleton (2013–14), Hinz averaged 17 points and 6 rebounds per game. He was also named the CIS Tournament MVP and was named an Academic All-Canadian in the same season.

Professional career

Hinz started his professional career in the 2014–15 season, with Landstede Basketbal in the

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. He finished 4th with Landstede, and the team was defeated in the

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semifinals. Hinz averaged 13.1 points over the DBL regular season. He re-signed with Landstede for the 2015–16 season. That season, Hinz was named to the

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. On August 3, 2016, Hinz signed with

of the German second-tier

. Averaging 8.4 points and 3.9 rebounds in 18:18 minutes per contest, he helped them capture the 2017 ProA title.

International play

Hinz competed with Team Canada in the

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in Mexico and was a key-part of Canada’s silver-winning squad at the 2011 World University Games in China. He averaged 15.9 points, 5.3 boards and 2.1 assists a game during the tournament, while receiving ''eurobasket.com'' All-World University Games First Team honors.

Statistics

Retirement

Hinz ended his professional basketball career in 2017 and began a new career in digital marketing. Hinz is currently working for WebMarketers, a local digital marketing agency in Ottawa as an Account Executive.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hinz, Tyson 1991 births Living people Basketball people from Quebec Basketball players from Ottawa Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Canadian men's basketball players Carleton Ravens basketball players Dutch Basketball League players Landstede Hammers players Pan American Games competitors for Canada Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from Sherbrooke Universiade medalists in basketball Universiade silver medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade