Kirk Hinrich is among the NBA players born on Jan. 2.
With over 5,000 players in NBA history, at least one player was born on every day of the calendar year – including three leap day ballers. Our day-by-day breakdown of the players born on each day of the year continues.
Below are the most notable NBA players born on Jan 2.
Kirk Hinrich (1981)
Hinrich was a steady contributor who carved out a solid 13-year career. He was one of the best college players in the country playing for Kansas, earning him the seventh overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. Hinrich finished fourth in Rookie of the Year voting for the Chicago Bulls, receiving Defensive Player of the Year votes in two of the next three seasons as well. He spent his first seven seasons with the Bulls and rejoined them for another four years later in his career. Hinrich also suited up for the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards before retiring in 2016. In his first seven seasons with Chicago, Hinrich averaged 13.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.3 steals which was the best stretch of his career.
Want to see every NBA player born on January 2? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:
- Bob Feerick (January 2, 1920)
- Gerald Govan (January 2, 1942)
- Ed Manning (January 2, 1944)
- Mike Newlin (January 2, 1949)
- Michael Young (January 2, 1961)
- Chris Welp (January 2, 1964)
- Irving Thomas (January 2, 1966)
- Randolph Morris (January 2, 1986)
- Luke Harangody (January 2, 1988)
- Xavier Moon (January 2, 1995)
- Jonah Bolden (January 2, 1996)
- Georgios Kalaitzakis (January 2, 1999)
- Aaron Wiggins (January 2, 1999)
