CHARLOTTE, NC – UNC Greensboro alumnus Kyle Hines has been named to the 18-player roster for the Charlotte Bobcats’ summer camp, beginning this week in Las Vegas.
Hines received the invite last week and the Bobcats made it official on Monday when they announced the complete list of invitees. Hines, a 6-6 forward from Sicklerville, NJ, worked out for the Bobcats’ front office staff and head coach Larry Brown immediately following last month’s NBA Pre-Draft Camp in Orlando, FL. Interestingly, he was among six big men brought in for that workout. Hines had been tried as a small forward in Orlando, a position he hasn’t regularly played before. Hines dominated as a big man at the Portsmouth Invitational a month before that, setting a record for field goal percentage at the 56 year-old tournament.
At the PIT, Hines finished the three-day tournament shooting 22-of-28 from the floor for 78.6 percent, the best shooting percentage in the history of the 56-year tournament. He eclipsed the previous mark of 76.5 percent in 2004 by Xavier’s Justin Cage (13-for-17). Hines’ 17.3 ppg scoring average was best on his team and fourth overall among the 64 players at the PIT. His 10 blocked shots was tied for the most at the tournament this season, equaling the total of Drexel’s Frank Elegar, and just one shy of the tournament record. He also averaged 7.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals, which was tied for third-best during the three days.
Hines will join Texas guard D.J. Augustin, Clemson forward James Mays and Wake Forest center Kyle Visser among the 11 rookies that are being invited to summer camp. The team, which also features second-year players Guillermo Diaz and Jared Dudley, will play in the Las Vegas Summer League beginning July 12. In the first of five summer league games, Charlotte will face the Los Angeles Clippers at the Cox Pavilion at 6 pm ET. The July 19 game against New York – the last Charlotte will play in Las Vegas – will be televised nationally by NBA TV.
Hines, who earned his third straight USBWA All-District selection this season, set career records at UNCG with 2,187 points, 1,047 rebounds and 349 blocks. He is one of 97 players in college basketball history to record 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds and one of just six to also have 300 career blocks joining Alonzo Mourning, David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Pervis Ellison and Derrick Coleman. This past season, he averaged 19.2 ppg, second in the Southern Conference behind Stephen Curry. He also led the conference in blocks with 95 and in rebounding at 9.1 per contest. His 56 steals also ranked among the conference’s leaders. He became just the fourth player in the Southern Conference’s 62-years of all-conference selections to become a four-time first-team selection and the first in 20 years.
Hines scored in double figures in each of his last 81 games, the longest active streak in the nation. He finished in the Top 5 among active players in career points, career rebounds, career blocked shots and career double-doubles (45).
2008 Charlotte Bobcats Summer Camp Invitees
|
No. |
Player |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Birthdate |
College |
Yrs Pro |
|
21 |
Alexis Ajinca |
C |
7-0 |
220 |
5/6/88 |
France |
R |
|
14 |
D.J. Augustin |
G |
6-0 |
180 |
11/10/87 |
Texas |
R |
|
5 |
Jackie Butler |
C |
6-10 |
260 |
3/10/85 |
Coastal Christian HS (VA) |
3 |
|
33 |
Jermareo Davidson |
F/C |
6-10 |
230 |
11/17/84 |
Alabama |
1 |
|
42 |
Chuck Davis |
F |
6-7 |
230 |
4/20/84 |
Alabama |
R |
|
23 |
Guillermo Diaz |
G |
6-2 |
185 |
3/4/85 |
Miami (FL) |
1 |
|
4 |
Jared Dudley |
G/F |
6-7 |
225 |
7/10/85 |
Boston College |
1 |
|
27 |
Orien Greene |
G/F |
6-4 |
208 |
2/4/82 |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
3 |
|
30 |
Donnell Harvey |
F |
6-8 |
223 |
8/26/80 |
Florida |
5 |
|
6 |
Kyle Hines |
F |
6-6 |
230 |
9/2/86 |
UNC Greensboro |
R |
|
15 |
Ryan Hollins |
C |
7-0 |
230 |
10/10/84 |
UCLA |
2 |
|
2 |
Othello Hunter |
F |
6-8 |
225 |
5/28/86 |
Ohio State |
R |
|
25 |
David Logan |
G |
6-1 |
170 |
12/26/82 |
Indianapolis |
R |
|
3 |
James Mays |
F |
6-9 |
230 |
3/3/86 |
Clemson |
R |
|
12 |
Mustafa Shakur |
G |
6-3 |
190 |
8/18/84 |
Arizona |
R |
|
1 |
Kyle Visser |
C |
6-11 |
255 |
10/19/85 |
Wake Forest |
R |
|
26 |
Brandon Wallace |
F |
6-9 |
203 |
3/14/85 |
South Carolina |
R |
|
17 |
Kyle Weaver |
G |
6-6 |
201 |
2/18/86 |
Washington State |
R |
Charlotte Bobcats 2008 Summer League Schedule
|
July 12 |
Charlotte vs. L.A. Clippers (COX Pavilion, 6:00 PM, EST) |
|
July 13 |
Charlotte vs. New Orleans (COX Pavilion, 4:00 PM, EST) |
|
July 15 |
Charlotte vs. Golden State (Thomas & Mack, 10:30 PM, EST) |
|
July 18 |
Charlotte vs. Detroit (COX Pavilion, 6:00 PM, EST) |
|
July 19 |
Charlotte vs. New York (COX Pavilion, 4:00 PM, EST) |
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