Hinrich and Nick Collison, who will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame, were co-Iowa Mr. Basketball selections in 1999 and became teammates at Kansas, leading the Jayhawks to two Final Fours.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- As they stood there clutching microphones, basketball-sized lumps began to grow in the throats of Kansas' Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich.

There Should Be No Kirk Hinrich Slander While Hinrich was never as athletic as Caruso, he was one of the hardest-working and consistent performers in Bulls history.

Collison combined with Drew Gooden and Kirk Hinrich (all eventual NBA Lottery picks) to form one of the greatest recruiting classes in KU history and the trio had a special chemistry from day one.

Collison then came to Kansas to play under then-head coach Roy Williams along with fellow Iowan Kirk Hinrich, forming an iconic duo — a trio with fellow classmate Drew Gooden — that helped ...

Playing alongside fellow Iowan and future NBA peer Kirk Hinrich, Collison made starring contributions to a KU team that reached the Final Four in 2002 and 2003.

DES MOINES — Among the inductees into the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame this year are former players Kirk Hinrich of Sioux City West, Nick Collison of Iowa Falls and ...

Kirk Hinrich is the toughest guy I played with. Brent Barry has been a mentor to me. Royal Ivey is like a brother to me. I love KD. I miss him. I played my best basketball with James.

Former Kansas Jayhawks player Nick Collison's college coach, Roy Williams, spoke glowingly of the Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Thursday, the day Collison announced his retirement after 15 ...

Williams — coincidentally he spent some time with Collison’s KU teammate and fellow Iowan Kirk Hinrich just a few days prior to the trip to OKC (Williams accepted Hinrich’s invitation to ...