- Born
- Birth nameKirk James Hinrich
- Nickname
- Captain Kirk
- Height6′ 2¾″ (1.90 m)
- Kirk Hinrich is an American former professional basketball player. He has been a member of the USA National Team.
Growing up in Sioux City, Iowa, Hinrich was exposed to basketball at an early age. His father, Jim, coached him from the third grade through high school. As a high school senior, Hinrich was named the 1999 Co-Iowa Mr. Basketball, along with future college teammate and roommate Nick Collison. Hinrich originally committed to play basketball at Iowa State but when the coach at the time, Tim Floyd, took the head coaching position for the NBA's Chicago Bulls, Hinrich changed his mind and decided to attend the University of Kansas. Hinrich helped Kansas to consecutive Final Fours in 2002 and 2003, his junior and seniors seasons.
He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the seventh pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. Hinrich is the Bulls' all-time leader in three-point field goals. After seven seasons with the Bulls, he had short stints with the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks before returning to the Bulls in 2012. In 2016, he was traded back to the Atlanta Hawks.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bazza the Beast
- SpouseJill Fisher(July 7, 2007 - present) (1 child)
- Is one of the few players in the NBA to have played all four years in college.
- Selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 7th overall pick in the NBA draft out of the University of Kansas.
- Nick name is captain Kirk.
- Traded to the Washington Wizards.
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