Rico Hines

DaRico Travone Hines (born February 17, 1978) is an American basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball with the UCLA Bruins.

College career Hines received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2002, with a minor in African-American studies. His time as a basketball player there overlapped with future NBA star Baron Davis, among others.

Coaching career

From 2006 to 2010, Hines was a player/athletic development assistant for the NBA's Golden State Warriors where he worked under then head coach Don Nelson. In 2019, he was promoted to being the Director of Player Development alongside his coaching duties.

In 2022, Hines left the Kings organization and announced he would be part of the Raptors' staff. Another UCLA teammate, Earl Watson, was entering his second season coaching with the team. He was also familiar with incumbent All-Star Pascal Siakam, who he trained to usher in a breakout performance for in 2018–19.

He spent one season with Toronto before following former Raptors coach Nick Nurse to the Philadelphia 76ers as an assistant.

During offseasons, Hines orchestrates well-documented summer pick-up games at UCLA known as Rico Hines Runs. They feature NBA players and others from overseas leagues and frequently circulate online.

Personal life

Hines married actress Tichina Arnold on August 18, 2012. Arnold is best known for her role as Pamela James in the FOX sitcom Martin (1992–97). In January 2016, Tichina Arnold told People Magazine that she and Hines were divorcing.

Hines married Banking Executive Kathleen Olson on August 2, 2025.