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Evan Hinson

  • position G
  • height 6-4
  • weight 238
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Deltona, Fla.
  • High school Deltona
  • position G
  • height 6-4
  • weight 238
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Deltona, Fla.
  • High school Deltona

Evan Hinson Bio

2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Saw action in 23 games with 17 starts on the season
  • Averaged 2.7 points and 1.3 rebounds per game
  • In SEC games, averaged 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds per game
  • Saw his first action of the season vs. Wyoming (Dec. 2), after joining the team following the conclusion of the football regular season
  • Scored three points in home win over Coastal Carolina (Dec. 9)
  • Missed the Limestone contest (Dec. 27) and the SEC opener at Ole Miss (Dec. 31) due to Carolina’s football bowl game
  • Scored six points in 13 minutes of action in home win vs. Vanderbilt (Jan. 6), and followed with five points at Alabama (Jan. 9), and a then-career high eight in win at Georgia (Jan. 13)
  • Scored eight points, hitting a career high three attempts from the floor, matching a career high with a pair of 3s, in win at No. 20/22 Florida (Jan. 24)
  • Matched his career high for the third time with eight points in OT loss at Mississippi State (Feb. 24)
  • Pulled down two rebounds in SEC Tournament matchup vs. Arkansas (March 8

2016-17 (FRESHMAN)

  • Saw action in eight games after joining the men’s basketball team following the conclusion of the Gamecock football season
  • Averaged 1.1 points and 0.6 rebounds per game
  • Tallied first points of his career in win at LSU (Feb. 1), connecting on a pair of free throws
  • Scored three points in home win over Tennessee (Feb. 25), connecting on the first 3-point basket of his career
  • Provided a spark off the bench in SEC Tournament play against Alabama (March 10), scoring four points and pulling down two rebounds in just four minutes
  • Saw action in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup vs. No. 3 seed Baylor (March 24)

PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA

  • Averaged 20.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a senior at Deltona High, earning Daytona Beach News-Journal’s Player of the Year award for the second straight season
  • Averaged 23.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game as a junior when he was named the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s Player of the Year on the hardwood
  • Played for his father, Denny, at Deltona High
  • On the gridiron, earned honorable mention Class 6A all-state recognition and caught 24 passes for 465 yards and six touchdowns while making 35 tackles, including eight tackles for loss and five sacks, as a senior

PERSONAL

  • Son of Shandris and Denny Hinson
  • Has a brother, Blake, who plays basketball at Ole Miss
  • Also a member of the Carolina football team playing tight end
  • A sport and entertainment management major