Full Name: Kirk James Hinrich. Favorite Food: Nachos. Favorite TV Show: Seinfeld, Martin, The Life. Favorite Musical Group: Jagged Edge. Nickname: Tuss, KRich. Most Interesting Thing I Did In Summer: Summer school.

Toughest Arena I Played In: Gallagher-Iba. After College I Plan On: NBA. Favorite Hobby Other Than Basketball: Golf. Favorite Actor/Actress: Halle Berry. I Try To Mold My Game After: Gary Payton. I Chose My Jersey Number Because: 12 wasn't available.

Favorite Vacation Spot: Maui. Favorite TV Sports Personality: Len Elmore. Favorite NBA Player: Gary Payton, Stephon Marbury. Thing I Like Most About KU: Tradition. Favorite Movie: Braveheart. Best Player I've Ever Faced: Alex Murphy. Favorite Non Basketball Pro Team: Washington Redskins. If I Could Have Dinner With Anyone: Chyna (wrestler).

Highlights: Enters season ranked 32nd on KU's all-time scoring list (1,112), eighth on three-point field goal list (146), fifth on assists list (538) … first-team all-Big 12 pick his junior year after averaging 14.8 ppg, 5.0 assists and 4.8 rebounds … hit 54.1 percent of shots and 47.8 percent of threes … hit for 17.5 ppg in conference play … averaged 11.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 32.7 minutes per game his soph season, dishing 229 assists. Hinrich, who hit 84.3 percent of his free throws soph season, led the team in scoring in four games and in assists 29 times. In high school, numerous individual honors including Co-Iowa Mr. Basketball (with Collison), all-metro, all-northwest Iowa and all-state tournament.

Source:  KU Sports.com, Friday, October 11, 2002