Eric Hinrichsen
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Eric Hinrichsen is a Canadian
basketball
player. He played for the Canadian national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics
.
Hinrichsen graduated from Carihi Secondary School
in Campbell River in 1994. He led his high school team, the Carihi Tyees, to an 'AA' Provincial Championship in 1993. In his senior year, he was named the Most Valuable Player at the 1994 'AAA' Provincial Championships, despite his team's fourth place finish at the tournament.
Hinrichsen won numerous Canadian university accolades playing for the Victoria Vikes
from 1995 to 1999. He was named the CIAU (now known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport
) Rookie of the Year for the 1994-95 season. In 1997, he won the Mike Moser Award, given to the CIAU player of the year. He was then named the 1997 national championship tournament Most Valuable Player, leading Victoria to a national title. Hinrichsen won the CIAU player of the year award once more in 1999, his last season with Victoria.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. He played for the Canadian national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
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Hinrichsen graduated from Carihi Secondary School
Carihi Secondary School
Carihi Secondary is a public high school in Campbell River, British Columbia part of SD 72 Vancouver Island and School District 93 Conseil scolaire francophone....
in Campbell River in 1994. He led his high school team, the Carihi Tyees, to an 'AA' Provincial Championship in 1993. In his senior year, he was named the Most Valuable Player at the 1994 'AAA' Provincial Championships, despite his team's fourth place finish at the tournament.
Hinrichsen won numerous Canadian university accolades playing for the Victoria Vikes
Victoria Vikes
The Victoria Vikes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Victoria of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in Canadian Interuniversity Sport.The Vikes have both men's and women's teams in the following sports:* Basketball* Cross country...
from 1995 to 1999. He was named the CIAU (now known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
) Rookie of the Year for the 1994-95 season. In 1997, he won the Mike Moser Award, given to the CIAU player of the year. He was then named the 1997 national championship tournament Most Valuable Player, leading Victoria to a national title. Hinrichsen won the CIAU player of the year award once more in 1999, his last season with Victoria.