The Cougars are riding a four-game winning streak and a big reason behind the success has to do with sophomore guard Nate Hinton, who has also seen his level of play pick-up tremendously during the same four-game stretch.
The 6-foot-5-inch guard from North Carolina struggled during the first four games of the season, averaging only 7.3 points a game on 32.4 percent shooting from the field.
The Cougars split those four games.
Hinton’s first breakthrough game, and the first of the recent string of strong performances, came against Houston Baptist where he scored 24 points, which was previously his career-high
“I wasn’t thinking anything about myself,” Hinton said after the win against HBU.