Rico Hines

DaRico "Rico" Travone Hines (born February 17, 1978) is an American basketball coach currently working as an assistant for the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League.

High School Playing Career

"As a senior in 1996, Hines helped lead Saint John’s at Prospect Hall to a 21-3 overall record, a No. 7 national prep ranking by USA Today and a No. 2 east coast rating by USA Today … It was the fourth straight season that Saint John’s at Prospect Hall was rated in the USA Today national high school Top 25 rankings … He was one of three players to earn Div. I scholarships from Saint John’s at Prospect Hall in 1996, joining Nate James (Duke) and Womi Mohamed (Clemson) … In ‘96, he averaged 11.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.4 steals a game, while shooting 59.0 from the field and 67.0 from the foul line … Hines’ season-highs included 21 points and 12 rebounds … He was a first-team All-Area selection … MVP of the Frederick County All-Star game, scoring 27 points … Transferred to Saint John’s at Prospect Hall from D. H. Conley High School in Greenville, NC … At D. H. Conley, Hines averaged 19.0 points and was also a standout football and baseball performer … As a quarterback in football, Hines threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth leading Conley to the State championship game." - UCLAbruins.com ^[1]

Prep School Playing Career

"At Hargrave, for the 1996-97 season, Hines averaged 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists while leading Hargrave to a 19-2 overall record … At the prestigious Fork Union Invitational that featured the nation’s top post-graduate schools, Hines led Hargrave to the team title and he was named the invite’s MVP, averaging 21 points in three victories." - UCLAbruins.com ^[1]

College career

2001-02 - Entered a 5th season after the redshirt season. Additional information for this season is needed.

2000-01 — A senior tri-captain with Earl Watson and Ryan Bailey, Hines suffered a torn lateral meniscus (cartilage) in his right knee on Oct. 27 and had successful arthroscopic surgery on Nov. 1 … He redshirted and will return in 2001-02 joining UCLA’s four other seniors. 1999-00 — Hines was a tri-captain with fellow junior Earl Watson and senior Sean Farnham … Started seven games, including the first four before coming off the bench against DePaul … In his 29 games, he averaged 14.7 minutes, 3.4 points and 2.1 rebounds … In the NCAA first round game against Ball State, he played five minutes and contributed one rebound and one steal … In the NCAA second round victory over Maryland, he played 11 minutes and contributed nine points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal … His second three-pointer was UCLA’s 13th of the game, setting a new school record … In the Sweet 16 vs. Iowa State, he played seven minutes and finished with two points, two rebounds and one steal … At UCLA’s season-ending banquet, Hines was given the Bruin Hoopsters J. D. Morgan Memorial Award for Outstanding Team Play. HINES’ SEASON-HIGHS — 26 minutes vs. Purdue (12/30/99) and North Carolina (1/15/00); a career-high 12 points at Washington State (1/8/00); five rebounds vs. Purdue (12/30/99); five assists at Washington State (1/8/00); a career-high three steals at North Carolina (1/15/00).

1998-99 — Hines played in six games after returning from a fractured fifth metatarsal of his right foot (a pin was inserted on Jan. 14) … In 20 games (six starts) on the year, Hines averaged 12.6 minutes, 2.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists, shooting 38.3 from the field, 33.3 (7-21) from three-point range and 43.8 (7-16) from the foul line …In NCAA play, Hines appeared in his sixth consecutive game since coming back from right foot surgery, playing five minutes off the bench in the first round game vs. Detroit . HINES’ SEASON-HIGHS — a career-high 33 minutes vs. San Francisco (11/26/98) at The Puerto Rico Shootout; 11 points vs. Delaware State (12/2/98); a career-high six rebounds vs. San Francisco (11/26/98); a career-high six assists vs. Loyola Marymount (12/29/98); one steal five times, last vs. Oregon State (1/7/99) and a career-high one blocked shot vs. Delaware State (12/2/98).

1997-98 — Hines appeared in 23 games and came on strong at the end of the season … In UCLA’s final 10 games, he averaged 17.2 minutes and recorded a season-high in points (nine vs. California in Pauley) and a career-best in rebounds (six at USC) … In UCLA’S NCAA “Sweet 16” loss to Kentucky, Hines played 18 minutes and contributed four points, four rebounds and one steal … In the NCAA win over Michigan, he played 15 minutes … In the victory over Miami, Hines played 20 minutes, grabbed two rebounds, had one assist and also took a pair of charges … Hines averaged 1.9 points and 1.5 rebounds … At the Bruins’ annual season-ending banquet, Hines was given the Elvin C ‘Ducky’ Drake Award for competitive spirit, inspiration and unselfish contribution. HINES’ SEASON-HIGHS —nine points vs. California (2/14/98); a career-high six rebounds vs. USC (2/18/98); two assists, three times, last vs.Arizona (3/7/98); a career-high one blocked shot vs. Northern Arizona (12/18/97) and Arizona State (3/5/98); two steals vs. Northern Arizona (12/18/97) and 22 minutes vs. USC (2/18/98)." - UCLAbruins.com ^[1]

Hines received a bachelor's degree in history from UCLA in 2002, with a minor in African-American studies.

Coaching career

From 2006-2010 Hines worked as a player/athletic development assistant for the NBA's Golden State Warriors where he worked under then head coach Don Nelson.

From 2010-2015, he joined the St John's Red Storm as an Assistant Basketball Coach under Head Coach Steve Lavin.

On September 28, 2016, Hines was named assistant coach of the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League.^[2]

Personal life

Hines married actress Tichina Arnold on August 18, 2012. Arnold is best known for her role as Pamela James in the FOX sitcom Martin (1992–97).
In January 2016, Tichina Arnold told People Magazine that she would be divorcing Hines, allegedly due to a scandal involving infidelity.^[3]

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