A six-year coaching veteran who also gained immeasurable experience as a NCAA Division II student-athlete at Mount Olive, Dory Hines begins his first season at UNC Pembroke in 2019-20 as an assistant coach for the Braves.
Hines, who helped lead the 2019-20 Lander Bearcats to a Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship under Drew Richards, came to Pembroke with an already-impressive coaching resume. Prior to trekking to Greenwood, Hines spent five seasons on the coaching staff at Arendell Parrott Academy in his hometown of Kinston, including two seasons as the skipper for the Patriots. A run of success for APA was culminated in 2018-19 when it earned a berth into the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) Tournament for the first time in eight years, while also collecting its first playoff win in nearly two decades.
Three Patriots earned all-conference laurels under Hines’s tutelage, including Kris Wooten who has seen action in 100 games (33 starts) for Elon through his first three seasons, including 19 starting nods as a freshman. Hines played in 110 games over his illustrious career with the Trojans and averaged 9.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.2 assists in leading the program to 68 victories, including a 21-8 mark in 2011-12. Hines exited Mount Olive with a program-best 622 career assists, and still holds the program’s single-game record for assists with 16 as both a freshman and a senior in wins over Lenoir-Rhyne.
The two-time all-conference selection earned Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year accolades in 2010-11 after averaging 9.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. After earning his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Mount Olive in 2014, he earned his first coaching gig in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) with the Seventh Nation Warriors.
Updated: July 2021
