Onlympiacos inks Kyle Hines
Olympiacos BC announces reaching an agreement with the American center Kyle Hines.
Who is Who…
Date of birth: 2/9/1986
Place of birth: Sicklerville, New Jersey
Position: Center
Height: 1.98m.
Former Teams: North Carolina Greensboro, Prima Veroli, Brose Baskets Bamberg
Accolades: German Champion and Cup winner of the 2010-11 season.
His stats…
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG % 3FG % FT % Reb St As Bl
2004/05 NC Green. 30 408 13.6 175/281 62.3 0/1 0 58/108 53.7 259 38 23 106
2005/06 NC Green. 30 578 19.3 237/373 63.5 2/11 18.2 98/178 55.1 247 51 57 84
2006/07 NC Green. 29 605 20.9 232/414 56 1/6 16.7 138/230 60 260 40 26 64
2007/08 NC Green. 31 596 19.2 234/415 56.4 1/8 12.5 125/199 62.8 281 56 43 95
2008/09 Veroli 34 574 16.9 239/362 66 0/8 0 96/164 58.5 294 102 32 60
2009/10 Veroli 40 738 18.5 292/456 64 3/16 18.8 145/251 57.8 325 140 36 65
2010/11
EUROLEAGUE Bamberg 10 129 12,9 54/84 64 0/0 - 21/45 46,7 54 8 5 11
GERMANY Bamberg 46 478 10,4 193/316 61 1/3 33 89/170 52 210 32 41 56
«I’ve got heart…»
Kyle Hines is the first acquisition of Olympiacos for the season. The American center who has played against the ‘reds’ during last season’s Euroleague, spoke to www.olympiacosbc.gr for the new chapter in his career…
“I’m very excited about his deal. Olympiacos has tradition, history and is a big name. It’s a great opportunity for me and at the same time a dream come true” the 25year old center said at first and went on commenting with more details about his new team: “Last season I played against Olympiacos and I saw the atmosphere in the gym. I also know the big rivalry in Greece between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos and I know there have been quite a few changes with all the teams this season. Our goals don’t change however. There may be not too great names with Olympiacos this season, but we are going to have a tough teams and we’ll be covering for one another”.
Hines gave extra emphasis on two different names with Olympiacos, Vassilis Spanoulis and Dusan Ivkovic: “I’m coming to the team to become the shield for Vassilis. To get him screens and make his life easier. Whoever messes with him, will have to deal with me. He’s a great player, one of the best in Europe and I’m really very excited to be playing for coach Ivkovic, who is a living legend. I believe I’ve got lots to learn from him and I’ll do the best I can to prove him right for choosing me”.
Finally, the 25year old center answered to all those who think he’s too short to defend the basket: “In my entire career, I’ve been listening to the same thing. I’m fast, I jump high, I play strong, and above all, I’ve got heart. Nothing has been given to me so far”.