As the CIAA Tournament begins in Charlotte next week, there are a few questions that linger for the Shaw men’s basketball team. Can it advance beyond the quarterfinal round after securing its third consecutive Southern Division title?
The next question is will this be the first and last CIAA Tournament for Bears guard Amir Hinton, who leads the country in scoring at more than 30 points per game? Hinton has come seemingly out of nowhere after transferring from fellow Division II school Lock Haven last year where he averaged 23.4 points per game, was named First Team All-PSAC and in two years at Lock Haven scored over 1,000 points (1,227) becoming the fastest player in league history to do so.
NBA scouts have been at most of his games. UNC legend Phil Ford and NC State legend Derrick Whittenburg have squeezed into tiny C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium to see him play.
BOXTOROW host Donal Ware, who calls Hinton the “James Harden of College Basketball,” sat down with the junior from Philly and talked with him about why he transferred to Shaw, his coach Joel Hopkins, and about whether or not this will be his only season at Shaw.
Download or listen to the interview.