Malik Hines

Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-10
Weight:
255
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Jackson, Miss.
High School:
Murrah

2017-18 - Junior (Game-by-Game Stats): Made appearances in all 31 games… Averaged 8.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 26.9 minutes per game… Put up a season high with 13 rebounds and posted 11 points for a double-double in the first game of the season against UMass Lowell (11/10) … Posted 18 points and grabbed six rebounds in the 30 minutes against Rhode Island (1/30) … Sank seven out of eight field goal attempts (.875) for 17 points at Davidson (2/17) … Played his longest game of 37 minutes against George Mason (2/24) where he earned his second double-double with 11 rebounds and 13 points… Posted a career-best 20 points in 35 minutes against Duquesne (3/3), making all eight field-goal attempts.

2016-17 - Sophomore: Saw time in 31 games and made five starts at forward ... Averaged 11.5 minutes per game with 357 played in total ... Shot 60.3 percent from the field (47-78) and hit 53.5 percent of his foul shots (16-30) ... Averaged 3.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game ... Also contributed 17 blocks, 13 assists and 10 steals ... Earned six points and four rebounds with one block against UMass Lowell (11/11) ... Notched seven points, grabbed two rebounds, earned two steals and had a block and assist in the win over Harvard (11/26) ... Led the squad to a win over Wagner (11/30) with 14 points, eight rebounds, two steals and an assist ... Posted eight points, five rebounds, two blocks, two assists and a steal in the win over Pacific (12/8) ... Tallied seven points, four rebounds, three assists and a block in the win over North Carolina A&T (12/13) ... Shot 7-for-11 overall and accrued his first collegiate double-double via a 15-point, 13-rebound outing at St. Bonaventure (3/4).

2015-16 - Freshman: Made 16 appearances as a reserve forward ... Averaged 9.9 minutes, 1.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game ... Hit six of his 13 field goals (46.2 percent) and added nine blocks ... Played in his first collegiate game with four minutes off of the bench as a reserve forward and center against Howard (11/14) ... Four points (1-1 FG, 2-2 FT) and five rebounds during the victory at Harvard (11/17) ... Secured six rebounds, blocked three shots, scored three points, picked up one steal and dished out an assist without turning the ball over in 23 minutes against Central Arkansas (11/19) ... Grabbed five boards, all on the defensive end, against Clemson (11/23) ... Spent 11 minutes on the floor versus Boston University (12/2), during which he provided three rebounds, two blocks, a pair of points and one assist ... Secured four points, two rebounds and a block in nine minutes played against LIU Brooklyn (12/29) ... Ripped down five rebounds - tied for the team high - scored on his only shot, blocked one attempt and earned a steal against George Washington (1/12) ... Missed the remainder of the season due to injury.

Before UMass: Attended Murrah High School in Jackson, Miss., and the Life Center Academy in Burlington, N.J., for his senior year after he studied and competed at Cordia High School in Hazard, Ky. ... Received interest from Kentucky, Louisville, LSU and Ohio State, among others ... Was a third team Clarion-Ledger All-Metro selection in 2013, when he averaged 15 points and nine rebounds per game during his junior season with the Mustangs.

Personal: Majoring in sociology.