Eric Hinrichsen
Eric Hinrichsen (born April 13, 1976) is a Canadian basketball player. He played for the Canadian national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Born in Campbell River, British Columbia, Hinrichsen graduated from Carihi Secondary School in 1994. He led his high school team, the Carihi Tyees, to an 'AA' Provincial Championship in 1993. In his senior year, he was named the Most Valuable Player at the 1994 'AAA' Provincial Championships, despite his team's fourth place finish at the tournament. Hinrichsen won numerous Canadian university accolades playing for the Victoria Vikes from 1995 to 1999. He was named  the CIAU (now known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport) Rookie of the Year for the 1994-95 season. In 1997, he won the Mike Moser Award, given to the CIAU player of the year. He was then named the 1997 national championship tournament Most Valuable Player, leading Victoria to a national title. Hinrichsen won the CIAU player of the year award once more in 1999, his last season with Victoria.