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Freshman’s role in a record-breaking season MEN’S BASKETBALL JACKSON GATLIN
SENIOR STAFF WRITER @JTGATLIN
This year’s men’s basketball team has a level of depth that past teams lacked, especially when it comes to scoring. A key element of the No. 17 Cougars’ team also happens to be one of its newest members, freshman guard Nate Hinton. “He’s a freshman, but he can play,” said head coach Kelvin Sampson. “He’s a high-level player. Nate’s one of the best guard rebounders around.” Sampson’s fondness for a player who can hit the boards should come as no surprise, as
he has preached defense and rebounding above all else. Off the bench, Hinton has averaged 4.3 rebounds per contest. That is good enough for fourth-best on the team and second-best among guards, trailing only junior Armoni Brooks. In addition to rebounding, Hinton has racked up a respectable number of steals this season. He is leading the team with 1.4 steals per game, in large part due to his lively style of play.
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Hinton was a four-star recruit out of North Carolina and led his high school team to back-to-back state semifinals, as well as a state championship game. Hinton received scholarship offers from Cincinnati, Boston College and Clemson — among others — but Sampson was the one who sold him on the program. “In the recruiting process, coach (Sampson) told me about the vision and the plan about everything,” Hinton said. “This is my first college season. Everything is my first.
I’m just trying to adjust to everything.” Although he has spent just six months as a Cougar, Hinton appears well-adjusted. His impact on the hardwood has already been felt and praised. “Highly energetic, high, high voltage freshman,” Sampson said. “There’s not one thing in this game that he’s not pretty good at.” The head coach’s words ring true. Hinton is like a Swiss Army knife on the court. Against NJIT he was a facilitator and pickpocket,
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finishing with five assists and three steals, both seasonhighs. When Memphis came to town a week later, he was a scorer and rebounder, pouring in 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting to go along with nine boards. The following game at Temple — the Cougars’ only loss of the season — Hinton stretched the floor and kept the defense honest as he shot 3-of-5 from distance for 60 percent.
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