Kyle Hines

Kyle Terrel Hines (born September 2, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the power forward and center positions. Hines played college basketball with the UNC Greensboro Spartans of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. With Olympiacos Piraeus, he won two EuroLeague championships (2012 and 2013), before winning another two with CSKA Moscow (2016 and 2019). Hines also won the EuroLeague Best Defender 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 Camden Catholic High School, where he played on the freshman team before transferring to Timber Creek Regional High School 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. (his brother Tyler is also a 1,000-point career scorer at Timber Creek). Other accolades received during his senior season include;

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

On December 3, Hines set a school sophomore record when he recorded 21 rebounds against the College of Charleston. Hines was named to the USBWA All-District Team and All-Southern Conference First Team. With Bamberg, he won the German Supercup, BBL-Pokal, and the German League championship. Hines was awarded the Bundesliga Finals MVP in 2011. He was also named the MVP of the BBL All-Star Game that same season.

Olympiacos (2011–2013)

In July 2011, Hines signed with Olympiacos Piraeus of the Greek Basket League. With Olympiacos, he won the EuroLeague championship at both the 2012 EuroLeague Final Four and the 2013 EuroLeague Final Four, and the Greek League championship in 2012. 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 center-forward. 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 CSKA Moscow. In the 2014–15 season, CSKA Moscow managed to advance to the EuroLeague Final Four for the fourth straight season, after eliminating Panathinaikos Athens 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 Vassilis Spanoulis. 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 VTB United League, 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 2016 EuroLeague Final Four. In the summer of 2017, Hines competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN, 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 Philadelphia based team that was coached by the NBA brothers duo Markieff and Marcus Morris. 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 EuroLeague Best Defender for the 2017–18 season. Hines also won the EuroLeague championship with CSKA Moscow, at the 2019 EuroLeague Final Four.

Olimpia Milano (2020–2024) In May 2020, Hines signed a two-year contract with the Italian League club Olimpia Milano, after spending the previous 7 seasons with the Russian VTB United League club CSKA Moscow. 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.

Post-playing 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 Instagram.

Prior to the start of the 2025-26 NBA Season. The NBA G League affiliate Long Island Nets announced that Hines moved from his assistant coach role with the Brooklyn Nets to the Nets’ G League affiliate and will serve as assistant general manager.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

†Denotes season in which Hines won the EuroLeague* Led the league

Domestic leagues Year Team League

College

Personal life Born in Sicklerville, New Jersey, to Deidre Ledgister and Reggie Hines, Kyle spent his childhood growing up in South Jersey, outside of Philadelphia. Hines' father, Reggie, was a part of several different NFL training camps.

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:)

Awards UNC Greensboro Spartans Athletics Hall of Fame (2025) Southern Conference Player of the Year (2007) Southern Conference Rookie of the Year (2005) 3× First-team All-SoCon (2006–2008) All-Freshman Team SoCon (2005) AP Honorable mention All-American (2007) 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's "Diaper Dandy of the Week", at one point during freshman season (2005) USBWA All-District Selection three consecutive times (2006–2008) Named to three Mid-Major 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 played versus East Tennessee State (OT), on January 18, 2005 38 points versus Marshall University (OT), on November 11, 2006 21 rebounds versus College of Charleston, on December 3, 2005 6 assists versus Montreat College, 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 double-doubles (2005)

Tied UNCG single game blocked shots (7) (four times)

UNCG single game rebounds (21) (2005)

Fleming Gymnasium rebounds record (18) (2005)

UNCG freshman season rebounds (259) (2005)

UNCG freshman field goals made (175) (2005)

UNCG sophomore single season points (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 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) 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) German Supercup Winner: (2010) German League All-Star Game MVP: (2011) German Cup Winner: (2011) German League Champion: (2011) German League Finals MVP: (2011) 4× EuroLeague Champion: (2012, 2013, 2016, 2019) Greek League Champion: (2012) 6× VTB League Champion: (2014–2019) 3× EuroLeague Best Defender: (2016, 2018, 2022) VTB United League Defensive Player of the Year: (2016) 3× LBA champion (2022, 2023, 2024) 2× Italian Cup winner (2021, 2022) Italian Super Cup winner (2020) 2× LBA Best Defender (2021, 2022) EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team: (2020)