Russell Hinder

Russell Hinder
Position Power Forward
Centre
Nickname Rusty
Height 208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Weight 110 kg (242 lb)
Team Townsville Crocodiles
Nationality  Australia
Born 10 July 1979 (1979-07-10) (age 32)
Sydney, New South Wales
Junior Association Bankstown Bruins Waratah
College/University University of San Francisco
Augusta State University
Debut 2002
Previous Clubs West Sydney Razorbacks 2002-2005
Hunter Pirates 2005-2006
Sydney Kings 2006-2008
Townsville Crocodiles 2008-present
Career Highlights Commonwealth Games squad member (2006) FIBA suqad member (2006)

Russell Hinder (born 10 July 1979 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian basketball player currently playing in the NBL for the Townsville Crocodiles.

Russell went to the University of San Francisco before transferring to Augusta State University.[1]

He then came back to sign up with the West Sydney Razorbacks in which his last season with the club he not only lead the team to a NBL Grand Final, his season performance got him third in the Most Improved player award. He then went to play for the Hunter Pirates where he spent one year their before they left the league.[2]

He then joined the Sydney Kings where he earned himself a spot in the Australian Boomers team where the Boomers won the Gold Medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and also a spot at the FIBA World Championships that same year. He also led the Sydney Kings to two Grand Finals but was unsuccessful losing to the Melbourne Tigers on both occasions. Just like the Pirates, the Kings had to fold at the end of the 2007/08 NBL season.

Without a club, Russell was about to retire before he signed with the Townsville Crocodiles as just days before he signed the Crocodiles lost their star centre Ben Pepper who had “family issues”. Once Hinder landed in Townsville, he announced that he wants to help the Crocs win an NBL championship as the team has not won a Championship and Hinder has been in three NBL finals but has never won a series.[3]

Hinder won the 2008-09 Townsville Crocodiles' Players’ Player Award.[4]

Hinder will be sidelined for the entire 2011/12 NBL season with a broken leg.

References

  1. ^ Cowley, Michael (3 April 2004). "Hinder swaps football boots for hoops". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/02/1080544690943.html. Retrieved 15 March 2010. 
  2. ^ "Our Croc: Russell Hinder". Lakers Basketball Club. http://www.lakers.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=84856&orgID=567&Oname=Lakers&O1c=8&O10c=8. Retrieved 15 March 2010. 
  3. ^ Stewart, Antony (3 June 2009). "Townsville Crocs sign Hinder". Townsville Bulletin. http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2009/06/03/56871_sport.html. Retrieved 15 March 2010. 
  4. ^ "Townsville Crocodiles - Award Winners". National Basketball League. http://www.nbl.com.au/index.php?id=184. Retrieved 15 March 2010. 
4 Bogut | 5 Barlow | 6 Mackinnon | 7 Kendall | 8 Newley  | 9 Bruton | 10 Smith | 11 Worthington | 12 Kickert | 13 Hinder | 14 Bruce | 15 Helliwell | Coach: Goorjian