A preseason All-America candidate who enters his senior year as one of the nation's best all-around guards... After spending two years at the point, Hinrich moved to the wing last season and flourished in that role... Has shown he can do it all -- score, pass and defend -- at the highest level... Displays one of the purest outside touches in the nation, while also nailing an impressive percent of his free throw attempts... Pushes the ball upcourt at breakneck speed... Hinrich's athleticism often surprises opposing defenders, as he can get to the hole and finish in impressive fashion... Also checks-in as one of the league's best perimeter defenders... Ranks in 32nd place on Kansas' all-time scoring list with 1,112 career points... Currently in eighth place on the Jayhawks' all-time three-point field goals chart with 146... Checks-in fifth on KU's all-time assists list with 538.

2001-02

Earned honorable mention All-America honors from the Associated Press... A Sporting News third-team All-America selection... Also chosen as a Basketball Times second-team All-American... Made the USBWA All-District VI team... A first-team All-Big 12 selection (AP and Coaches)... Named NABC third-team All-American and NABC All-District 12 first team... A two-time Big 12 Player of the Week (March 4, Feb. 11)... Earned two awards at the team's annual postseason banquet -- the Dutch Lonborg Free Throw Percentage Award and the Ted Owens Defensive Player Award... Ranked third on the team in scoring with a career-high 14.8 points per game... Checked-in second on the squad in assists with 5.0 per contest... Grabbed 4.8 rebounds per game... Played 30.9 minutes per contest -- ranking second on the squad... Shot 54.1 percent from the floor and a team-best 47.8 percent from beyond the arc -- good for best in the Big 12 Conference... Nailed a team-high 80.8 percent of his free throws... Ranked third on the team with 59 steals... Led the team in scoring four times and in assists 12 times... Raised his averages to 17.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in conference play... Scored 15 points to go with six boards and nine assists at No. 4 Arizona on Dec. 1... Showed his versatility by collecting 15 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals against UMKC on Dec. 8... Went off for 19 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at Colorado on Jan. 5... Tallied 15 points, three rebounds and seven assists in a home win over No. 5 Oklahoma on Jan. 19... Went 8-for-11 from the floor en route to scoring 23 points against No. 22 Missouri on Jan. 28... Erupted for 26 points -- including going a career-high 10-for-10 from the free throw line -- to go with seven boards and six assists at Kansas State on Feb. 4... Came back the next game to explode for a career-high 28 points against No. 24 Texas Tech on Feb. 9... Notched 24 points, six rebounds and four assists against K-State at home on Feb. 27... Followed that up by scoring 25 points and grabbing nine boards in a tough road win at Missouri to close out the regular season on March 3... Despite suffering a severe ankle sprain in the first half against Holy Cross in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Hinrich came off the bench to score 15 points, grab five rebounds and dish out eight assists against No. 24 Stanford in round two... Tallied 14 points and nine rebounds in the win over No. 11 Oregon in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship game on March 24.

2000-01

Named second-team All-Big 12 by the Associated Press and third-team all-league by the coaches... A second-team All-Big 12 selection by the Sporting News... Voted to the Big 12's All-Improved Team... Earned three awards at the team's annual postseason banquet -- the Clyde Lovellette Most Improved Player Award, the Dutch Lonborg Free Throw Percentage Award and the Cedric Hunter/Jacque Vaughn Assists Award... Averaged 11.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 32.7 minutes per game... Dished 229 assists, good for fourth on KU's single-season chart... His 6.9 assists per game ranked eighth-best in the country... Shot 50.5 percent from long distance, good for the Big 12 lead and the best single-season three-point percentage mark in KU history... Hit 84.3 percent of his free throws... Blocked nine shots and led the squad with 43 steals... Only KU player to start all 33 games... Led the team in scoring in four games and in assists 29 times... Reached double figures in points on 20 occasions... Exploded for 21 points and six rebounds in the season opener versus UCLA Nov. 9 in New York City... Dished 11 assists and made two steals in the win over St. John's at the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Nov. 10... Dropped nine assists to go along with nine points in the home opener versus North Dakota Nov. 17... Recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 assists against Boise State Nov. 20... Hit 7-of-8 field goals -- including 5-of-6 threes -- for 22 points in the win over Washburn Nov. 25... Recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 dimes against Middle Tennessee State Nov. 27... Dished nine assists to only one turnover in the win over Nebraska Jan. 17... Scored seven points and recorded 10 assists versus Texas A&M Jan. 20... Tallied nine points and 11 assists in the win at Colorado Jan. 22... Poured in 18 points and made 4-of-6 long-distance tries against Kansas State Jan. 27... Netted 20 points to go with five rebounds and five assists against Oklahoma State Feb. 10... Scorched the nets for a career-high 26 points against Baylor Feb. 12... Tossed in 20 points, recorded 11 assists and secured seven boards at Nebraska Feb. 25... Scored seven points and passed for nine assists in the NCAA Tournament win over Cal State Northridge March 16 in Dayton, Ohio... Scored 14 points with five assists in the loss to Illinois March 23 in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

1999-2000

Earned two team awards at KU's annual season-ending banquet -- the Clyde Lovellette Most Improved Player Award and the Cedric Hunter/Jacque Vaughn Assists Award... Saw action in all 34 games, starting the final 13 at point guard... Averaged 5.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game... Paced the team with 123 assists -- the fourth-most assists ever by a Kansas freshman... Finished fourth on the team in steals with 35 -- the seventh most by a KU freshman... At just 6-3, Hinrich blocked 17 shots on the year... Shot 43 percent from the field and 74 percent from the line... Canned 25 treys -- good for third on the team... Came off the bench for his career debut against Fairfield, scoring eight points on 4-of-6 shooting to go with one rebound, five assists and one block... Recorded a then-career-high nine assists in the Jayhawks' win over Xavier on Nov. 26 in the Great Alaska Shootout... Scored a then-career-high 12 points -- on four three-pointers -- to go with three boards, five assists and one steal in a loss at Oklahoma State on Feb. 7... Recorded a then-career-high four steals along with eight points and four assists at Kansas State... Poured in 10 points and dropped six dimes in a win at Nebraska... Scored 11 points, dished out two assists and grabbed a then-career-high six rebounds at Texas on Feb. 28... Tallied 11 points, six assists and three rebounds in a Senior Day win over Missouri in Allen Fieldhouse... Tied a career-high with 12 points while tallying six assists and playing solid defense on Duke point guard Jason Williams in a narrow NCAA Tournament second-round loss to the Blue Devils... Scored in double figures five times, led the 'Hawks in scoring three times and paced Kansas in assists 16 times... Averaged 21.4 minutes per game.

High School

Sioux City West High School (1999)... Averaged 23.2 points and 4.3 steals per game as a senior... Led the Wolverines to the 4A state championship... Scored 25 points in the championship game... Broke the school single-season scoring record, previously held by former Iowa Hawkeye Kyle Galloway, with 579 points... Set school career records with 1,274 points, 456 assists and 240 steals... Named honorable mention All-America by Parade and USA Today... Earned numerous individual honors including Co-Iowa Mr. Basketball (with Nick Collison), all-metro, all-northwest Iowa and all-state tournament... Scored 34 points in an Iowa high school all-star game... Played in the Nike Hoop Summit in late March, where he teamed with Nick Collison... Scored seven points, going 3-of-3 from the field and dished out two assists at the Hoop Summit, helping the USA beat an international team, 107-95... Participated in the DaDa Classic (where he roomed with Drew Gooden) and in the Kentucky Derby All-Star Game... Averaged 17.9 points and shot 56.1 percent from the field as a junior... A two-time All-State selection... Graduated with honors.